How can a warehouse use computer vision to find damaged pallet racking between formal inspections?

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title: "How to spot warehouse rack damage with computer vision"
description: "Walk the aisles on a set route with a phone or a camera on a lift truck, then use a model trained on the site own photos to mark racking that looks damaged, such as bent or dented uprights, bent beams, missing safety pins or locks, damaged base plates and missing or damaged protectors. Each mark carries the aisle and bay, so a person can check it quickly. The model only points people to spots worth a look; a qualified rack inspector decides whether a bay must be unloaded or repaired, and the formal inspections and safety rules the site follows stay in place."
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# How can a warehouse use computer vision to find damaged pallet racking between formal inspections?

Walk the aisles on a set route with a phone or a camera on a lift truck, then use a model trained on the site own photos to mark racking that looks damaged, such as bent or dented uprights, bent beams, missing safety pins or locks, damaged base plates and missing or damaged protectors. Each mark carries the aisle and bay, so a person can check it quickly. The model only points people to spots worth a look; a qualified rack inspector decides whether a bay must be unloaded or repaired, and the formal inspections and safety rules the site follows stay in place.

## What this means in practice

- Set a photo route and schedule that covers every aisle the same way each time
- Collect photos that a qualified rack inspector has already reviewed and graded
- Label the damage types the site tracks, linked to aisle and bay
- Send a short list of flagged bays to the person responsible, who checks each one in person
- Have a qualified rack inspector decide on unloading or repair, and keep the formal inspections in place

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