NEK PLUS BRAIN
AI-powered Automatic Leather Scanner and Nesting.
NEK+ Brain is an intelligent system for leather scanning and analysis, automatically detecting the material’s outline and defects.
- Less waste, fewer reworks
- Higher productivity
- Consistent quality standards
- Clearer decisions, fewer errors
- Seamless integration into your existing workflow
AI Defect Recognition
Comelz has developed a new hardware and software technology, based on artificial intelligence, capable of automatically detecting defects on hides.
In only 5 seconds, using a combination of the vision technology and AI engine, all the defects are recognised on the hide.
Business rules are defined and applied in accordance with customer standards.
This ensures that defects are placed only in the specified quality areas.
The Craftsman’s Precision, at Industrial Scale
- Semi-automated workflow: AI identifies defects, while the artisan assigns the product’s quality grade.
- Guided review of defects detected by the machine.
- Grazing lights and computer vision reduce eye fatigue.
- Height-adjustable table for better ergonomics.
System workflow
The operator will load a hide and press a button.
The machine takes a picture of the hide, and automatically recognizes the hide contour and the defect inside.
The operator can modify the automatically detected areas, if needed.
Once in production, we can gather more data to further improve the system with future updates
Enhanced Quality & Workflow
- Enhanced consistency in detecting defects.
- Quality assessment is fully customer-defined, not preset by the machine.
- NEK Brain adapts to a wide range of leather types (fine-grain, embossed, suede, etc.).
- Automatic overall leather rating for incoming material evaluation.
- Saved leathers fully compatible with older machines and Comelz software; all advanced marking features supported.
You can book a NEK+ BRAIN demo at Comelz’s headquarters in Vigevano, bring your own hides, and see the machine running with its standard AI configuration.”
Schedule a demo for your cutting center
Why NEK PLUS BRAIN?
Reliable production consistency
Consistently meets company standards and can easily be adjusted if standards change.
Train Al once for consistent output.
Same result, anywhere in the world, resulting in consistent quality.
Streamlined operations
Minimal operator training, with fast onboarding. Easy to switch operators.
Lower operator skillset required overall.
Eradicates over/under marking based on the inspector’s subjective assessment.
Less waste, higher margins
Reduction in downstream rejects/rework, caused by missed defects. Saving in material and lost productivity.
Potential to improve yield by objectively controlling and monitoring acceptable standards.
Higher productivity
Significantly faster than human marking.
Reduced manpower.
Fewer inspection systems required for the same output, reducing physical footprint, power consumption, etc.
Technical specifications
- 16 high-resolution Comelz cameras for sharper images.
- Special 3-bar LED system with grazing light to enhance image contrast.
- Advanced software processing to remove noise and reflections and identify defects more accurately in the captured images.
- Compact, single-unit construction
- Easy to transport and reposition
- No floor anchoring required
