Case Study

Ensuring Product Integrity and Process Efficiency in Avionics

Industry

Aviation

Challenge

Traceability, Counterfeit & Tampered Components

Solution

Cybord Visual AI Platform

The Customer

A leading North American aerospace manufacturer specializing in civilian and military applications, producing flight systems, power and control units, and mission-critical safety systems.

The Challenge:

As one of the world’s most respected aerospace electronics manufacturers, the customer faced a familiar, but growing, set of challenges:

  • False positives and OCR/OCV misreads that disrupted production
  • Costly escapes from undetected component defects
  • Excessive rework rates, raising costs and straining supply chains
  • Poor and unverified traceability data which multiplied cost of every recall event
  • Increasing risk of exposure to counterfeit and tampered components
  • And most importantly: the need to uphold uncompromising standards of safety and reliability
Cybord Platform Overview: Comprehensive FAQ on Component Inspection and Traceability | Cybord

Results & Savings

Estimated Costs for Quantities of 100K Boards Annually

 

Before CybordExposureCost Per BoardTotal Costs
ReworkRework Rate 5%Cost Per-board $350Annual Rework Cost $1.75 Million
Recall Risk Exposure 0.5%Recall Per-board $1,470 Annual Recall Cost $739,000
$2,489,000

The Solution: Cybord Visual AI

In 2025, the company deployed the full Cybord visual AI platform, seamlessly integrating it into its production lines within just two days.

  • Key capabilities included:
    Bottom-Side Inspection – Detection of defects such as cracks and scratches, contamination, and unauthorized components.
  • Micro-Traceability – Automated OCR/OCV to provide full traceability for each component, board, and
    lot across suppliers and batches.
  • Component Repository – A searchable data set of every component on every board, including
    inspection analysis, verified traceability and supporting images.

This powerful platform gave the customer real-time, 100% inspection of every component on every board, both before and after soldering – transforming quality assurance, product reliability, and traceability to meet production needs, operational sustainability, and regulatory compliance.

Deployment & Integration

Deployment time

Within days

Setup

Integrated with existing SMY & AOI infrastructure

Process

Captures and analyzes both top and bottom images of every component

Output

Visual evidence and micro-traceability record for every board, tied to unique component metadata

After Deploying Cybord

Estimated Savings for Quantities of 100K Boards Annually

 

With CybordExposure ReductionCost Reduction Per BoardTotal Cost Reduction
ReworkRework Rate Reduced by100%--Annual Cost Reduction $1.75 Million
Recall Risk Exposure Reduction80%--Annual Recall Reduction $590,000
$2,340,000

Customer Quote

Cybord’s micro-traceability capabilities are truly impressive. Their solution delivered exactly what we needed – full traceability and the ability to pinpoint issues with 100% accuracy. Thanks to this, our OEM customer avoided a major recall and saved significant time and cost.

EMS Site Manager

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