SOLOMON Technology Corporation (所羅門股份有限公司) (2359) 2024 Taiwan AI Forum

Company Overview

• Founding Year: 1973
• Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan
• Public Listing: 1996
• Employees: Over 1,000 people
• Software Engineers: 100+
• Global Presence:
  • 9 Branch Offices
  • 2 Warehouses: Taipei & Shanghai
  • Core Engineers: Taipei, Hanoi, Shanghai
  • Offices:
    • Americas: USA (Los Angeles), Mexico
    • Western Europe: Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain (2024)
    • Northern Europe: Sweden
    • Eastern Europe: Hungary, Turkey
    • South Asia: India
    • East Asia: China (Shanghai), China (Shenzhen), Japan, Korea, TAIWAN (Taipei HQ)
    • Southeast Asia: Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore
    • Oceania: Australia
    • South America: Brazil
  • Partners (Blue Dots on Map)

Products, Services & Technology

Business Segments

• 能源發電 (Energy Generation)
• AI (自主研發) / Robotics (代理) (AI (Self-developed) / Robotics (Agency))
• 工業控制 (Industrial Control)
• LCD / LCM 製造 (LCD / LCM Manufacturing)

AI Vision Business Development Process

• 1973: Power Gen (能源發電)
• 2010: Industrial Controls (工業控制)
• 2013: Robots/Cobots (機器人/協作型機器人)
• 2015: 3D Vision (3D視覺)
• 2018: Analytical AI (分析型AI)
• 2022: Gen AI (生成式AI)

Customized AI Rapid Deployment Platform

• SOLOMON AI (無須編碼視覺應用開發平台) - No-code visual application development platform
• 硬體整合 (Hardware Integration):
  • PLCs
  • 機器手臂 (Robot Arms)
  • 相機 (Cameras)
  • 自主移動機器人 (Autonomous Mobile Robots)
  • 無人機 (Drones)
• 軟體優化 (Software Optimization):
  • AI
  • 生成式AI (Generative AI)
  • 自動光學檢查 (Automated Optical Inspection)
  • 其他 (Others)
• 應用 (Applications):
  • 物料取放 (Material Handling): 料箱取放 (Bin picking), 卸垛 (Depalletizing), 配套裝箱 (Kitting), 打包 (Packaging)
  • VGR (Vision Guided Robotics): 焊接 (Welding), 拋光 (Polishing), 研磨 (Grinding), 組裝 (Assembly), 檢測 (Inspection)
  • 檢測 (Inspection): 瑕疵檢測 (Defect detection), 分類 (Classification), 字元辨識 (Character recognition), 圖像辨識 (Image recognition), 量測 (+AOI) (Measurement (+AOI))
  • AR+AI (Augmented Reality + AI): 監控 (Monitoring), 計數 (Counting), SOP驗證 (SOP verification), 時間研究 (Time study), 分類 (Classification)

Vision Products

• 工業自動化解決方案 | 擴增智慧解決方案 (Industrial Automation Solutions | Augmented Intelligence Solutions)
• 工業用3D相機 | 深度學習軟體 | AI賦能AR平台 (Industrial 3D Cameras | Deep Learning Software | AI-powered AR Platform)

AccuPick

• Description: Swift, accurate, intelligent 3D vision system for bin picking.
• Ecosystem Integration:
  • Robot • Cobot: Kawasaki, Universal Robots, Yaskawa, Omron, Epson, Mitsubishi, KUKA, ABB, FANUC, DENSO, NACHI, Toshiba Machine, OTC, Yamaha, HIWIN, Stäubli, TM, Doosan, Mecademic, AUBO, DOBOT, Elite Robot.
  • 3D Camera Technologies (SOLOMON AI 3D Vision):
    • Structured Light
    • Active Stereo Vision (Intel RealSense)
    • Time-of-Flight (ToF)
    • Laser
  • PLC: Rockwell Automation, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Omron.
• Applications:
  • 第三方物流分揀貼標入庫 (Third-party logistics sorting, labeling, and warehousing): Example shown with a TRIBOT ARM 1 for AI-powered 3D vision product picking.
  • 半透明物件取放 (Picking translucent objects).
  • 多種物件 (500 SKUs) 亂堆取放 (Picking multiple types of objects (500 SKUs) from a bin).
  • 雙臂機器人 (Dual-arm robot) application.

SolMotion

• Description: Key to creating smart 3D vision guided robots.
• Application: 手臂路徑導引塗膠應用 (Robot arm path guidance for glue dispensing application).

SolVision

• Description: A simpler approach to address machine vision problems.
• Industries Served:
  • 醫藥生技 (Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology)
  • 食品及飲料 (Food & Beverages)
  • 電子 (Electronics)
  • 半導體 (Semiconductors)
  • 紡織及鞋類 (Textiles & Footwear)
  • 金屬製造 (Metal Manufacturing)
  • 奢侈品 (Luxury Goods)
• Applications:
  • 隱形眼鏡瑕疵檢測 (Contact Lens Defect Detection):
    • Defect Types: 內外缺 (Internal/External defects), 氣孔 (Pores), 崩裂 (Cracks), 刮痕 (Scratches), 偏移 (Displacement), 水紋 (Water marks), 殘料 (Residue), 微粒 (Particles).
    • Benefits:
      1. Increases defect detection items, overcoming traditional inspection challenges.
      2. Improves screening yield by 5-6%, saving product recall costs and enhancing reputation.
      3. Replaces 70% of traditional manual inspection on production lines, saving labor costs for customers.
  • 雞塊瑕疵檢測 (Chicken Nugget Defect Detection):
    • Description: AI simultaneously distinguishes different orientations and types of defects (黑色或褐色油屑 - black or brown oil residue, 交疊相連 - overlapping/connected, 深色表面 - dark surface).
    • Process: Combines AOI positioning with robot arm picking for sorting.
  • 伺服器檢測 (Server Inspection).

META-aivi

• Core Architecture:
  • 導入數據 (Data Input): AR Glasses, IP Cam, Tablet/Phone, Drones, AGV (all "SOLOMON inside" for image capture [取像]).
  • AI (SOLOMON inside): [標註] (Annotation), 回饋結果 (Feedback results).
  • 配置模型 (Model Configuration).
  • 傳送圖像 (Image Transmission).
  • Server (SOLOMON inside): [推論] (Inference).
  • 資料分析 (Data Analysis) & 串接API (API Integration) to:
    • 1. 檔案Folder (File Folder)
    • 2. SQL
    • 3. Excel (csv)
  • Integration with: PLC, 戰情室 (War Room), CMS, 通知 (Notifications), 數位履歷 (Digital Traceability), SI (System Integration).
• Applications:
  • 能源業: 風機葉片零組件脫落檢測 (Energy Industry: Wind Turbine Blade Component Detachment Detection).
  • 石化業: 化學槽車定位作業檢測 (Petrochemical Industry: Chemical Tanker Positioning Operation Detection):
    • Detection Items: 1. 確認車輪擋放置正確 (Verify wheel chocks are correctly placed), 2. 確認接地線 (Verify grounding cable), 3. 確認接地箱(槽車靜電消除器)亮綠燈 (Verify grounding box (tanker static eliminator) shows green light).
    • Benefit: SOLOMON AI can detect work process SOPs, ensuring the completion of the current step before proceeding to the next. It digitizes traditional factory paper checklists, stores digital information, and integrates with internal safety management systems for future audits and reviews.
  • 電子製造業: 組裝站時間偵測 (Electronics Manufacturing: Assembly Station Time Detection):
    • Benefit: SOLOMON AI detects the working time at each assembly station for servers, ensuring work efficiency and tracking product status, while retaining assembly records.
  • 航空業: 飛機地面作業時間檢測 (Aviation Industry: Aircraft Ground Operation Time Detection):
    • Analysis: Analyzes various ground operation behaviors, such as whether the jet bridge is connected.
    • Benefit: Solomon AI identifies post-landing activities like baggage unloading, refueling, jet bridge connection, and catering replenishment, providing management with work efficiency analysis data.
  • 寵物業: 辨識犬狗體型及毛長 (Pet Industry: Dog Body Type and Fur Length Recognition).

Awards and Achievements

• 2019:
  • Vision Systems Design Innovators Awards GOLD
  • TAIWAN EXCELLENCE 2019 (AccuPick & 3D Scanner)
• 2020:
  • reddot winner 2020 (AccuPick - best of the best interface design)
  • TAIWAN EXCELLENCE 2020 (Solvision)
• 2021:
  • TAIWAN EXCELLENCE 2021 Everyday Excellence (JustPick)
• 2023:
  • TAIWAN EXCELLENCE 2023 Everyday Excellence (META-aivi)