know exactly which fastener your operator is on — in real time.
solutions - tool geolocation
Missed fasteners, wrong torque sequences, and out-of-order tightening are among the most common — and most costly — assembly errors in manufacturing. Detect-It's patented Smart Tool application uses any camera to identify exactly which fastener a torque tool is on, in real time, enabling per-fastener torque profiles and enforcing the correct tightening sequence every time. No RFID. No smart arms. No coding.
patented technology
the only camera-based tool geolocation system on the market
Smart Tool is a patented Detect-It technology. No other AI vision platform offers camera-based tool geolocation that identifies which specific fastener a torque tool is positioned on in real time — without RFID tags, without smart torque arms, and without any hardware modifications to your existing tools or workstation.
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CAMERA NEEDED TO TRACK TOOL POSITION ACROSS AN ENTIRE FASTENER PATTERN
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HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS TO EXISTING TOOSL OR WORKSTATIONS REQUIRED
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LINES OF CODE REQUIRED TO BUILD AND DEPLOY A SMART TOOL APPLICATION
THE PROBLEM
Fastener errors are invisible until they fail
Fastener-related assembly errors — missed fasteners, incorrect torque, wrong sequence — are a leading cause of warranty claims and field failures across automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing. They're also among the hardest errors to prevent, because the only reliable way to know which fastener an operator just tightened is to ask them. And operators make mistakes.
Traditional solutions either add significant cost (smart torque arms that know their position through mechanical feedback) or significant complexity (RFID tags on tools and fixtures that require infrastructure investment and ongoing maintenance). Neither is practical for most manufacturing operations — and neither works on existing equipment without modification.
Smart Tool solves the problem the way Detect-It solves every problem — with a camera, AI trained on your specific fastener pattern, and software that runs on hardware you already own.
Camera sees tool position. AI identifies the fastener. Torque controller gets the signal.
how tool geolocation works
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train on your fastener pattern
Shoot a video of your operator working through the fastener pattern. Net Builder trains a detection net that identifies each individual fastener position in the frame.
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camera tracks tool in real time
A camera positioned at the workstation watches the operator. Smart Tool identifies which fastener the torque tool is currently positioned on — updated continuously as the operator moves.
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Send torque profile to the controller
Smart Tool sends the fastener identity to your torque controller in real time — enabling the correct torque specification for that specific fastener to be applied automatically.
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Enforce sequence and flag misses
Smart Tool tracks the tightening sequence and flags any fastener that is missed, repeated, or completed out of order — before the part moves to the next station.
the detect-it solution
Per-fastener torque control — on your existing tools, in hours
Smart Tool runs as part of Detect-It's Net Runner platform — the same no-code deployment environment used for all Detect-It applications. Any operator or engineer can build a Smart Tool application from a video of their fastener pattern in hours, with no coding and no hardware modifications.
patented technology
The only camera-based tool geolocation system on the market. No competitor offers real-time fastener identification from a standard camera without hardware modification.
per-fastener torque profiles
Different fasteners can require different torque specifications. Smart Tool enables the correct profile to be sent to the torque controller automatically based on which fastener the tool is on.
sequence enforcement
Enforces the correct tightening sequence and flags any fastener that is missed, repeated, or tightened out of order — before the part leaves the station.
works on existing tools
No modifications to your existing torque tools or workstation. Any standard camera sees the tool position — Smart Tool does the rest.
what smart tool tracks
see it in action
see smart tool on your fastener pattern
Send us a video of your assembly and we'll show you Smart Tool identifying your fastener positions in real time — at no cost, no obligation, results in 1–3 business days.