If this is you
The line runs, but rejects good product
False rejects, missed defects, or operators who have stopped trusting the camera.
Not sure what's wrong or what it'll cost?
Start with a fixed-fee assessment. You get a written answer, a fix list and a budget range. If you go ahead with the build within 90 days, the fee comes off the build.
Quick note
Not ready to book? Send a quick note.
Tell us the line and the problem in one line. A person reads it and replies.
Prefer to talk first? Book a 30-minute call (Google Meet, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm Pacific).
Who it is for
Who is an assessment for?
If this is you
Nobody can open the old program
The integrator is gone. Nobody knows which software, which license, or which laptop has the last copy.
If this is you
You have a project but no number
You need a budget before capex, or you need to know if a camera can even see the fault on your parts.
What you get
Four assessments. Each ends in a written report.
Every report is vendor-neutral: it names the fix that fits your line, whoever makes the parts. It gives recommendations and is designed to support your validation, not to replace it. Not included: safety and risk assessments, arc-flash studies and repairs.
Quick assessment
- Scope
- One machine or one panel.
- On site
- Half a day.
- You get
- A program backup, a list of obsolete and hard-to-get parts, and a budget range for the migration.
Vision false-reject audit
- Scope
- One inspection station.
- On site
- One day capturing images and reject data, then one day of analysis.
- You get
- A report with a ranked fix list: lighting, trigger, encoder tracking and PLC timing.
Feasibility study
- Scope
- One application.
- Where
- With sample parts you send us.
- You get
- Test images, a written yes or no, a concept and a budget quote.
Line or legacy assessment
- Scope
- Up to five panels or machines.
- On site
- Two days.
- You get
- A migration roadmap: lifecycle status of every catalog number, spares and license risk, and backups of every program we can reach.
How it works
How does an assessment with JM Automated Solutions work?
01–03
The same start as every JM job
Tell us about the system, a 20-minute call, then a written, fixed quote within 2 business days. See how every JM project starts.
04
Assessment invoice, then the visit
You pay the assessment. We do the work on site or on the bench and send a written report.
05
Build quote with the fee credited
If you go ahead with the build, the assessment fee comes off the build quote.
The assessment is the first step for every build. Have ready: access to the machine, any program files or backups you have, sample parts, and reject data if you keep it. The feasibility study runs on sample parts you send us; the other assessments need time on site. The full fee comes off the build quote if you sign the build within 90 days of the report.
Starting price
What does an assessment cost?
These prices cover the scope above. You get a written, fixed quote before any work starts.
Starting price
Quick assessment
Starting at $1,950
Fee credited to the build within 90 days.
Starting price
Vision false-reject audit
Starting at $2,950 per station
Fee credited to the build within 90 days.
Starting price
Feasibility study
From $4,500 per application
Fee credited to the build within 90 days.
Starting price
Line or legacy assessment
Starting at $7,500
Fee credited to the build within 90 days.
Add-ons
Add to the job.
Add-on
Another machine on the same visit
Add a second panel or station while we are already on site.
Quoted with the job
Add-on
Remote follow-up
A review call after the report, for your team or your management.
Quoted with the job
Add-on
Start a support plan
Turn the backups from the assessment into a support plan. See Support plans.
Quoted with the job
Proof
From the shop floor.
FAQ
Questions plant managers ask
QWhat will it cost?
Assessments start at $1,950 for a quick assessment and from $4,500 for a feasibility study, and you get a written, fixed quote before any work starts. The assessment ends with a budget range for the fix, and the fee comes off the build if you go ahead within 90 days. For what drives the price of a full station, read How much does a label inspection system cost?.
QHow much downtime will the install take?
We plan the work around your shutdown windows, and the build quote states the build time and the days we need on your line. Where the hardware you have still does the job, we keep it and add new tools, tuned recipes or cleaner reject logic. A new station first runs with the reject turned off, so your team can review its decisions before it rejects anything.
QWill vision work on my line?
Send us sample parts, including the bad ones you need to catch, and we test them. The feasibility study gives you test images and a written yes or no, with a concept and a budget quote. If a camera can't see the fault on your parts, you find out before you buy a station.
QWhy not just hire someone in-house?
If you have enough stations to keep a full-time vision engineer busy, hire one. If you don't, a hire means a long search and a ramp-up before that person knows your line, and the salary keeps running between projects. We work project by project at a fixed fee, and we train your operators, technicians and QA on the stations you run, so your team owns them after we leave.