CQI-38

CQI-38 AI Vision Inspection Application and Assessment Guideline 1st Edition

CQI-38 provides a standardized, industry-focused approach for assessing and managing AI-based vision inspection systems in automotive manufacturing. The guidance helps OEMs, suppliers at all tiers, and vision inspection equipment manufacturers evaluate system capability, accuracy, and reliability while addressing the risks associated with dynamic, data-driven inspection processes. 

Designed to supplement IATF 16949, CQI-38 focuses on AI systems that use image data to perform feature recognition, defect classification, and status evaluation rather than traditional rule-based inspection or precise dimensional measurement. The guidance takes a total lifecycle approach, covering system planning and manufacturing implementation through system and process acceptance, capability maintenance, and continual improvement. 

CQI-38 also emphasizes risk-based validation and controlling changes to equipment, AI models, data, and operating environments. This approach helps organizations maintain reliable inspection performance, support customer-specific requirements, and strengthen their AI quality management capabilities.

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Why CQI-38 Matters

The AIAG CQI-38 Special Process: Electrical Joining System Assessment provides a common approach to controlling electrical joining processes, evaluating management systems, and ensuring continuous improvement.

• OEM Compliance: Satisfy Tier-1 and OEM customer-specific requirements effortlessly.

• Defect Reduction: Identify root causes and minimize joining failures before they reach assembly.

• Standardized Auditing: Establish clear, repeatable internal assessment procedures across all manufacturing facilities.

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CQI-38 Downloadable Assessment Tools Include:

• Assessment Questionnaires: Structured audit checklists covering standard requirements, such as process management, personnel training, and the maintenance or verification of vision systems and AI tools.

• Job Audit Sheets: Specific evaluation forms for conducting physical inspections of individual parts and workstations directly on the line. These verify real-time operational parameters, such as defect detection reliability and handling of false positives or negatives.

• Scoring & Results Summary Tables: Automated spreadsheets that aggregate overall compliance, highlight critical gaps, and calculate final assessment scores.

• Action Plan Templates (CAPA): Standardized forms for tracking corrective actions, defining identified non-conformities, assigning responsible owners, setting deadlines, and outlining effectiveness verification methods.