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Home Textile and Curtain Fabric Inspection

Home textile and curtain fabric inspection: for stains, holes, color differences, pattern misalignment and weaving defects on home textile/curtain fabrics, jacquard and printed fabric, continuous roll imaging plus AI segmentation and marking and rejection output OK/NG.

Application Overview

Continuous Inspection of Home Textile, Curtain and Fabric Rolls

Quick answers

Inspection of stains, holes, color difference, pattern registration errors and weaving defects in home textile / curtain fabric (woven, jacquard, printed); roll material is imaged continuously, with AI judging defects and marking for rejection.

Home textiles and curtains are mostly large-format fabric rolls with complex jacquard and printed patterns; stains, holes, weaving defects and pattern-registration misalignment have low contrast against the print, so manual visual inspection rarely covers every piece and standards vary.

This station covers the appearance of home textile and curtain fabric, focusing on stains, holes, color difference, pattern misalignment, weaving defects and fabric edges; illumination and models are adjusted according to the fabric type.

Inspection runs continuously at the fabric inspection / slitting process step, with line scan covering the full area and defects marked for slitting rejection; under textured backgrounds, defects are identified by AI segmentation.

inspection Targets

What This Station Actually Has to Judge

inspection itemDescription
stain Oil Stains, Discoloration
holeHoles, Tears
color difference Uneven Color
Pattern Registration MisalignmentPattern Offset
Weaving DefectsYarn Breakage, Skipped Stitch
SelvedgeEdge Irregularity
foreign matter Adhered Particles

Why Inspect

Problems with manual visual inspection at this step

Home textile curtains are mostly large-area fabric; against jacquard and printed backgrounds, stains, holes, and weaving defects have low contrast, manual visual inspection struggles to achieve full coverage, and standards vary.

The fabric inspection step must continuously cover the full width and record defect positions for removal during slitting, reducing downgrades of finished goods.

  • Low defect contrast against patterned backgrounds
  • Large formats require continuous 100% inspection
  • Inconsistent manual standards are hard to trace
  • Defect positions must be marked for slitting

How Inspect

Stations and Inspection Chain

Home Textile and Curtain Fabric Inspection: Inspection Zone DiagramThe workpiece is divided into several inspection positions, each judged in turn before composing the part-level OK/NG conclusion.Workpiece (Illustrative)123456Each product is divided into 6 inspection positions according to the assembly drawing, and the conclusion for the whole part is combined from the position-by-position judgementsInspection position (ROI) judged qualifiedThis position NG → whole part judged NG
Inspection position (ROI) zoning diagram ——Home textile and curtain fabric inspection usually divides the inspection area position by position according to the assembly drawing; if any position is judged NG, the whole part is judged NG.
  • 01 Continuous roll material feed
  • 02 Line-scan covers the full area
  • 03 Diffused light for stain and color difference inspection
  • 04 Backlight Inspection for Holes
  • 05 AI segmentation of weaving defects
  • 06 Print registration template matching
  • 07 Defect marking
  • 08 Interlocking rejection/sorting
  • 09 Image and data archiving

How to Inspect

For home textile and curtain rolls, line-scan cameras continuously cover the web area: stains and color differences rely on diffuse light, holes on backlight, and weaving defects and pattern registration on AI segmentation and template matching — continuous web texture imaging.

Cut-piece inspection equipment I
Cut-piece inspection main unit I

inspection defect

Defect TypesTypical ManifestationsInspection Focus Points
stain Oil Stains, DiscolorationDiffused Light
holeSplitsBacklight
color difference Uneven ColorColor Patch Comparison
Pattern Registration MisalignmentPattern Offsettemplate matching
Weaving DefectsYarn Breakage, Skipped StitchAI segmentation
Edge IrregularityUneven Fabric EdgeContour Comparison
foreign matter ParticlesSegmentation

Applicable equipment

Application Industry

Common Question

What are the challenges in home textile and curtain inspection?
Against large-area jacquard and printed fabric backgrounds, stains, holes, and weaving defects have low contrast; AI segmentation is mainly relied on to separate defects from normal texture within the pattern.
Can it replace manual fabric inspection?
Inline full inspection with marking and rejection reduces the manual fabric inspection workload; however, fabric acceptance criteria must be defined on site, and re-judgement still requires personnel.
What Inspection Accuracy Can Be Achieved?
To be added. Depends on line scan resolution and minimum defect size; must be confirmed by measurement according to the area.
How Are Pattern Registration Errors Inspected?
Compare against the standard pattern as a reference; offset appears as a misaligned or missing pattern, supported by AI segmentation.
How is roll material traced?
Defect positions are marked with meterage/roll number, slitting removes the marked sections, and the data is stored for retrieval by batch.
Can the results integrate with the production line?
Yes. It interlocks with rejection or marking, and the data is integrated with the host system.
Does Switching Fabric Types Require Retuning?
Yes. Different fabrics correspond to different models and recipes; simply invoke the corresponding one.

Submit sample testing

Typical OK/NG home textile / curtain fabric samples can be sent for measured testing: the line-scan and segmentation model solution is determined by the decorative pattern.

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