Client Snapshot:
Buckman Laboratories International is a specialty chemical company operating in over 90 countries, with expertise in pulp, paper, leather, and water treatment chemistry.
Business Challenge:
Buckman’s team manually inspected 40-foot creping blades daily, taking 30–60 microscope measurements and entering them into spreadsheets to generate reports—a process that was slow, error-prone, and labor-intensive.
KEYSYS Solution:
KEYSYS built a desktop application powered by AI-driven computer vision to automate blade measurements, calculate wear metrics, and instantly generate standardized PDF reports.
Impact & Key Metrics:
KEYSYS automated 95% of Buckman’s blade inspection and reporting workflow—saving time, reducing errors, and significantly lowering operational overhead.
Before KEYSYS:
& high risk of human error.
After KEYSYS:
Automated measurements & reporting using AI-powered computer vision.
95% of the process streamlined.
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FAQ:
What is creping?
What data was generated in the reports?
The KEYSYS application generates reports including:
- Wear rate (in both imperial and metric units)
- The angle of the wear
- Length of time the blade was in service
Application Screenshots:
The video below shows a creping blade in action