See every unit. Understand every loss. Prevent the next one.
Zer0n is building a quality-intelligence platform that connects real-time industrial inspection with production data - helping manufacturers move from isolated quality alerts to earlier, more informed action.
Built for quality, process, and manufacturing IT leaders in precision production - starting with SMT and PCB lines.
products: Zer0n Axiom · Zer0n Edge · Zer0n Command Center
// story
$ tail -f /var/log/quality.log
Factories detect defects. Too often, they cannot prevent them from recurring.
Many quality systems operate as isolated inspection points. They create alerts, but the evidence, production context, and follow-up actions often remain fragmented.
False alarms and review burden
Acceptable variation can be flagged as a defect, creating unnecessary reviews and slowing quality teams.
Fragmented factory signals
Inspection, yield, downtime, and process information can remain spread across machines, logs, and disconnected systems.
Recurring losses stay hidden
Without connected evidence and trends, teams often react to individual failures instead of addressing the causes that repeat.
Factories have learned to work around quality limitations. Zer0n is being built to make them visible and actionable.
$ whoami --etymology
Zero defects. Built on light.
The name comes from two words: zero and photon. Optical inspection - light itself - is the foundation of how Zer0n is being built to help manufacturers work toward zero-defect production.
$ cat ./VISION.md
Intelligent factories do more than automate. They learn.
Zer0n's vision is to connect inspection, quality, and production intelligence across the factory - so teams detect issues earlier, learn from recurring patterns, and continuously improve.
Towards zero defect manufacturing
Every unit right, every time.
- detect earlier signals, not just failures
- learn from recurring patterns across lines
- improve continuously toward zero defects
// business case
$ diff -u isolated connected
From isolated alerts to connected action.
The same inspection event, two different outcomes.
before
- AOI flags a defect in isolation
- Context stays in separate systems
- Teams react unit by unit
- Recurring causes stay hidden
with zer0n
- Zer0n Edge captures signal + line context
- Zer0n Axiom correlates trends and drift
- Command Center surfaces what to act on
- Enterprise systems keep the record
$ git diff --stat quality-baseline
Value that manufacturing teams can measure.
reduce
R1False calls▼
R2Manual review▼
R3Rework and quality delays▼
improve
I1Yield visibility▲
I2Traceability▲
I3Response time▲
prevent
P1Recurring defects→0
P2Scrap and repeated rework→0
P3Quality-related downtime→0
Zer0n's approach is designed to establish a measurable quality baseline and help teams prioritize the losses that matter most.
$ ls -la ./industries
Built for precision manufacturing.
total 5 - modular quality-intelligence foundation
| id | sector | status |
|---|---|---|
| IND-01 | smt-pcb-manufacturing/ | initial focus |
| IND-02 | automotive | planned |
| IND-03 | medical-devices | planned |
| IND-04 | battery-manufacturing | planned |
| IND-05 | aerospace | planned |
SMT and PCB manufacturing
Electronics production demands fast, repeatable inspection and clear traceability across complex, high-volume lines.
// technical
$ zer0n run pipeline --explain
From a quality event to a prevention loop.
Zer0n turns every inspection outcome into traceable production intelligence.
Most inspection systems show what failed. Zer0n is being built to help manufacturers understand why it keeps happening, and what to do next.
$ zer0n show topology --layers
One core. Edge on the line. Visibility for the plant.
Zer0n Edge stations capture inspection and context on the line. Zer0n Axiom correlates signals. Command Center and enterprise systems stay connected through the same core.
Edge stations capture - Axiom correlates - Command Center acts - Enterprise records.
$ cat ./adapters.conf
One inspection core. Every plant speaks its own language.
AOI publishes pass/fail and line state once. A lightweight industry adapter translates that stream into the protocol each plant already runs - machines upstream and downstream, and ERP/MES. Cameras, inspection logic, and the operator screen never change.
protocol = OPC UA Machine Vision + PackML
Results and station state in the same model as the packaging line. Tamper-evident audit records.
protocol = OPC UA + MQTT Sparkplug B
Results and live counters on the IIoT / MES bus the cell already trusts.
protocol = OPC UA + PackML-style line state
The same vision station, readable next to fillers and packers.
protocol = Plant MES / CFX-class egress
Results flow to the line without changing how the board is inspected.
Not four products. One AOI. Industry adapters are plug-in packages, licensed per protocol - so the plant keeps its language and Zer0n still speaks it.
$ cat ./TEAM.md
Built by people who know the line.
Zer0n is in early development. We welcome conversations with manufacturers, industry experts, and technology partners who share the goal of intelligent factories and zero defect manufacturing.
Pradeep Shivadasan
Founder
Machine Vision and AI expert with dual MS degrees and 20+ years of global experience spanning industrial automation, autonomous vehicles, and startup leadership, translating complex technical challenges into robust production solutions.
linkedinCA Jagruti Pradeep
Co-Founder
Practicing Chartered Accountant; Building the operational and commercial foundation for Zer0n Automation.
linkedin$ zer0n contact --new
Let's start a conversation.
Whether you run a line, lead quality, or build factory systems - we would like to hear from you.