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36ZERO Vision GmbH continues to grow - with in-depth industry expertise and strategic vision
We are delighted, Dr. Andreas Cornet as a new Industry Advisor to welcome you.
With an impressive career spanning three decades at McKinsey & Company Andreas brings exceptional expertise in guiding global industrial companies through transformation, innovation and sustainable growth. During his time at McKinsey, he advised numerous international clients - particularly in the global automotive industry - and held several leadership roles in the company's global automotive sector. Around 1.5 years ago, he retired as Senior Partner Emeritus from management consulting.
Most recently, Andreas founded the Tarra Ltd., an investment and consulting firm focusing on innovative, technology-driven start-ups in the fields of mobility and healthcare. There, he supports young companies with both capital and strategic expertise - and accompanies them on the path from vision to successful scaling.
His many years of industry experience and excellent access to global decision-makers will significantly strengthen our development and market entry strategy - especially with regard to our mission:
AI-supported, software-based visual quality inspection for the factories of the future.
We are proud to have Andreas on board - and look forward to the successes we will achieve together.
aku.automation and 36ZERO Vision enter into premium partnership
Munich/Aalen, 05.02.2026
36ZERO Vision, provider of the leading AI-powered platform for automated quality inspection in the industry, announces AKU GmbH as a new Premium Partner. The partnership adds a highly specialized integrator to the 36ZERO Vision ecosystem, bringing decades of experience in industrial automation and manufacturing optimization.
Thanks to the close cooperation, 36ZERO Vision and AKU will in future offer Turnkey solutions for industrial companies that want to implement quality assurance, increased efficiency and production digitization from a single source.
The combination of the AI-based 36ZERO vision platform as part of the aku.visionManager® and AKU's integration expertise enables industrial companies to
Rapid implementation of industrial AI inspection systems
Seamless integration into existing production systems
Comprehensive project management - from analysis to ongoing operation
Measurable quality improvements and cost savings
With AKU, 36ZERO Vision is strengthening its partner network specifically in the field of industrial automation solutions in order to provide customers with comprehensive and practical support in the digital transformation.
phil-vision GmbH and 36ZERO Vision enter into partnership for scalable vision systems
Munich/Puchheim, 27.01.2026
phil-vision GmbH and 36ZERO Vision announce their new premium partnership. Together, the two companies are combining their technological strengths to offer high-precision and scalable solutions for machine vision, quality control and AI-based inspection.
phil-vision GmbH is a specialist in industrial image processing, surface inspection and flexible, manufacturer-independent system integration. The company develops individual inspection solutions for a wide variety of materials and detects surface defects such as impurities, scratches, cracks, false colors or burn marks. In addition, phil-vision offers extensive experience in the inspection of waviness, roughness, color, gloss level or texture as well as in optical measurement and 2D/3D inspection.
The projects range from the detection of defects on ceramic components and scratch detection on cell phone surfaces to the quality inspection of filter grids, food packaging and components in the automotive industry.
36ZERO Vision complements this expertise with a proprietary, AI-based software platform for visual quality inspection. The solution uses deep learning and a novel, robust algorithm to detect defects down to the pixel level - even under variable lighting conditions. The platform recognizes defect patterns instead of mere anomalies, enabling extremely precise, automated quality control.
The technology is hardware-independent, designed as a no-code self-service and can be integrated into both existing production lines and new systems. Manufacturers can teach error types with just a few sample images, which makes implementation particularly efficient.
End customers benefit from:
Tailor-made vision systems with optimum coordination of camera, optics and lighting
Combination of classic image processing and modern deep learning for maximum robustness in real industrial environments
Testing, measuring and automation solutions for numerous industries
An end-to-end process: concept, feasibility, system design, integration and stable field operation
Flexible architectures for new systems and retrofits
High-precision AI-based quality inspection with drastically reduced pseudo-defects and up to 31 times better defect detection
This collaboration stands for sustainable, scalable vision systems that can be seamlessly integrated into modern Industry 4.0 environments.
We are delighted to welcome Ulrich Blessing as a new member of our Industry Advisor Boards. With his many years of experience in strategy, industry and digitalization, he is the ideal addition to our mission to redefine the future of industrial quality assurance.
Ulrich has an impressive career: For over eight years he was Partner at The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and supported companies in strategic transformations and growth initiatives. He then took on responsibility as Member of the Management Board and COO at Blue Cap AG, a listed private equity company with a focus on „buy, transform, sell“ and sustainable value creation.
He was also Managing Director of LB GmbH, an industrial and technology holding company with operating companies in the fields of logistics, digitalization and automation. Furthermore his expertise includes management as Executive Managing Director at Klöpferholz GmbH & Co. KG, a leading trading company for wood and material products.
Today, Ulrich supports start-ups and technology companies as a founder, mentor and in advisory roles.
With this combination of strategic vision, a deep understanding of industrial value creation and a passion for innovation, Ulrich Blessing is exactly the right partner for 36ZERO Vision.
Turnkey vision solutions in industrial quality inspection
Munich/Salach, 21.01.2026
HELDELE Automation and 36ZERO Vision announce a strategic partnership that seamlessly combines machine vision, system integration and AI-based quality inspection. Together, the companies are now offering turnkey vision solutions that provide end customers with a perfectly coordinated combination of high-quality image acquisition, intelligent data analysis and reliable system integration.
As an experienced image processing expert and system integrator, HELDELE handles the design and implementation of the entire camera technology - from the selection of suitable optics, lighting and sensors to integration into machines, systems or edge architectures. The precisely generated image data serves as an optimal basis for AI analysis.
36ZERO Vision complements this expertise with a leading no-code self-service platform for AI-based visual quality inspection. The platform evaluates the images generated by HELDELE in real time, recognizes quality features at pixel level and enables robust inspection decisions even under varying production conditions. New variants, components or inspection points can be trained and integrated into the process within a few minutes - typically using just 5 to 20 images.
The complete coordination of professional image acquisition and AI-supported evaluation results in solutions that meet the highest quality requirements and can be implemented quickly at the same time. The turnkey vision systems can be easily integrated into modern automation platforms such as Bosch ctrlX OS or Siemens Industrial Edge and are highly scalable and ideal for retrofit projects thanks to hardware agnostics.
End customers benefit from:
turnkey vision systems, ready for productive use
perfect image quality, tailored to the respective application
AI analysis in real time, without programming or expert knowledge
short commissioning time, through coordinated integration
scalable technology, suitable for individual test stations and complete production lines
sustainable quality processes, including documentation, tracking and error classification
With this collaboration, HELDELE Automation and 36ZERO Vision are positioning themselves as a strong partner duo for modern industrial image processing. HELDELE provides the technical infrastructure for image acquisition - 36ZERO Vision takes care of intelligent evaluation using AI. Together, they create powerful vision applications that are precisely tailored to customer-specific requirements and offer real technological added value for production companies.
The 36ZERO Vision announces the availability of its innovative 36ZERO Vision Professional App on the Siemens Industrial Edge platform. With this strategic partnership, both companies are setting new standards for quality assurance in industrial production.
The solution offers manufacturers a powerful combination of Artificial intelligence and Edge Computingto make quality processes more efficient and precise:
AI-supported, software-based defect detection for maximum accuracy
No-code self-service platform for maximum user autonomy
Hardware-independent integration in new and existing quality assurance processes
Best-in-class detection performance to reduce errors
Elimination of pseudo-defects, to minimize waste and costs
„Together with Siemens Industrial Edge, we offer a pioneering solution for AI-supported visual quality control,“ explains Heiko Huber, CEO at 36ZERO Vision. „With unparalleled performance, seamless integration and a secure and scalable foundation for software-defined manufacturing.“
With the integration into Siemens Industrial Edge manufacturers benefit from a scalable, secure and flexible platform that enables data processing directly at the machine. This reduces latency and significantly enhances production efficiency.
