Throughout history, humans have continuously innovated and created. The result is often a solution or system that is even more skillful than ourselves. In the modern world this has developed into the use of machines each day to carry out common tasks. In the world of quality control, the requirement for something more skilled is no different than any other area of life.

The progression that has taken place by technology now means that hands are no longer required for the manufacturer of complex pharmaceutical products. The advanced has also changed the way that product being made are evaluated, technology replacing simple eyesight. The manufacture of these pharmaceutical items itself can also be evaluated for areas of improvement.

The machine vision systems that are used as opposed to human visual quality control are able to make split second decisions about the sustainability of the finished items before they are released on to the market, without the issue of human error or leeway. The vision systems, as they are developing are also able to offer highly-detailed information that can be used in order to assess the operations at the manufacturing facility as a whole in order to find areas that could maximise efficiency in the production line.

Every type of sensor used as part of manufacturing are technological eyes, ensuring that the machinery is operated in the best way possible in the manufacturing environment. Vision sensors can also contain software and data transfer capabilities, which are beneficial in the manufacturing industry while carrying out the repetitive inspection tasks in a perfect balance of speed and accuracy. With the accuracy of these systems at such a higher level, definitely higher than the levels held by the human eye, one of the best things to look out for is what the system can tell manufacturers about the process itself. This useful information can them be shared and interpreted, but outputs need to be created beyond the need to eject an incorrectly filled tube from a conveyor belt.