Phone on the production line
Detect a worker using a phone in a restricted zone, e.g. an ATEX area.
A phone in a restricted zone caught right away
The "Phone on the production line" scenario detects a worker using a phone in a zone where it is prohibited, for example an ATEX area. A phone near machinery is a distraction and a risk of operating error, and in explosive atmospheres it is also a potential ignition source.
Automatic detection lets you react the moment the ban is broken — before an incident — instead of reconstructing the situation from footage afterwards.
Reaction at the moment of breach
A detection raises an alert and andon signal the instant a phone appears in the watched restricted zone.
Configurable zones
You define exactly where a phone is banned — detection runs only where it matters, such as an ATEX area.
Around-the-clock monitoring
Detection runs continuously, 24/7, with no fatigue or breaks — every shift is covered.
How phone-on-the-line detection works
Industrial cameras watch the line while vision servers run the SAM3 detection model with the prompt "person using cell phone near machinery" at the edge. Every match becomes an event that integration gateways forward to AndonCloud and machine PLCs.
The event turns into an alert, an andon signal, a dashboard entry and a line in a report — with no footage sent to the cloud and no strain on your infrastructure.
Detection at the edge
The model runs locally on the vision server — low latency and no footage streamed off-site.
Andon & PLC integration
A detected event can trigger a light signal, a supervisor notification or an action on a machine controller.
No footage in the cloud
Analysis happens at the edge — only events leave the site, not the video stream.
Example use and privacy
At a packing-machine workstation the camera spots a worker holding a phone and immediately triggers an andon signal and a supervisor notification, while the event lands in the safety report.
The system recognises the "phone in restricted zone" state, not the identity of the person — it performs no biometric identification or face recognition.
No personal identification
Detection is about a state and an object, not personal data — no face recognition.
A full event trail
Every detection is logged with time and zone, ready for analysis in safety reports.
Enforcing the ATEX ban
Detection helps enforce the ban on phone use exactly where it is critical for safety.
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- A worker using a phone in the watched restricted zone, e.g. an ATEX area. The system recognises the "phone in restricted zone" state, not the person's identity.
- No. Detection is about a state and an object — there is no biometric identification or face recognition.
- Yes. Detection areas are configurable, so the system reacts only where phone use is not allowed, such as an ATEX area.
- The event triggers an alert, an andon signal, a dashboard entry and a report line; it can also trigger an action on a machine controller.
- Yes. The model runs at the edge on the vision server, so the reaction happens as the event occurs.
- Standard industrial IP cameras watching the zone; the image is analysed locally by the vision server.
- No. Analysis happens at the edge — only events leave the site, not the video stream.
- Yes. Integration gateways link events to AndonCloud and PLC controllers — for example a light signal or a notification.
The "Phone on the production line" scenario detects a worker using a phone in a restricted zone, for example an ATEX area. A phone near machinery is a distraction and a risk of operating error, and in explosive atmospheres it is also a potential ignition source. Automatic detection helps enforce the ban exactly where it is critical.
In the AndonCloud computer-vision pipeline, industrial cameras watch the line while vision servers run the SAM3 detection model with the prompt "person using cell phone near machinery" at the edge. Every match becomes an event that integration gateways forward to AndonCloud and machine PLCs — as an alert, an andon signal, a dashboard entry and a line in a report.
For example, at a packing-machine workstation the camera spots a worker holding a phone and triggers an andon signal and a notification for the supervisor. The system recognises the "phone in restricted zone" state, not the identity of the person — it performs no biometric identification or face recognition.
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