Early adopters of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in manufacturing have demonstrated the technology delivers value by bridging the skills gap and transforming the way controls engineers are trained and evaluated and how retiring workers are offboarded (the process of retaining and sharing domain knowledge and intellectual property (IP)). AR and VR also show value in improving workforce productivity and safety. For example, a large aerospace and defense company, headquartered in the U.K., leveraged AR to create a more flexible workforce. With AR, the company created guided work instructions in hours at a 10th of the cost, trained new workers 30 to 40% more efficiently, and reduced assembly time by half.
Read MoreIn a Medium post entitled “The Future of Jaunt is AR,” Jaunt wrote that it would focus on developing technologies that could create augmented reality content at a large scale. “We will be winding down a number of VR products and content services in the coming weeks,” reads the post. “This unfortunately means that some of our valued and highly talented colleagues will be moving on ... These highly skilled individuals have contributed to our position as a leader in the immersive industry, and the decision to let them go was incredibly difficult.”
Read MoreAdvancements in virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality technologies improving human-machine interaction and intelligence have created opportunities for visualization technology manufacturers to discover a wide range of applications in the manufacturing sector. Efficient human-machine interaction, on the job training, immersive learning, and creation of flexible environment is encouraging advancements of visualization technologies in the manufacturing industry.
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