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Best Practices in Enterprise Training

Google Glass Pilot

Manufacturing and assembly workers need access to reference guides in order to do their job. Laptops and tablets were not effective due to distance from conveyer belts, lack of flat surfaces in tractors, and because they require workers to use their hands.

AR Sorting PoC Testing

Analyze and measure whether an AR smartglass system for sorting outperforms a traditional manual sort approach in terms of sorting time and error rates

AR & HMD Pilot Program

Major telecom client is looking to build a platform to deliver Performance Support material and services for Field Tech Reps via augmented reality head mounted displays (HMDs) and other handheld devices to improve worker performance and enhance training

Drone Delivery

It may seem a bit like science fiction, but home delivery by autonomous drones is closer than you think. Amazon has issued patents and has been actively testing the production viability of using drones for home delivery. In the not too distant future your pizza or pharmaceuticals may arrive by drone. Amazon’s proposed drone home delivery of small parcels, traveling up to 100 mph, will get packages to customers within 30 minutes. The company estimates it will cost on average only $0.05 per delivery, saving the company up to $50 million per year. Amazon is primarily focusing on pharmaceuticals, small non-perishable consumer goods, and food & beverages (non-refrigerated).

Wildfire Firefighter Technology

As climate change becomes more prevalent, regions affected by wildfires may start to see higher frequency in the coming years. According to a 2006 research article in Science Magazine, it was reported that between the years 1986 and 2003, the frequency of wildfires jumped four times and burned six times more land area. As the frequency of wildfire has been increasing so have been the fatality rates for firefighters. In a NWCG Report on Wildland Firefighter Fatalities in the US it was reported that causes of fatalities range from entrapment, falling trees, vehicle, and aircraft accidents.

Multi-purpose Production Line

As production line machinery becomes more advanced, whether it is an industrial 3D printer in a plastic parts manufacturing plant or a consumable goods facility producing multiple lines of packaged food, multi-purpose lines will become more abundant. In order to support a multi-purpose line it will require several different recipes for each product. These recipes include different material inputs, equipment, heating components, and many other variables.

Mining: Heavy Hauling Machinery

The mining industry relies considerably on its heavy machinery to work in extreme conditions for extended periods of time before maintenance is required. Whether it is a large Liebherr T 282B haul truck carrying 400 short ton loads or a 637G Caterpillar wheel tractor-scraper, the machines will need to operate at full capacity for extended periods of time before maintenance is required.

Railway Sector

According to recent PwC main inovation research, the rail sector has been deemed the leader using IoT for predictive maintenance. With what seems like a growing number of train accidents, the rail sector has been under constant pressure to improve the safety and reliability of its infrastructure.

Warehouse Picking

AR-assisted warehouse systems support users in picking & sorting processes by recognizing and matching part or package codes and providing instructions via graphical overlays for sorting and delivery.

Company Training

AR-assisted training supports user education via on-the-job and classroom training by leveraging and augmenting key workflows, procedures, and conceptual information selected from existing technical publication repositories, together with other corporate assets such as product information.

Remote Visualization & Inspection

Augmented Reality-assisted remote visualization processes enable field service personnel to more effectively communicate with experts. Leveraging graphical overlays, work instructions, inspection sites and collaborative solutions can be simultaneously displayed between multiple parties, regardless of their locations.

Field Service

AR-assisted field service supports users in accomplishing new or ongoing maintenance activities (corrective & preventive) of machinery and equipment by leveraging and augmenting key workflows, procedures and conceptual information selected from existing technical publication repositories, together with other corporate assets such as product information.

Assembly

AR-assisted assembly supports users in accomplishing manufacturing activities and product assembly processes, by augmenting key workflows and procedures using, where possible, existing technical publication repositories.

Technician Training

Augmented Reality supports on-the-job training by providing maintenance technicians with visual guidance for complex tasks. Integration of AR guidance within electronic maintenance work cards reinforces task execution by displaying unambiguous, maintenance information and instructions prior to starting a workflow.