Augmented Reality

Accurate Inspections

Incorrect inspection procedures can lead to increased downtime with failed equipment. Paper-based processes can be error-filled, difficult to act on and expensive. A single procedural step in an inspection process missed may lead to poor equipment performance, or worse, critical failure.

AR guided instructions provide context visually, with step-by-step comparison, communication and confirmation with a handheld device, or even a wearable device such as HaloLens2, RealWear and others, to provide hands free information. Inspect it right the first time for proper maintenance when needed.

This out-of-the-box solution may extend to your customers as well by providing service technicians with step-by-step AR-guided instructions on how to inspect and repair equipment at the customer site. AR guided instructions speed service calls, improve first-time fix rate (FTFR) and reduce customer downtime.

Improved Safety

Most manufacturing facilities inherently include hazardous environments. Though safety zones are painted on the shop floor, these may be ignored or unnoticed. Arc Flash incidences are unpredictable. While there are methods in place to help prevent them from occurring, companies need to be prepared for the ‘what if’ scenario. A virtual safety barrier can help prevent the risk of exposure to an Arch Flash blast zone, improving the safety of your employees.

In addition, procedures that must be strictly adhered to can be tracked and recorded to understand where knowledge gaps are most prevalent. AR helps you identify the greatest risk areas for further training and instructions to reduce errors that might lead to safety violations.

Maintenance and Service

Downtime due to failed equipment results in lost production and idle systems. Facilities require the most efficient meantime to repair (MTTR). Companies can no longer rely on the memory and skill retention of their operators and technicians to handle the increasing necessity to adapt to the complexity and variation of products and production lines. Ambiguity related to the context is reduced when 3D digital content is overlaid on top of the product itself. The inspector can observe the physical product and see the information they need, now.

AR enhances right-the-first-time maintenance. Your technicians may now access the knowledge of senior technicians at their finger tips through a smartphone or tablet. AR can be your best employee, now accessible to every one of your technicians.

Real-time Metrics Captured

Disparate systems, big data from multiple sources and complex systems are challenging companies more each year. You need a platform to empower your business, including your augmented reality solutions. ThingWorx allows you to quickly connect industrial assets and applications into a single source for collecting, aggregating and enabling more secure access to industrial operations data. Provide work order, work instruction, machine and smart tool data on a single screen to your operators for rapid IIoT deployment. Take control of your data today and put it to work for you.

When you combine an IIoT platform powered by ThingWorx, your augmented reality solutions are enhanced exponentially. Now is the time to join the future of manufacturing with a digitally transformed enterprise.