The strong impact of AR technology on manufacturing industry (Part 2)

In addition to effectively reducing cycle times, increasing accuracy and improving output of industrial production, augmented reality technology can also be applied well in maintenance and maintenance activities.

The deterioration of machinery over time can have a great impact on the production process, especially the downtime will increase a lot, causing managers to lose additional costs. With the help of AR technology, you can identify potential problems in your system and quickly fix them before they can happen.

Bosch – A car company that has been working with AR startup Reflekt since 2013 to help them lead the way in this area. Reflekt offers an application called Commond Augmented Reality Platform – Application Augmented Reality (CAP) platform that can be applied in many practical tasks including maintenance.

Recently, Mitsubishi Electric is developing maintenance support technology using AR based on 3D prototypes that allows users to locate inspection locations and view results directly via voice control.

The company also expects its AR system to be used in more maintenance activities with other applications such as inspecting water treatment systems or electrical systems in buildings. Being able to track the operating status of machines through the screen of AR technology will greatly help the technicians of companies, But AR can do more than just detect bugs.

Milan Kocic – Product Development Manager of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence shares: “In the space industry, through AR, you can access assembly instructions on the projector screen at any time. There you can see the sequence for the installation locations of the equipment. Augmented reality technology application operations differ from existing technologies in its customization capabilities. Similar to 3D printing, 20 years ago was a luxury and worked very slowly, but now it’s much cheaper and faster.”

Technical data is displayed in real time to make it easier for operators to recognize potential hazards, he added. From there, the predictive maintenance can be done in a timely manner, helping to limit the costs of overcoming consequences when a failure occurs.

Elevator manufacturing company Thyssenkrupp announced that its technician will use Microsoft’s hologram as an aid in their work. Using Hololens, these technicians can observe and find problems with front lifts and easily access essential information during work.

With applications being expanded, augmented reality technology is providing a groundbreaking utility platform for industrial production activities.

Productivity and Quality Office