Manufacturing Magazine July 2015 | Page 10

TECHNOLOGY
workers are unfamiliar with the equipment and must constantly refer back to documents in order to identify where a specific part is or where adjustment ports are located . The time to react to a production downtime event can be greatly reduced by implementing a mobile augmented reality solution on the floor .
Manage daily reporting . With new advancements employees will now be able to change the way they report safety and production issues during daily walk downs . The technology would allow users to

‘ Augmented reality can provide visual communication tools to provide users and remote resources with a common , real time or ‘ snap shot ’ view of the equipment or process ”

“ show ” these kinds of issues to the maintenance resources rather than trying to explain them in a written report . Augmented reality apps will include features for creating augmented reality-enhanced recordings of plant floor issues , which could include live video or a snapshot , overlaid with relevant process data , audio , and on-screen notes . These recordings will take much less time than manually filling out a form , and be a much more efficient means of communicating a problem to the maintenance or engineering staff who will be tasked with correcting the issue .
Ferrari Augmented Reality Showroom
10 July 2015