Augmented reality, just another industrial revolution?

Posted by Unknown Saturday, March 9, 2013

The augmented reality technology can enhance and streamline assembly processes in factories. So I assert from Software AG, IT firm of German origin who has presented at the CeBIT technology trade fair being held this week in Hannover a solution to apply this technology to industrial processes.

"Augmented Manufacturing" which is the name the solution has a certain video game. As the operator performs the assembly, you can see on a screen, which reproduces the parts and tools before him, what is the next step to be taken. As you collect the stars in Super Mario.

Obviously, this is not play, but, as the company has shown at CeBIT in Hannover, make processes more and more efficient and, at the same time, simple for those performing in a world where job rotation is becoming more prevalent and workers need quick training.

"Augmented Manufacturing" works with a camera and a tablet from the job, collect and send information to a server connected. All application code is XML, to allow easily be modified and adapted to any assembly process.

For now, some of the objectives of this product are maintaining factory lines, training of their workers, assembly and assistance to those doing detailed tasks of an assembly line, sometimes by hand.

The worker who works with the current version Augemented Manufacturing must press a button to advance to the next step, but Software AG plans go through to get this application automatically detects the movements of the worker, forward or backward in the assembly based on mistakes for him to make. Software AG also aims to integrate the new Google Goggles in implementing this product.



Like many of the paths to efficiency, "Augmented Manufacturing" also has a more competitive side. It works integrated with ARIS BPM manager of Software AG, so that stores the execution times of the processes and provides rankings of speed, which can be classified by region and be viewed by workers.

Some of the companies already working with "Augmented Manufacturing" are Siemens and Baasf. Currently, Software AG invites us to take a look at the assembly in which the application has implemented augmented reality through your webcam online.

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