The Glass@Service project
A consortium of six companies and institutions led by Siemens has spent the last three years researching augmented reality (AR) in industry. - The results of the Glass@Service project.
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Augmented reality more than just hype?
Is AR in the world of work just a temporary hype? Where are the limits? Glass@Service project manager Frank-Peter Schiefelbein from Siemens gives his opinion.
read more...Wearables in the industry
Trend topics such as big data, AI and IoT are currently much discussed in companies. They are intended to optimize work processes and ensure greater flexibility. Assisted reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) play a central role in this context.
read more...Augmented reality for the "little man"
Augmented reality can be used to optimize products and processes, but its use requires a high level of expert knowledge. The AcRoSS research project proposes a platform concept that also enables smaller companies to use AR applications for data-based services.
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VDMA honors graduates for their theses
The close integration of university and industry produces top student achievements, as the winners of the 'Digitalization in Mechanical Engineering' award show: Among others, the VDMA chose a new concept that can be used to determine the effectiveness of entire systems.
read more...How user-friendly is virtual reality?
Finding out whether a virtual world is user-friendly used to require time-consuming manual tests with test subjects. But now there is a new technology that automatically detects many user-friendliness problems in virtual spaces.
read more...What can the 2nd generation of Hololens from Microsoft do?
A shortage of skilled workers, increasingly complex products and ever-increasing competitive pressure - three challenges for industrial companies that augmented or mixed reality (AR/MR) technology can help to overcome.
read more...Hannover Messe 2019 / Industry 4.0
'Industrial Pioneers Summit' gets underway
More and more companies are taking advantage of the opportunities offered by digitalization to optimize processes. However, technologies such as AI also raise social issues. The 'Industrial Pioneers Summit' at Hannover Messe 2019 will provide a glimpse into the factory of tomorrow.
read more...Microsoft presents 'HoloLens 2'
As part of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Microsoft presented the new version of the mixed reality glasses 'Hololens'.
read more...Mechanical engineering invests in these topics
The digital transformation is also in full swing in the mechanical engineering sector. This is the conclusion reached by the VDMA Software and Digitalization Association in its 'IT Report 2018', for which around 100 companies were surveyed on investment projects and IT trend topics.
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