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INDUSTRY 4.0/IIOT SIX BENEFITS OF AUGMENTED


AR allows the industrial sector to gain effectiveness and efficiency while reducing errors and the subsequent costs, but it does not stop there. The team at DELMIA take a closer look at some of the main benefits of augmented reality in manufacturing


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anufacturers are increasingly incorporating augmented reality in their digital transformation strategy. Augmented reality provides a multiplier effect for improving the efficiency and quality of production and inspection processes. Defect detection assistance, improved production rate, increased safety for your factory and teams, increased productivity, reduced cycle times, and, above all, reduced costs: the benefits are numerous! Here are a selection of the benefits of Augmented Reality in Manufacturing:


1. Increasing productivity through augmented reality


AR is a solution whose effectiveness and value to the industry are more proven than ever to increase industrial productivity. In addition to allowing you to be more effective and fast in each of your tasks (assembly, inspection, maintenance), such a solution will enable you to be more efficient by optimising processes and providing digital instructions for operators.


Your teams can identify non-conformities faster and drastically reduce errors and related costs. Operations are performed correctly by having the right information in the right place at the right time and assigned to the right person.


Industrial performance will be optimised thanks to:


• Faster learning curve for new operators • Reduction of inspection time (DELMIA Augmented Experience provides up to 84% reduction of inspection time measured at our customers)


• Reduction of your cycle times and reporting


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• Automatically updated reports and documentation • Better traceability


2. Improving quality through AR The detection and reduction of non- conformities are one of the main objectives of the teams in charge of inspection and quality. As we all know, the slightest error can be extremely costly and leads to a series of time- consuming corrective actions, such as: • Correct identified defects • New production runs


• Several additional quality controls • Possible additional logistical costs • Generate dissatisfaction for end customers


A detected non-conformity or error often implies more time to devote to the handled part, which can even go as far as stopping the production to identify and resolve the problem. The challenge is to detect errors as early as possible in the process to avoid the need to stop production.


An augmented reality solution allows you to anticipate these errors. With an AR tool, quality control information is contextualised and localised to simplify the inspection process.


Operators are guided through each inspection point using 3D data imported directly into the field and


superimposed on the part to be inspected


throughout the manufacturing process. This supports efficient validation of product conformity. In addition, errors are precisely localised, allowing the proper corrective and repair actions to be applied. DELMIA Augmented Experience solutions are already helping many industrial customers identify and efficiently report production defects. But the best way to reduce quality problems is to avoid assembly errors in advance. AR effectively guides the operator to achieve “first time right” via the contextualisation of work instructions and their display in the field, making them intelligible.


3. Connecting the field with new digital capability


What if the augmented operator was the connection point that could reconcile the real and virtual worlds? Displaying digital data from the design teams on the shop floor allows the operator to interact with the data. AR becomes the link to creating a tangible connection between the Virtual (and all the digital information from the engineering


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