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This document discusses a selection of Inglobe Technologies solutions for the development of an Augmented Reality (AR) platform which is appropriate for both training and operations in different industrial maintenance scenarios. The technology presented here can be employed in complex scenarios and tasks like, for instance, assisting technicians on the field in their job of fixing equipment and machines. AR applications provide a technology that has the potential to support and speed up training, while at the same time increasing performance and effectiveness levels. Some statistics suggest performance improvements up to 30% with involved employees reporting higher levels of engagement. Applications of AR that support technicians in the field have the potential of reducing costs up to 25% throughout quicker maintenance or component substitution, identification and setup of new connections, solution of faults and misconfigurations, with less burden on backend personnel and system res...
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Article history: Received 26 November 2016 Received in revised form 27 December 2016 Accepted 29 December 2016 Available online 30 December 2016 Augmented Reality is one of the most significant and remarkable trends in the manufacturing field, where the ability to test and evaluate products in the real world environment before deploy it to market, makes AR as an important factor in manufacturing development process, however, AR researches still few and most of it not up-to-date, because AR applications is very limited in manufacturing field. This paper gives a pilot review on the most applications of Augmented Reality in manufacturing engineering, in order to urge researchers and Augmented Reality scholars to focus and study them, hopefully to expand Augmented Reality applications in manufacturing. This paper focus on giving simple idea about the main points that Augmented Reality covers in relation to the manufacturing stages.
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