Future opportunities for visual assistance systems
Digital assistance systems are becoming increasingly important in manufacturing for the networking of man, machine and product. This is also confirmed by a study by the Fraunhofer IAO.
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Digital assistance systems are becoming increasingly important in manufacturing for the networking of man, machine and product. This is also confirmed by a study by the Fraunhofer IAO.

PTC, EOS and Link3D announce their collaboration at Formnext 2019. The aim is to provide a scalable production quality solution for EOS industrial 3D printing systems using augmented reality and MES.
Interview with Moritz Meißner, Vinci...
Digitalization is primarily about people. This is often forgotten. We spoke to Moritz Meißner, Head of Digital Learning and Deputy Head of the Digitalization & Innovation Academy at Vinci Energies, about how a company can take its employees along on the journey and train them properly.
5G mobile communications standard
The 5th generation is regarded as the enabling technology for Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT and autonomous vehicles. But how will 5G mobile technology be used in industry and automation technology? An analysis from the perspective of a system manufacturer.
The success of an MRI application is closely linked to the planning and validation of the newly designed workstation system. The LPS at the Ruhr University Bochum is researching new ways to investigate and evaluate MRI applications through simulation.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD has presented IT solutions for digitized industry. The leading research institute for visual computing has developed intelligent data analyses, interactive simulation solutions and AR applications for the construction industry.
Reichelt Elektronik on voice assistants
Voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa and Google are becoming increasingly popular. There is even speculation that voice technology is becoming the user interface of the future. Is that really the case?
Minitec's ergonomic workstations are designed to facilitate the integration of people with disabilities into work processes. In combination with digital assistance systems, workshops for the disabled should be able to operate as competitive providers.
The digital twin processes sensor data generated from a system in operation and uses simulation to predict errors and diagnose inefficiencies.

Improving knowledge transfer and work efficiency is the declared aim of the augmented reality solution Vuforia Expert Capture from PTC.