Augmented Reality: Visualize Your Data and Build Business Value
Transform your Challenges into Opportunities with Augmented Reality Technology.
Augmented Reality has become an integral part of the IoT/I4.0 revolutions in Industry. Advanced process capabilities, paired with improved workflow planning, information access, and data visualization is preparing industries from heavy manufacturing to logistics and beyond for an uncertain future.
What is Augmented Reality? Augmented Reality (AR) is "is a highly visual, interactive method of presenting relevant digital information in the context of the physical environment—connecting employees and improving business outcomes, " according to leading AR solutions firm PTC.
Practically speaking, for businesses in a range of industries, and managers with a range of responsibilities, AR addresses today’s operational, service, and sales challenges with a nod to the future of business: better information and faster delivery that strengthens companies against uncertainty, while building competitive advantage.
Provide Value across your Business
Technically, AR is a way to integrate visualizations of data with the surrounding environment, immersing a user in details that were previously not accessible in real time. The technology allows for real time interactions between remote employees, data, and instructions, while opening opportunities for savvy companies to integrate the speed and depth of access to their data into their operations. Several areas where AR has found success include:
Industry Solutions: Place information in the hands of your workforce to increase first time yield and reduce scrap and rework costs. Reduce training time required for new employees. Save time and increase margins by putting technology in the hands of your workforce.
Service Solutions: Real time data and digital interaction in the field improves first time fix rates and reduces field service times. Offer remote assistance to support customers and new technicians. Build a service model that creates value for you brand.
Sales Solutions: Empower your sales team to close more deals sooner with remote demonstration and compelling visualization. Bring real time performance data and Subject Matter Expert interactions to your sales calls. Create in-field demos with ease.
Transform your Business
Whether your goal is to increase productivity, improve service times, lower training costs, or accelerate your sales cycle, Augmented Reality (AR) will deliver results in your operations. AR technologies offer real time data, immersive views, and digital interactivity within the physical environment.
Solutions Powered by Augmented Reality
AR provides many solutions and open opportunities for improvement. The technology provides:
Operational Improvements:
- Improved production throughput
- Elimination of scrap and waste
- Reduce training times for new hires
Service Improvements:
- In-field, visual, step-by-step work instructions
- Real time pairing with remote experts, and
- Data visualization to aid in troubleshooting
Sales Improvements:
- Shorten Sales Cycles
- Strengthen your brand
- Reduce Selling Costs
Real Solutions with Existing AR Technology
See how other forward thinking companies have leveraged AR to improve operations, service, and sales by reviewing these augmented reality case studies.
Ready to Start the Augmented Reality Journey?
With the capability of saving time and money in operations, improving field service, and creating efficiencies in your sales process-- AR is a currently available technology to provide an advantage against competition, and a buffer against uncertainty.
Whether you’re seeking to meet rising manufacturing demands, offer more efficient training and service delivery, or revamp marketing & sales efforts—PTC Vuforia Augmented Reality Solutions Suite has the tools to tackle these issues head on and incorporate your specific needs. Let us help you create the roadmap to success: Get the full ROI from Augmented Reality by working with Boston Engineering.
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