The FACTS4WORKERS solution with a HoloLens Application was successfully deployed at Schaeffler in Germany. The innovative combination of mixed reality and web application was developed by the Virtual Vehicle Research Center and will be used for training and educational purposes to help operators of bearing test rigs. A Moodle web application optimized for the use on mobile devices provides all relevant information on-site and the HoloLens mixed reality device displays 3D animations, text descriptions and instructions, videos and sounds in a classroom scenario or overlaid exactly over the test rig.

The Microsoft HoloLens is a Mixed Reality device built as a self-contained holographic computer, that allows users to render interactive 3D projections in the immediate environment with the support of a Natural User Interface.  Mixed Reality technology blends real-world objects with digital content, interactively, and in real-time. Together with holographic technology, it brings the models out of the screen and helps people efficiently interpret physical and digital information, and the spatial relations between them.

The workers were able to test and evaluate the prototype on the HoloLens and their feedback was very positive. Due to this positive feedback and the forward-looking approach of the implemented solution, Schaeffler intents to further develop it. The F4W prototype for learning support for test rig operators and the used MR technology will be promoted within the group and new possible use cases will be sought.

6. November 2018

HoloLens Application to support workers deployed at Schaeffler

The FACTS4WORKERS solution with a HoloLens Application was successfully deployed at Schaeffler in Germany. The innovative combination of mixed reality and web application was developed by […]
22. October 2018

SCHAEFFLER use case 2 solution successfully deployed in Ingolstadt

At Schaeffler in Ingolstadt in Germany the final prototype of the FACTS4WORKERS solution was deployed. It consists of the digital shiftbook that is an ICT platform […]
9. October 2018

FACTS4WORKERS solution was successfully deployed at thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

After implementing all user requirements, the final version of the FACTS4WORKERS solution was successfully deployed at thyssenkrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg, Germany. To assist the workers […]
6. September 2018

HIDRIA Dieseltec Use Case Solution successfully implemented

In August 2018 the final Beta version of the FACTS4WORKERS shop-floor user-interface solution was successfully installed at the Hidria Dieseltec production lines in Tolmin, Slovenia.  The solution’s […]