Augmented reality is a technology that is set to radically transform the way OEMs and manufacturers perform maintenance and repair operations. Several large manufacturing companies have already begun using AR in their facilities and in the field to service equipment, including companies like Caterpillar—who will be speaking about its use of AR at The Automation Conference on May 23, 2017 in Chicago.
To help guide the development of AR technology to make it as relevant and applicable as possible for an array of industrial applications, UI Labs and The Augmented Reality for Enterprise Alliance (AREA) have been working together to develop what they say is the world’s first AR hardware and software functional requirements guidelines.
