AUGMENTED REALITY SOLUTIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Augmented reality is currently riding a wave of success in the consumer sector. In manufacturing, in spite of the global hype surrounding Industry 4.0 and the ever growing demand for more personalized and more complex products, there are currently only a handful of viable augmented reality applications that have actually made their way onto the production line. But why is this, and what applications genuinely bring added value? These are the questions that will be considered in this paper, presenting four examples of augmented reality concepts that have made their way from research into manufacturing. The augmented reality examples range from process support on a machine and support for a process chain, to use in education and training and even marketing applications.