New ‘Augmented Reality’ deal to help steel industry protect vital skills and move towards net zero

Posted on 29 Apr 2021 by Tom Lane

The power of Augmented Reality (AR) is set to be used to optimise processes in the steel and metals industry and retain crucial skills that could be lost forever as an ageing workforce retires.

PTC®, one of the world’s leading authorities on Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), has joined forces with the Materials Processing Institute, a research and innovation centre serving global steel and materials organisations, to explore the potential of Augmented Reality (AR) at its Normanton Plant in Teesside. The project will initially use Vuforia Studio technology to…

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