AR, VR, MR, xR in the Manufacturing World

“Industry 4.0” and “Smart Factories” initiatives have created expectations for implementation of Augmented, Virtual, and Mixed Realities (AR, VR, MR) with little explanation of the desired effect of employing the technology. 

When should we use augmented reality? Will AR achieve the same benefits as VR? What extended reality (xR) platform best addresses your engineering needs? 

In this session, we will define these disparate technologies and work together to identify where they apply to your enterprise.

Speaker

Eric Kam 
Marketing and Alliances Director, Manufacturing Business Channel 

Eric Kam is the Marketing and alliances director, Manufacturing Business Channel with ESI-Group. He supports Extended Reality solutions for Product Engineering/Integration, Virtual Build & Maintenance. A digital transformation advocate, he seeks to democratize simulation technologies in CAE, FEA, and CAD. Longtime member-leader of SME technical communities, with a BSME from Michigan Tech.