| Create AR content from subject matter experts' know-how
| Improve productivity, quality, safety, and compliance
| High-value solution addressing manufacturing skill gaps

Recently, skill gaps among workers have emerged as a major productivity issue in the manufacturing industry. Consequently, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are seeking effective ways to transfer technical knowledge to workers.

The U.S. manufacturing industry is expected to see 10 million new jobs over the next decade, but millions of these positions are projected to be difficult to fill. Facing the challenges of workforce retirement gaps, product complexity, and intensifying consumer demands, the manufacturing industry must find new approaches to deliver information to frontline workers.

On the 23rd, PTC announced the launch of 'Vuforia Expert Capture,' an AR solution that helps improve productivity, enhance quality, improve safety, and ensure compliance in work environments.

The new solution is designed to support manufacturing frontline workers more quickly and efficiently. Through Vuforia Expert Capture, workers can obtain necessary information in a timely manner, enabling them to complete initial tasks quickly and accurately.

Mike Campbell, Executive Vice President of PTC's Augmented Reality division, stated, "AR is emerging as a new alternative for leveraging knowledge held only by SMEs in specific fields and resolving the skill gap issues faced by manufacturers."

He continued, "The newly launched Vuforia Expert Capture is a high-value solution that accelerates AR content development," and added, "Manufacturers can improve the accuracy and speed of workers assigned to unfamiliar tasks while reducing training costs and time to enhance productivity."

Vuforia Expert Capture enables workers to access the latest and accurate information they need in real-world work environments at the right time. High-value workers can immediately acquire necessary knowledge without work interruptions, and support is possible without additional preliminary preparation or development to understand step-by-step guidance for practical training and work guides.

The content capturing a series of procedures through the solution is processed in a secure Software as a Service (SaaS) environment and transmitted to frontline workers through AR glasses 'RealWear HMT-1 (RealWear),' 'Microsoft HoloLens,' and other mobile devices.

Through spatial intelligence based on HoloLens' location recognition capabilities, workers can safely utilize guides and maintain speed and accuracy while going through multiple-step procedures at different locations.

Vuforia Expert Capture can be effectively utilized even in manufacturing environments where existing equipment service and maintenance transition procedures can no longer be used. By recording how SMEs perform key tasks and sharing them with newly deployed or transitioned workers, on-site guidance can be provided quickly and efficiently. By establishing standard guidelines in the work environment context, worker comprehension can be improved, and efficiency, uptime, and quality can be enhanced.

DP Prakash, AI/ML/AR/VR Innovation Manager at GlobalFoundries, stated, "GlobalFoundries can now effectively utilize the know-how accumulated by factory workers through Vuforia Expert Capture," and revealed, "Additionally, we have reduced the time required for Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) documentation by up to 10 times and have reduced the time spent on on-site and internal employee training by 50%."

Meanwhile, PTC Korea plans to collaborate with Digitech, E3PS, and Povis to develop use cases and provide on-site demonstrations of the new AR product Vuforia Expert Capture.