Disruptive technologies are changing the game everywhere we look. In the industrial world, manufacturing businesses have increasingly evolved into service providers, from Rolls Royce’s well-known “Power by the Hour” jet engine business model, to the automotive industry’s current focus on how to provide “Mobility Services” rather than just selling cars. For these reasons and more, today’s workforce requires adaptability, comfort with change, and a quick learning curve.

Augmented reality provides a flexible tool that empowers workers to keep up with the pace of ever-accelerating change. AR minimizes mental effort and cognitive load for workers, regardless of individual differences in information retrieval capacity. In this presentation, we’ll explore how AR is raising the bar for industrial businesses today by improving productivity and safety, minimizing downtime, and accelerating learning and adaptation.