The world is not two-dimensional – why should user interfaces be?

Mobile smart devices are already being used in production – but this limits users' interaction to a two-dimensional screen, and operation usually requires both hands.

With modern AR devices such as the Apple Vision Pro, Microsoft HoloLens, the RealWear Navigator 500, or the Vuzix M400, information can be linked directly with physical objects. Combining these modern devices with user-centered spatial design allows industrial work processes to be mapped more efficiently and with fewer errors – or completely rethought "hands-free".

We design prototypes and production systems for AR/VR devices to fundamentally optimize your Industry 4.0 business processes. In our project with FESTO, users gain an in-depth overview of their production plant thanks to a combination of VR and AR displays and can optimize troubleshooting.

With simple gaze gestures, operators can identify which machine is producing which component – and even intervene in production "on the spot" or maintain the machines remotely. Whether your plant is located in China, Europe, or the USA: thanks to spatial computing, Industry 4.0 becomes a global village.

Big ideas are often discarded too early because realizing them is too expensive and therefore too risky. Virtual Reality (VR) creates lifelike worlds and intense immersion for users. This allows concepts, products, or entire production lines to be tested and experienced before they exist in reality. The Mixed Reality approach (MR) makes it possible, among other things, to recognize objects or proportions and thus provide users with assistance when installing or removing industrial components.

Modern spatial computing systems like the Apple Vision Pro capture the entire production environment via 3D cameras and overlay this reality with virtual information: AR and VR in the perfect mix. On this device, as on most other VR headsets such as the Meta Quest, web standards like WebXR can also be used.

VR interfaces also offer playful interactivity and a high level of visual detail: users can train procedures and processes on a virtual model without incurring additional costs for a real training module.