Improving global economies and consumer spending are driving increased demand in manufacturing. The majority of manufacturers currently have plans to expand operations, with many aiming to enter new markets. While this is promising for business, there is a growing need for more workers which cannot be overlooked.
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AR helps trainees learn faster and retain information better
Companies save on expensive training costs
AR can maximize the current skills of all workers by overlaying instructions, equipment status, or performance data atop physical assets and environments.
There’s a lack of effective systems to produce new generations of skilled workers.
Is Helping Manufacturers Close the Skills Gap
The ability to overlay digital information on top of physical assets and environments can make workers of all skill levels more productive. Three main AR application types are proving to be highly effective at closing the skills gap:
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Procedural Guidance
More jobs need to be filled in more locations because of continued global economic expansion.
AR can slow the skills drain by virtually connecting field workers with knowledgeable experts for a shared-view work environment that makes problem solving more collaborative.
unfulfilled skilled manufacturing jobs
Physical assets requiring skills are becoming more complex, demanding further training
Discover how manufacturing and service companies are closing the skills gap with industrial AR.
Slow the skills drain
Experts can share knowledge without being physically present
Companies can turn individual expertise into a shareable resource
Three Ways Industrial AR Is Helping Manufacturers Close the Skills Gap
skilled manufacturing jobs will go unfulfilled
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Over 26%
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To maintain expertise and close the skills gap, companies need to:
Industrial AR
Companies can refill the skills reservoir by replacing traditional training labs or simulations with interactive digital twins of physical assets to train workers faster.
Other types of jobs are luring potential workers away from manufacturing.
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2025
Maximize current skills
Product Visualization
AR helps both new and tenured employees work more efficiently
Companies can reduce scrap, rework, and unplanned downtime
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2,000,000
of manufacturing workers will be older than 55
The skills gap is affecting job functions across the manufacturing and service value chain are most affected, but the skills gap is more than just a retirement problem. Why?
Refill the skills reservoir
Remote Assistance
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