A North East tech company is helping those in the engineering sector develop their skills using the latest augmented reality (AR) technology.
Animmersion has produced a product that combines AR with an app so that users can virtually interact with the company’s engineering solutions.
The Middlesbrough firm worked on the app - which is called Enliven - alongside DarbyTech, which makes training equipment and research pilot plants.
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The app, which helps bring process industry operations into a classroom setting, utilises AR to demonstrate the operation of a range of valves while also providing interactive learning tools for trainees.
The app can be used to show a cutaway model of a valves and can simulate flow rates as well as carry out quizzes to test the engineer’s knowledge.
The use of Animmersion’s AR software has also been used in the engineering sector for another client, Tracerco.
Tracerco brought in Animmersion to develop the “Insight Through AR” app, which allows those working in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and refining industries to visualise the company’s range of instruments and see how they work.
Steve Carpenter, business development director at Animmersion, said: “The application of augmented reality demonstrates how digital technology can enhance engagement and knowledge development in engineering-based industries.
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“We are seeing an increasing number of companies such as Tracerco and DarbyTech recognising the benefits of incorporating AR technology into their business activities. From both an education and product marketing perspective using AR is more intuitive than simply looking at a traditional cutaway model or image of a product, which encourages greater interaction and understanding of its capabilities.”
Earlier this year Animmersion was named one of the 海角视频’s most innovative companies after being named in the Maserati 100 - one of four North East companies on the list.
The business was founded in 2006 by Sam Harrison and Dominic Lusardi and now works for big name clients including Mondelez, St John Ambulance and Unipres.
Its technology can be used by companies to train it staff, as well as help market their products through the use of VR.