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Revolutionizing Business Training: The Proven Success of Extended Reality
Learn where Augmented and Virtual reality currently fit in the Business space, with specific examples of their implementation in multinational organisations.
Key Takeaways:
- Extended Reality is becoming more regularly incorporated into the daily operations of numerous large organizations. This is evidenced in the cases of Boeing, Porsche, Siemens, the NHS and Johnson & Johnson.
- Augmented reality is frequently harnessed in business settings to aid engineers in visualizing physical environments, helping them grasp intricate technical details. Conversely, virtual reality finds extensive application in healthcare, where it serves as a powerful tool for simulation-based training and procedural practice.
Virtual Reality applications in business'
As the application of Digital Tech becomes more commonplace, we are witnessing a shift in how organizations operate and innovate.
In this insightful post, we explore real-life examples that illustrate the transformative impact of Extended Reality implementation in various business contexts.
Boeing
Boeing has integrated Augmented Reality (AR) by replacing traditional 20-foot-long 2D wiring diagrams with interactive 3D models. As a result, technicians can now explore airplane electronics and wiring more freely while accessing instructions hands-free. To assess its impact, Boeing’s Research & Technology department conducted a study on employees assembling a mock aircraft wing. Notably, the study revealed a 90% improvement in first-time design quality and accuracy after using AR, compared to the conventional method. Furthermore, AR reduced design time by 30%. In addition, managers highlighted how wearable technology helped the workforce cut production time by 25% while impressively lowering error rates to nearly zero.
Porsche
Similarly, Porsche has adopted “Tech Live Look,” a system that uses smart glasses to connect technicians with experts remotely when troubleshooting complex issues. These “see what I see” sessions have gained popularity, primarily due to their proven ability to shorten service resolution time by up to 40%.
Siemens
Meanwhile, Siemens has leveraged Virtual Reality (VR) to create an immersive tour of one of its industrial manufacturing facilities, where employees handle dangerous, heavy machinery. This approach allows the company to train its vast workforce remotely in Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) concepts before hands-on practice. Moreover, this technology can be applied in other ways, including digital facility mapping, custom simulation training, and visualizing new equipment.
Virtual Reality applications in medicines
John Hopkins school of nursing
Virtual reality simulation training for prospective and current medical staff including resuscitation, anaphylactic reactions, patient management and pediatric critical care is now being undertaken at John Hopkins school of nursing. Alongside the VR aspects of the simulation training, incorporation of an AI model also allows for cognitive decision-making and adapting to difficult situations, which is vital in critical care training.
NHS
NHS England have now launched XR training using a patient avatar which allows users to expand their personal and professional skills with people experiencing perinatal mental health conditions. The XR training allows healthcare professionals to have real-life simulating conversations with a patient in a clinical setting. The training presents different scenarios which users can experience. This allows them to practice applying soft skills to in a safe environment, until competent.
Johnson&Johnson
Johnson&Johnson have begun providing Virtual Reality to healthcare business’ orthopedic surgeons, nurses and residents. This VR simulates the procedural steps and techniques involved in performing hip or knee replacement surgery. To make the surgery true to life, carefully chosen instruments and implants can be adopted on an anatomically correct model. Additionally, the VR technology evaluates the performance of the user, through motion capture and analytics. These features led to 90% of those who tested it saying they would both use it more frequently and recommend it to others.
Potential applications of virtual reality in biotech and lifescience business'
Frontline healthcare
- Telemedicine
- 3D models
- Casting/Real-time collaboration
- Robotics and AR
- Simulation training
- Product design prototyping
- Facility mapping
- Inventory management
- Quality control and Inspection
- XR training and demonstrations
- Inventory/waste management
- Tech transfer
- Marketing
- Sales
- Product demonstrations
