Abstract
In the current highly competitive business and manufacturing environment, manufacturing industry is facing the constant challenge of producing innovative products at reduced time-to-market. The increasing trend of globalized manufacturing environments requires real-time information exchanges between the various nodes in a product development life cycle, e.g., design, setup planning, production scheduling, machining, assembly, etc., as well as seamless task collaboration among these nodes. In addition, with increased environmental awareness and legislation, more constraints have been placed on product disposal, hence promoting product recycling, servicing and repairing activities. Product development processes are becoming increasingly more complex as products become more versatile and intricate, and inherently complicated, and as product variations multiply with the trend of mass customization. Thus, manufacturing processes have to be more systematic in order to be efficient and economically competitive. An innovative and effective solution to overcome these problems is the application of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies to simulate and improve these manufacturing processes before they are carried out. This would ensure that activities such as design, planning, machining, etc., are done right-the-first-time without the need for subsequent rework and modifications.
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Ong, S.K., Nee, A.Y.C. (2004). A Brief Introduction of VR and AR Applications in Manufacturing. In: Ong, S.K., Nee, A.Y.C. (eds) Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3873-0_1
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