On December 3rd, the AREA took a big step toward facilitating that convergence and maximizing those benefits by signing a Memo of Understanding (MoU) with the Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC). Known as the Authority in Digital Twin, DTC coalesces industry, government, and academia to drive consistency in vocabulary, architecture, security, and interoperability of Digital Twin...

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Under the MoU, DTC and the AREA will collaborate to: Define industry requirements Increase the degree to which enabling technology components interoperate Align work underway to accelerate adoption of digital twins and Augmented Reality in many vertical domains and use cases Develop proof of value projects and programs, and joint marketing efforts “We’re excited about...

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While some organizations’ AR/XR efforts are still limited to experiments and proofs of concept, Boeing is moving forward with fully-deployed and industrialized factory floor solutions. As part of that effort, Boeing’s Product Systems Information Technology & Data Analytics organization is staffing up and seeking Mid-level Factor XR Software developers to join its Factory XR team....

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AREA: For our readers who aren’t familiar with ASME, could you tell us about its mission? Reilley: ASME is both a professional development society and a standards development organization. As a professional development society, we encourage and nurture engineering from K through 12, up through university and throughout engineers’ careers. We operate education programs, learning...

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“Augmented Reality offers tremendous potential for enterprises. It promises to increase productivity, lower costs, improve safety, enable expertise sharing, and more,” said Mark Sage, Executive Director, the AREA. “OMG has years of experience in fast-tracking innovative technologies through member-led consortia. We’re excited to join forces with OMG to help accelerate the adoption of AR technologies...

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Industry Context for the Research In showcases, Augmented Reality can be implemented to provide a highly sensitive, contextually-aware user interface to an enterprise’s facilities and assets. In such demonstrations, AR leverages prior investments to create and maintain “digital twins.” Having 3D models and maps of infrastructure and environments reduces the cost of AR experience development...

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