Spatial guidance for the repairs and changeovers that still depend on a few specialists. Capture the expert’s demonstration, connect each step to the equipment, and guide the next technician in 3D and AR.
Record how the specialist does the job, including the approach, handling and checks. Keep that demonstration with the machine, its parts and available CAD or captured geometry.
Connect a step to the component, its path and its installed position. The technical owner reviews the sequence and checks before another technician follows it.
Let the next technician see which part to work on, how it moves and where it belongs. Bring the reviewed step to the equipment in 3D and AR, with the original demonstration close at hand.
See which steps are complete, what the technician checked and where work stopped. Keep open questions with the job so the next shift can pick up the work.
If a guided job takes 15 minutes less, 480 jobs a year at each of three factories release 360 hours.
- Hours released per year
- 360h
- In labor capacity
- $17.6k
- Or, in production contribution
- $216k
The production case turns 60% of those hours into extra saleable output at $1,000 contribution per hour, before programme costs.
See the calculation
Time. 3 factories × 600 jobs a year × 80% guidance use × 15 minutes ÷ 60 = 360 hours. The reduction is net of guidance use, checks and repeated work.
Labor. One technician per job: 360 hours × $49.01 = $17,643.60 of staff capacity. The hourly rate includes wages and benefits for US private-sector installation, maintenance and repair occupations. BLS, June 2026 ↗
Production. 360 hours × 60% converted to extra saleable output × $1,000 contribution per hour = $216,000, before programme costs. This requires work on a constrained line. Contribution is after variable costs; the 60% and $1,000 are case inputs.
Use these as alternative valuations, not added savings. Labor capacity becomes cash when an actual expense falls. Subtract capture, review, equipment alignment, hardware, licence and procedure maintenance costs to assess the return.
Start with one equipment family in one to three factories. Agree the targets and compare correct completion against the current method.
- Less task execution time
- 20%
- Fewer specialist minutes
- 30%
- Less procedure preparation at the next factory
- 50%
On a 75-minute job, the 20% target means 15 minutes back. Track specialist support and preparation separately to avoid counting the same time twice.
A tool change on the next shift. A repair far from the depot. A service job between watches. The equipment changes; the need for a clear physical method remains.
Reuse the demonstration and common steps. Review the connections, access and equipment differences at the next installation before its team follows the procedure.
See how a demonstration becomes spatial guidance and a work record. Then choose one recurring job to test with your team.
Request a demoWhen does 3D help?+
When finding, orienting or moving the component is difficult to explain. Compare spatial guidance with your current video or checklist on that job.
How do we assess the value?+
Compare correct completion, task time and specialist support. Include preparation and running costs, then count expenses avoided or additional output produced.
What happens after the first factory?+
Test the procedure at a second and third installation. Compare local adaptation effort and technician results before expanding.
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