Technology support for digital and flexible assembly environments

Challenges

It is often not possible to physically tests new production systems before deploying them. Making wrong choices in this domain can be very expensive and therefore all risks are avoided. This slows down the innovation process of companies. At Flanders Make, we specialize in virtual models and digital approaches for production systems. Free of risks, we offer value in a wide set of applications e.g. work cell design evaluation, control logic testing, virtual robot programming by demonstration, operator training, virtual commissioning, … Following virtual de-risking, we can easier introduce an optimal solution and integrate it in your production environment.

Solutions

We offer:

• Support in the research and use of virtual models as well as interaction with them via VR/AR/MR equipment.
• Support in the set-up of Industrial IoT architecture, including proof-of-concept demonstration on our dedicated software.
• Support in the exploration, design, development and evaluation of new digital tools and techniques to enhance the assembly process. We therefore use our knowledge on:
  • Developing custom VR-environments, often using Unity as a basic framework;
  • Capturing Image-based 3D scans of objects to speed up VR-model creation, and to enhance the realism of these models;
  • Make digital information accessible by providing appropriate interface designs, visualusations and interactions for a wide variety of modalities like Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality, and even for all kinds of wearable and mobile displays;