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Digital Twin It, Then Execute: The New Strategy for Enterprise Planning

Digital twins are providing measurable value as powerful tools for enterprise planning. From processes to physical spaces, enterprises across industries are turning first to digital twins to test ideas before acting in the real world. In this post, learn how real companies are using digital twins to plan electricity networks, marketing campaigns, assembly lines, and drive systems. The results include reduced costs, shorter timelines, lower risk, fewer errors, improved customer satisfaction, and more.  National Grid: From Reactive to Predictive Planning with Digital Twins (ENERGY) The utility provider worked with Atos to develop Triton, a digital twin platform for streamlining the planning of electricity networks. Triton leverages advanced visualization and automated data integration to accelerate infrastructure (grid) decisions. To facilitate stress testing and provide long-term visibility, the platform consolidates and processes thousands of datasets from diverse sources such as legacy systems (internal) and Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and transmission owners (external). Engineers can run rapid simulations of complex network scenarios – modeling future demand and supply at specific grid points and transmission substations – to make reinforcement decisions 70% faster (compared to static mapping) and direct investment where it’s needed most.  In addition to identifying where new infrastructure is required and […]

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The Real Future of Work—Do People Actually Want to Work in XR?

The “best” use cases for XR in enterprise today are arguably remote support, training, and design; but I’m more interested in the concept of a virtual office. Employees today may put on XR devices for specific tasks like troubleshooting equipment with a remote expert or reviewing a design with distant colleagues. But what about working a nine-to-five in XR? I’m surely not the only white-collar worker who is sick of her WFH setup, struggling to stay productive, and desiring a better way to manage the 50 open tabs on my laptop screen. Are people actually interested in working in virtual workspaces? Does anyone want to work a full work day in a headset? Should they? Is the ultimate remote work setup possible with just a pair of smart glasses? While people continue to tout the benefits of remote work (increased flexibility, reduced travel, etc.), the downsides are also becoming apparent, including an unhealthy work-life balance, declining social skills, feelings of isolation and loneliness, and a palpable disconnect from coworkers and the organization as a whole. And while some employers call for staff to return to office full-time, there’s no going back, especially for digital natives entering the workforce. Flexible work […]

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4 Airlines Revolutionizing Crew Training and Passenger Entertainment

With the airline industry facing a multitude of obstacles as of late, employee training and customer peace of mind are more important than ever. How are major airlines utilizing XR to meet today’s challenges? Envoy Training Pilots to Fly High Using Virtual Reality Envoy Air, a subsidiary of American Airlines, is leading the way in U.S. aviation by becoming the first carrier to gain Federal Aviation administration (FAA) approval for incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) into its pilot training programs.  The airline is employing VR headsets and joysticks at its Dallas headquarters to simulate critical tasks such as preflight walkarounds and flight deck checklists without the need to appropriate an actual aircraft.  This innovative approach, developed in partnership with Florida-based Cole Engineering Services, compliments traditional training tools like flight simulators. According to Captain Allen Hill, Envoy’s Director of Flight Training, “Both junior and senior aviators take to it very well. It helps them gain proficiency in a shorter period of time,” enhancing pilot readiness for real-world operations.  The VR system offers a highly immersive environment in which pilots can practice inspecting aircraft for potential issues or run through cockpit procedures as if preparing for an IRL flight. In addition to pilots, […]

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Digital Twin It, Then Execute: The New Strategy for Enterprise Planning

Digital twins are providing measurable value as powerful tools for enterprise planning. From processes to physical spaces, enterprises across industries are turning first to digital twins to test ideas before acting in the real world. In this post, learn how real companies are using digital twins to plan electricity networks, marketing campaigns, assembly lines, and drive systems. The results include reduced costs, shorter timelines, lower risk, fewer errors, improved customer satisfaction, and more.  National Grid: From Reactive to Predictive Planning with Digital Twins (ENERGY) The utility provider worked with Atos to develop Triton, a digital twin platform for streamlining the planning of electricity networks. Triton leverages advanced visualization and automated data integration to accelerate infrastructure (grid) decisions. To facilitate stress testing and provide long-term visibility, the platform consolidates and processes thousands of datasets from diverse sources such as legacy systems (internal) and Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) and transmission owners (external). Engineers can run rapid simulations of complex network scenarios – modeling future demand and supply at specific grid points and transmission substations – to make reinforcement decisions 70% faster (compared to static mapping) and direct investment where it’s needed most.  In addition to identifying where new infrastructure is required and […]

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Why You Need an XR-Specific MDM and Other XR Market Observations with ArborXR’s Brad Scoggin

We had the opportunity to speak with Brad Scoggin, Co-founder and CEO of ArborXR, covering the company’s origins, XR adoption challenges, the evolving XR ecosystem and, more. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Emily Sitnikova: Could you first give us a little background about yourself? Brad Scoggin: Sure. I’m one of three founders at ArborXR, also the CEO, and originally from Oklahoma. I live in Southern California. I’ve got five kids. I went to University of Oklahoma and got a business degree, and then was actually in nonprofit work for seven years, which is a weird background for a tech founder. In 2016, I jumped into VR, so we’re right at about nine years and I’m going to milk it for the next two years and say we’re at 10 years in VR. We entered VR in location-based entertainment because we were excited for VR to make a difference in the world, and then were able to make the shift into enterprise in 2021.  Emily: Great. So, where does the name ArborXR come from? Brad: It’s funny, you would think more people would ask us that. First, you have to understand our vision: Part of that vision is we […]

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