Training employees on complex processes in manufacturing and assembly is a good use case for augmented reality and virtual reality. That’s the point made in a recent article by Robotics Business Review, a leading publication focused on the global robotics, artificial intelligence and unmanned systems ecosystem. The article also spotlights Index AR Solutions among innovative … Continue reading “Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality Are the Training Tools of the Future”

In the September 2018 issue of T&D World Magazine, Westar Energy’s Dave Claussen detailed how the Kansas utility partnered with Index AR Solutions during the launch of the LineAssist SuperApp – a robust mobile training and field application that is making work safer and faster for electrical utility linemen. Claussen is Senior Director of Substation … Continue reading “Diving into an Augmented Reality World with Westar Energy and T&D World Magazine”

At the 2018 Switching Safety & Reliability Conference, Index AR Solutions executives joined customers and partners on stage to demonstrate how Augmented Reality is being used to boost human performance in a variety of ways. The conference, held August 20-23 in Newport Beach, Calif. was hosted by the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and brought … Continue reading “Augmented Reality Touted as a Key to Human Performance Improvement at EPRI Switching Safety & Reliability Conference”

In a presentation entitled “AR in Nuclear – Ready Now,” Index AR Solutions President and CEO Dan Arczynski demonstrated just that at the American Nuclear Society’s 25th annual Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo. The event attracted more than 750 utility industry professionals and over 90 vendor exhibits, all aligned with the Society’s mission … Continue reading “Ready Now: Index AR Solutions CEO Presents at American Nuclear Society Conference”

Utilities have a long history of striving to make their workers safer, more capable and productive. At the recent Southern Gas Association’s Operating Conference & Expo in Tampa, Index AR Solutions representatives show attendees how augmented reality is being deployed and combined with other technologies in unique ways to continue this trend for gas utilities. … Continue reading “Augmented Reality, eBooks and the Reinvention of Utility Apprenticeships”

For the summer 2018 issue of Target magazine, journalist Glenn Marshall writes about how digital reality technologies such as AR and VR are reinventing the role of the knowledge worker. In the article, entitled “Developing the next generation of digital knowledge workers,” Marshall described how companies are embracing an emerging “no collar” workforce – completely … Continue reading “Digital Reality Technology: Empowering Today’s Knowledge Workers”

Index AR Solutions Vice President Scott Sommers recently presented at LiveWorx 18, a respected digital transformation conference, showcasing how the company is helping enterprise organizations launch augmented reality (AR) projects that deliver tremendous business benefit. At the event held in Boston June 17-20 for some 6,000 attendees, Sommers joined other technology thought leaders who shared … Continue reading “Index AR Solutions Takes the Stage at LiveWorx 18”

Pairing of Augmented Reality and Rich eBook Content to Make Training of New Gas Utility Workers Faster and More Effective Williamsburg, Va. – Index AR Solutions announced today it has partnered with MidAmerican Energy Company to launch a combined augmented reality (AR) and eBook training application for its gas apprentice students that boosts engagement, knowledge retention … Continue reading “Index AR Solutions Partners with MidAmerican Energy on Gas Apprentice SuperApp® to Modernize Workforce Training”

Williamsburg, Va. – Faced with mounting competitive pressure from alternative energy sources and changing employee demographics, utilities of all sizes are turning to augmented reality (AR) to empower workers and realize significant new efficiencies in their business operations. That was a key theme at the Spring 2018 Index AR Retreat for Utilities, an intimate gathering … Continue reading “Index AR Solutions Spring 2018 Retreat for Utilities Showcases Augmented Reality as a Tool for Competitive Advantage”

Williamsburg, Va. – Dan Arczynski, President and CEO at Index AR Solutions and Dave Claussen, Executive Director of Systems Maintenance at Westar Energy, Inc. spoke to 400 attendees of the seventh annual Human Performance Conference hosted by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the North American Transmission Forum (NATF). The conference, held from … Continue reading “Index AR Solutions and Westar Energy® Speak at NERC/NATF Conference”