Page 63 w w w i n d e p t h s a f e t y c a T raining Consulting Services Y Supervisor Common Core T rainingInstruction Mining Y Basic and Specialty Common Core T rainingInstruction Mining Y T rainer Skills Instruction T raintheT rainer Y Due Diligence W orkshop OHS Law Compliance Y Safety Program Development and Auditing Y Ontario OHSA Compliance Assessments Y Mechanized Raise Climber Alimak Services permitting safety training auditing mechanical Contact Gary S Gagain Ph 7053637529 or Email garyindepthsafety ca a way to perceive and use previously hidden or inacces sible information about their environments In essence the real world is augmented with useful practical and contextual data that is available ondemand at the very moment it is needed The users smartphone camera recognizes the physical object or asset and it instantly unlocks digital information that allows the user to inter act with the asset information threedimensionally and handsfree AR spending in industrial markets is expected to reach 7 billion by 2024 That dwarfs highprof le markets like gaming and automotive Why AR proofsofconcept are easy to create and demon strate value AR doesnt disrupt existing technology It operates in parallel without disrupting existing infra structure and investments AR requires a low technical hurdle because it can be done with little to no coding experience AR can utilize existing digital assets includ ing CAD and other digital f les created during the design of the physical equipment Lastly AR is f exible and ex tensible experiences can easily be updated to ref ect changes and updated procedures Product visualization is used for both training and guid ance AR can replace traditional training labs or simula tions It can also reduce risk if training involves working in hazardous environments In short companies that are turning to augmented and virtual reality commonly referred to as mixed reality methods are seeing reductions in the cost of printed training materials an increase in training ef ectiveness and impacts on production and downtime Hundreds of companies around the world have hired AR coders and designers to develop inhouse applica tions that address their needs Other companies are turning to providers like Blabeey Inc a Los Angeles based tech f rm specializing in turnkey enterpriseready solutions that quickly and seamlessly be integrated into day to day operations President and CEO Rocky W right says companies adopting AR platforms are leapfrogging ahead of those who are reluctant to embrace the technology A small investment in AR is an easy and robust way to impact so many areas of traditional enterprise said W right There are hundreds of examples soon to be thousands of realworld value propositions taking place all around the planet AR industrial spending expected to reach 7 billion by 2024