By: Hendrik Witt, CPO TeamViewer 

Doug Lawson

2023: AR and MR Technologies Will Be Democratized for Frontline Workers

This previous year we saw advancements and increased adoption of Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. In 2023, we expect more companies to leverage these technologies for various use cases, making the value more accessible for businesses and employees.

Employers, manufacturers, and organizations have begun recognizing the vast opportunities available with AR, MR and AI. As a result, they will rapidly deploy these technologies to digitalize their workforce and improve productivity and efficiency within business processes. Below are my predictions for AR, MR, and the Industrial Metaverse in 2023.

AR and MR Will Democratize Expertise Down to Frontline Workers

Workforce digitalization has become widely adopted over the last several decades, although it has only recently begun to reach frontline employees, who represent approximately 80% of the global workforce. The efficiency of business value chains throughout various industries has tremendous potential to be improved, particularly when supplying digital technologies to frontline workers. The Industrial Metaverse, based on augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) technologies, digitalizes business processes by displaying visual objects in a workers’ field of vision. These technologies empower frontline workers by democratizing expertise, increasing productivity and overall employee experience. In light of this, we predict that Industrial Metaverse technology implementation will rapidly increase in 2023.

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By Ravi Kunju, Chief Product and Strategy Officer at Altair

Ravi Kunju

Last year, we predicted digital twins would break a new speed barrier — and this prediction definitely came true this past year. As a matter of fact, according to a 2022 survey from Altair, companies around the world are adopting digital twins at record speeds. Nearly three in four (69%) organizations are now leveraging digital twins for a wide range of use cases including improved product design, increased risk assessment, predictive maintenance and even sustainability. As many as 71% of those businesses began investing in the technology in just the past year, and of those organizations not using digital twins, nearly half expect their company to adopt the technology within the next three years.

In 2023 we can expect to see digital twin technology hit further milestones, as a game changing technology and competitive driver for businesses across the world:

• Say good-bye to the crash test dummy. With advancements in digital twins and the convergence simulations with data analytics and HPC, physical prototyping could soon become a thing of the past. According to Altair’s survey, 43% of respondents believe digital twins will make the need for physical prototypes obsolete within four years; 67% said six years.

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By Jesse Sumstad, Senior Product Manager, Jabil Additive

Jesse Sumstad

According to a recent report from Grand View Research, the additive manufacturing market is projected to reach $76B by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 20.8% over the forecasted period. Aggressive market expansion is attributed in part to increased adoption of additive manufacturing in industrial applications as well as sustained momentum in incumbent industry segments, including automotive, healthcare and aerospace & defense. 

An additive manufacturing pioneer and manufacturing powerhouse, Jabil continually has supported market growth through its innovations in materials, processes and machines. Highly innovative engineered materials complement Jabil’s world-class manufacturing solutions, which are backed by rigorous quality standards and production capabilities. “As serial production becomes more viable and mainstream, we need to take a holistic view of the end-to-end part production ecosystem,” said Jesse Sumstad, senior product manager, Jabil Additive. “All the factors that impact success—from design for additive and the use of engineered materials to post-processing methods and cost of labor—must be part of the overall decision-making process.” 

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By David Kan, COMSOL

David Kan

The physics simulation software industry has seen remarkably steady growth over the past 20 years, both in terms of business metrics and scientific advances. At COMSOL, we believe 2023 will continue this trend. In particular, there are three notable directions in which we expect to see significant progress.

First is the impact that multiphysics will have on the industry as a whole. In 2023, we believe that we will continue to see the use of software with multiphysics capabilities become the default way that detailed simulations are performed. Moreover, since different physics often exist on vastly different time and length scales, we think multiscale analysis will increase in prominence.

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By Michael Ford, Senior Director Emerging Industry Strategy, Aegis Software

Michael Ford

Unpredictability in 2023 is likely to be at least as challenging as it has been for the last few years, with continuing significant impact from global events. As an industry, the New Year drives us towards innovation, differentiation, sustainability, and speed, as the foundation of our business performance goals, whether pploying the latest innovations in materials and design technologies, or creating a significant evolution of existing technologies. In either case, communication through digitalization between design and manufacturing becomes critical, incurring the need for a new paradigm of trust, privacy and security where it comes to the data that ultimately exposes our core Intellectual Property (IP).

The world of technological innovation has been less affected recently than other areas, creating a backlog of innovation for some. The silver lining for 2023, is that we have all had a few years now, to get used to unsettled conditions, meaning that we have become more flexible in our outlook and abilities, with support for the implpentation of new ideas where such innovation brings business opportunity. This is the area in which we will see the most opportunity and change in 2023.

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By Ramsey Stevens, CEO, nano3Dprint

In 2023, multi-material 3D printing with direct-write technology will become more impactful across multiple sectors, including healthcare, sports and the automotive industry.

A manufacturing method by which a microdispenser moves over the substrate and lays down the exact amount of materials needed for the print, direct-write technology results in complex shapes via multiple materials dispensed in layers. This technique has a wide range of applications, including electronics, biomedical and sensing, and it uses cost-effective materials like metals, composites and ceramics. Benefits of direct-writing include shortened build times, waste reduction and lower production costs. Overall, seamlessly integrating multiple materials into 3D prints and embedding electronics directly will result in new and smaller smart objects.

Direct-write technology dispenses inks and higher viscosity pastes and will provide more options and uses, potentially transforming how medical professionals do things. For example, 3D printing will enable the development of new medical devices, wearables and other health monitoring systems, all of which will improve clinical care. Sensors will be embedded into new and traditional materials to track patient health continuously. Researchers will increasingly rely on 3D printing electronics to achieve their goals and get to market faster.

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By Andrei Kharatsidi, CEO and Co-Founder, SprutCAM Tech

Andrei Kharatsidi

Get a glimpse into the future of the CAM market and technologies with SprutCAM Tech’s forecast for 2023.

The Covid-19 pandemic has not only disrupted supply chains globally, but has also accelerated the consolidation of the CAM market. There are very few independent developers left in the market, and it is possible that at least one of them will be acquired by a larger corporation by the end of 2023 due to the current economic and political challenges in Europe. Furthermore, major tech companies continue to have plans, resources, and interest in acquiring intellectual assets from smaller players in the industry. The competition for dominance in the CAM market is intensifying.

The potential for artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance the computer-aided manufacturing process is an interesting possibility to consider. While some CAD/CAM software already uses AI to streamline menus and commands, the concept of a CAM system that can independently program the machining of parts is a promising one. However, developing such a system is likely to be a complex and time-consuming process, requiring the integration of various advanced technologies and the ability to learn and adapt using large amounts of user data.

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By Alexander A. Hussain, Co-Founder / CEO, 3DChimera

Alexander A. Hussain

3DChimera helps companies select and implement advanced manufacturing technologies, including 3D printing, 3D scanning and 3D CAD.  As we enter 2023, all the supply chain & logistics challenges that began with the start of the pandemic continue to plague just about every manufacturing business operating in the US.  Fortunately, advanced manufacturing can give companies a creative and cost-effective method to take back control of their manufacturing.

In 2022, we saw a sharp shift in the focus of our customers – from prototypes to manufacturing.  The latest advances in powder bed fusion and resin-based 3d printing technologies have poised additive manufacturing as a legitimate technique to reduce risk, provide agility and speed products to market – especially when compared with traditional outsourced manufacturing overseas.  Across every industry, we are seeing companies who are ready to expand their manufacturing capabilities into industrial production with additive manufacturing.  We predict exponential growth in the number of companies who will utilize additive manufacturing to produce end-use parts in 2023.

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By Paul Van Metre, Co-Founder, ProShop ERP

Paul Van Metre

I predict that 2023 in the machining/manufacturing sector will be record-breaking for some and very difficult for others. A year where some companies are drowning in opportunities, and others are scraping the barrel to find any work to keep their equipment busy. There are several variables that feed into my prediction.

1. The gap between sales-driven companies vs. those that are not will be highlighted as the economy softens because of increased interest rates and competition. I’ve already started seeing this in the past several months, where many shops I know are slammed with record-setting volumes of work, and others are scraping to get by. The busy shops have decided to be sales and marketing driven. They are proactively investing in their future sales opportunities. Many shops will go out of business in 2023 if they don’t become sales-driven organizations.

2. Cybersecurity will become a make-or-break topic for many shops. CMMC is coming in 2023 for companies in the government and defense supply chain. Even before the requirements are written into contracts and RFQs, OEMs are already starting to filter out companies, not in compliance with or aggressively pursuing the regulations for NIST 800-171 and CMMC. Companies can’t keep their head in the sand any longer.

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