Nobian Rotterdam's Continuous Improvement Team, with support from the Data Analytics Insights Report team has introduced the Augmented Reality I4.0 project. This aims to improve our largely paper-based process documentation for training and guidance purposes. Together with colleagues from the production and maintenance departments in Rotterdam, more than five use cases have been identified where augmented reality could bring significant benefits to their daily work.

Benefits
So far, two processes have been recorded. The first is to guide operators when cleaning caustic filters, and the second concerns the inspection of electrolyzer frames. This technology replaces paper-based process documentation and provides our colleagues with dynamic, easy-to-use documents that can be tracked in real time.

Other benefits include increased reliability of procedure execution leading to less rework or downtime, easy capture of knowledge from senior operators and technicians who will be retiring in the coming years, and easy provision of training and guidance to new colleagues without the need for supervision by a senior colleague.