Fujitsu offers assisted reality solutions
Manufacturing continued to be among the top contributors to the Philippines’ economic growth with the sector contributing at least 2.1 percent of the country’s gross domestic product in the third quarter of 2022.
A manufacturing subsector produces consumer-packaged goods, or CPG, but it lags other industries in digitizing and automating their processes.
During the last PLDT Enterprise Digicon at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Fujitsu unveiled its mobility and wearable tech solutions to allow tech-assisted collaboration among employees, while digitizing and automizing processes involving human contact.
Fujitsu’s unveiling of its latest offerings played right into what CPG manufacturers need as they work with legacy systems and existing factory lines that lack more autonomy and flexibility.
In a nutshell, CPG organizations that can manage workforce shortages and adapt to rapid change will come out ahead.
Fujitsu’s unveiling of its latest offerings played right into what CPG manufacturers need as they work with legacy systems and existing factory lines that lack more autonomy and flexibility.
To help ease this process, some CPG manufacturers are turning to assisted reality technology to improve training, data collecting, knowledge transfers, and predictive maintenance by bridging executives and frontline employees with existing Internet of Things, or IoT, infrastructure.
Fujitsu said in a statement that over the years, manufacturers have also adopted some digital tools as part of their efforts to embrace digital transformation.
“Manufacturers widely accept ruggedized tablets and immersive VR and AR technologies. Although these technologies are hailed as the next big step in increasing worker productivity, they are not necessarily useful tools for production or the front lines,” the company said.
“They may not be appropriate or even dangerous for workers in many application circumstances,” it added.
To help CPG organizations and other manufacturers enable remote collaboration, Fujitsu provides aR devices as part of its Mobility and Wearable Tech Solutions.
Through wearable technologies, Fujitsu said it aims to help develop outcome-based solutions to provide greater visibility of a worker’s well-being across hazardous situations and remote locations.