EBARA strives to improve various work operations through the application of diverse VR technologies.
Accessories such as thin pipes and valves are fitted around EBARA pumps. The intuitive verification of workability, operability, and operator posture is made possible by donning a VR glove and becoming immersed in a virtual space.
This enables new products to be checked in the design and development phase without the need to manufacture prototypes, which helps to reduce lead time and costs.
The immersive operator’s hand appears in the virtual space in positions that are not contradictory, and the movement of their five fingers are reflected in the space. When a part is touched in the virtual space, the part turns blue and the VR glove vibrates at the same time, allowing the operator to feel the contact.
Contact-sensing technology
Technology that enables several operators to gather in the virtual space from remote locations, reducing the time and costs of physical travel. The immersive operators perceive each other’s faces and hands three-dimensionally as avatars, so they can be aware of where each other is standing and what they are looking and pointing at.
While viewing the CAD model in three dimensions, the operators have a shared recognition of the model from their respective remote locations and can discuss it intuitively and simply, talking in terms of “this here” and “that there.”
Remote Collaboration