Mixed Reality

I4S 3/2026: Immersive Technologies in Production

I4S 3/2026: Immersive Technologies in Production

VR, AR, MR, XR: Catalysts for the next industrial revolution?
Immersive technologies are fundamentally transforming manufacturing. VR, AR, MR, and XR merge physical and digital worlds into interactive work environments. In Industry 4.0, they enable more intuitive access to planning, production, maintenance, and training. This issue of Industry 4.0 Science shows how immersive technologies are becoming a central building block of resilient, flexible, and innovative production systems.
Industrial Application of Immersive Technologies

Industrial Application of Immersive Technologies

Exploring XR solutions for training, instruction, design review, and assembly planning
Andreas Straube ORCID Icon, Faikar Zakky Haidar ORCID Icon, Matheus Lenzi dos Santos ORCID Icon, Kussai AI Jairoud ORCID Icon, Eduardo Koscianski ORCID Icon
In recent years, the decreasing cost and improved usability of immersive hardware and software have made extended reality (XR) increasingly attractive for industrial applications. Stand-alone systems with inside-out tracking and camera-based pass-through enable accessible mixed reality (MR) solutions. At the same time, emerging no-code software platforms allow engineers to create XR environments without programming expertise, broadening adoption across production settings. This paper explores key industrial application areas of immersive technologies through selected commercially available XR software solutions for product and process training, spatial instructions and guides, collaborative design review, and assembly and production planning.
Industry 4.0 Science | Volume 42 | 2026 | Edition 3 | Pages 38-47 | DOI 10.30844/I4SE.26.3.4