{"id":114208,"date":"2026-06-10T13:50:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/?post_type=ejournal&#038;p=114208"},"modified":"2026-06-10T17:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:13:21","slug":"3-2026-immersive-technologies","status":"publish","type":"ejournal","link":"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/3-2026-immersive-technologies\/","title":{"rendered":"I4S 3\/2026: Immersive Technologies in Production"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:20px;\">\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/gito-ejournal-index\/?token=H06qfS56iPovs4y4q2wV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">      <button style=\"font-size:14px;\" class=\"button\">Table of contents (PDF)      <\/button>   <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immersive technologies are fundamentally transforming industrial value creation. Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Extended Reality (XR) combine physical and digital worlds into interactive work environments. In Industry 4.0, they have long since ceased to serve merely as a means of visualizing data; instead, they enable its intuitive use in planning, production, maintenance, and training. This creates new opportunities for faster decision-making, more efficient processes, and closer collaboration between humans and technology. This issue of Industry 4.0 Science demonstrates how immersive technologies are becoming a central building block of resilient, flexible production systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">All articles at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<!-- GITO_PUB_POST start list-container -->\n<div><ul class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-list-container\">\n<li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/immersive-human-digital-twins-4ir\/\">Immersive Human Digital Twins for Industry 4.0<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Supporting adaptive human-centric production by integrating cognitive and physical states<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/digital-twins-emission-reduction\/\">Digital Twins for Emission Reduction<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Ex-ante case study on a pump test bench in industrial production<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/virtual-reality-learning\/\">Developing Virtual Reality in Learning Contexts<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Navigating efficiency, content relevance and scalability<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/industrial-immersive-technologies\/\">Industrial Application of Immersive Technologies<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Exploring XR solutions for training, instruction, design review, and assembly planning<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/human-models-optimized-assembly\/\">Optimized Manual Processes in Automotive Production<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">A module-based approach for the efficient creation of work system simulations<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/industry-4-0-digitalization-limbo\/\">Industry 4.0\u2014Progress and Digitalization in Limbo<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Status of sustainable transformation and digitalization in production engineering<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/open-source-industrial-metaverse\/\">Open-Source Implementation of the Industrial Metaverse<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Case study and best practices<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/digital-factory-planning-for-startups\/\">Digital Factory Planning for Startups<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">A simulation-based production structure design<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/ai-lubrication-thread-forming\/\">AI-Powered Lubrication Strategies for Thread Forming<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Adaptive spray jet control to increase process reliability and tool life<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/application-potentials-of-chinese-knowledge-platforms\/\">Application Potentials of Chinese Knowledge Platforms<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Digital platforms for knowledge transfer in research and education<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/decentralized-coordination-of-amrs\/\">Decentralized Coordination of AMRs<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Regulations for Autonomous Mobile Robots<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/vr-training-for-multimodal-cobot-interaction\/\">VR Training for Multimodal Cobot Interaction<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Virtual learning environments for  collaborative robots<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/site-assessment-for-flexible-intralogistics-in-brownfield-sites\/\">Site Assessment for Flexible Intralogistics in Brownfield Sites<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Innovative decision support in practice<\/span><\/li><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/articles\/smartbending-inline-measurement-for-process-correction\/\">SmartBending\u2014Inline Measurement for Process Correction<\/a><br><span style=\"color:#444;\">Inline process optimization for error compensation in swivel bending<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<!-- GITO_PUB_POST end list-container -->\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"display:block;text-align:center !important;margin:30px 0;\"><div style=\"display:inline-block;border:1px solid #555;padding:10px;max-width:600px;text-align:left;\"><h2 class=\"gito-pub-download-section\"><center>Access limited<\/center><\/h2><p>You are currently <strong>not logged in \/ not yet registered<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In order to download the desired file(s), you must be logged in and have an appropriate inclusive subscription. 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But while they have long been part of everyday life, their potential in industry remains largely untapped\u2014this is where this issue comes in with innovative concepts.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-3-2025-digital-twin\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/I4S_03-2025_ENG_Cover-640x325.jpeg\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/I4S_03-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/I4S_03-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\" alt=\"I4S 3\/2025: Digital Twin\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:185px;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"I4S 3\/2025: Digital Twin\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\">I4S 3\/2025: Digital Twin<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Innovative concepts for manufacturing, logistics, and learning environments<\/div>                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n<div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"professional\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-3-2025-digital-twin\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  professional\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>\nIn the connected world, digital twins open up completely new possibilities: they virtually replicate physical systems, processes, or products. However, key challenges remain, including the collection of current product data. This issue of Industry 4.0 Science covers a wide range of topics, from the basic concept of the digital twin to its benefits in procurement and its use in supply chain management.                  <\/div>\n               <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n         <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card gito-pub-flex-item gito-pub-flex-item-1\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-2-2025-ai-cobots-virtual\/\">\n         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-row\">         <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column-image\">\n            <picture>\n               <source media=\"(max-width:640px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/I4S_02-2025_ENG_Cover-640x325.jpeg\">\n               <source media=\"(min-width:641px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/I4S_02-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\">\n               <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-image\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/I4S_02-2025_ENG_Cover-196x180.jpeg\" alt=\"I4S 2\/2025: The Future of Production with AI, Cobots and Virtual Worlds\">\n            <\/picture>\n         <\/div>\n            <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-column\">               <div class=\"ellipsis\" style=\"height:185px;overflow:hidden;\" title=\"I4S 2\/2025: The Future of Production with AI, Cobots and Virtual Worlds\">                  <table class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-header\">\n            \t     <tr>\n                        <td>                  \t\t   <h4 class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-title\">I4S 2\/2025: The Future of Production with AI, Cobots and Virtual Worlds<\/h4>\n                        <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-subtitle\">Technology needs innovative, value-adding business models<\/div>                        <\/td>\n                     <\/tr>\n                  <\/table>\n                  <div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-text\">\n<div class=\"gito-pub-frontend-post-card-abo-sign gito-pub-login-register-link\" data-targetabo=\"professional\" data-targeturl=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/en\/e-journals\/i4s-2-2025-ai-cobots-virtual\/\" title=\"please login or register - content can only be read in its entirety with a subscription  professional\">\n\t\t\t                         <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/industry-science.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/gito-publisher\/img\/i4s-login.png\">\n\t\t\t                      <\/div>\nArtificial intelligence, collaborative robotics, and virtual worlds, such as the metaverse, are fueling visions for new forms of industrial value creation. 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