Augmented Reality Support for Commissioning and Monitoring of Electromechanical Multipoint Die Cushion

Abstract

Commissioning die cushions of a press is a highly complex task, and errors in the process must be avoided. Augmented Reality (AR) can help the engineer to overcome the encountered problems by visualizing the current situation with a superimposed 3D model, providing necessary instruction steps derived from the actual data of the press control and monitoring system, and checking the received data for errors. This paper describes an industrial AR-based concept to support an electromechanical multipoint die cushion commissioning process. It shows how an AR application can support workers in this production use case to avoid failures and reduce the needed commissioning time, resulting in higher productivity.

Keywords

• augmented reality
• machine tool
• computer numerical control (CNC)
• digital twin
• monitoring