| A shop floor operator is tasked with
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| | of training that cannot be replaced by
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| assembling a landing gear for an
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| | 3KOs. However, because there are almost
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| infrequently ordered aircraft. After
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| | always more students than live equipment,
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| finding the work instructions and
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| | often more than 20 students per machine,
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| schematics, he cautiously begins the
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| | 3KOs can be used in the workshop and
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| assembly. However, due to lack of
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| | hangar to give students something to
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| familiarity and unclear visual examples,
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| | practice with, while waiting for their
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| he breaks a critical component. The
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| | turn with the live equipment.
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| result is trashed landing gear and
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| | Now Knowledge Objects can bring similar
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| increased cycle time.
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| | benefits to manufacturing by:
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| On the other side of the country, a
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| | - Providing technicians with on-demand
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| Global 2000 company plans to roll out a
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| | access to a fully interactive 3D
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| new drilling system across multiple
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| | knowledge base, allowing them to perform
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| manufacturing locations in different
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| | procedures correctly the first time, and
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| countries. How can they provide operator
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| | improving productivity;
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| training before they ever hit the plant,
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| | - Capturing and organizing complex
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| and jump-start production deadlines?
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| | equipment information from multiple,
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| There are many challenges facing
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| | disparate sources within a single
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| manufacturing organizations today.
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| | repository, and realizing increased
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| Complex and infrequently performed tasks
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| | production uptime through faster
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| don't allow sufficient practice to
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| | procedures; and,
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| maintain skills, and just-in-time access
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| | - Augmenting work instructions with
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| to reference materials and subject matter
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| | Knowledge Objects, which contain animated
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| experts may not be possible all the time.
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| | procedures, part properties, and links to
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| The result is often delayed repair and
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| | external reference materials, and can be
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| maintenance cycles, longer equipment
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| | easily deployed on common desktop,
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| downtime, increased costs and lost
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| | laptop, and tablet PCs.
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| productivity.
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| | In manufacturing, the opportunity to draw
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| Unless more effective training can be
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| | on the benefits of interactive 3D
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| provided to shop floor workers, and
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| | Knowledge Objects can be achieved
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| better reference materials are made
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| | relatively faster than in many other
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| available on the ground, these issues
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| | sectors, by leveraging the organization's
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| will continue to present some of the
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| | available 3D CAD data and other digital
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| biggest challenges,and opportunities, to
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| | reference materials.
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| manufacturers everywhere.
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| | Available 3D data makes the creation of
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| Fortunately, there is now a significant
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| | Knowledge Objects, which are the basis of
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| opportunity for improvement. 3D
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| | the solution, easier and quicker.
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| Interactive Knowledge Objects (3KOs) can
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| | Applications are available to transform
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| address many deficiencies on the shop
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| | industry-leading CAD and interchange
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| floor, and have been shown to deliver an
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| | formats into Knowledge Objects, typically
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| ROI of between 49% and 212% in real world
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| | in a matter of minutes, depending on the
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| applications.
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| | complexity of the files.
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| In his report, Assessment of Emerging
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| | Once converted to NGRAIN 3KOs, models
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| Interactive 3D Solution for Post-Design
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| | built with the 3D data cannot be
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| Applications, industry analyst &
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| | reverse-engineered, protecting the
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| consultant Clark Aldrich (formerly
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| | underlying intellectual property.
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| research director at the Gartner Group)
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| | Organizations that do not have access to
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| concluded that using 3D Knowledge
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| | 3D data can leverage the professional
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| Objects, training on complex equipment
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| | services of their solution provider to
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| can be delivered with twice the
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| | create 3KOs using proven modeling
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| efficiency, effectively cutting training
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| | techniques and methodologies, in a
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| time in half while enhancing the learning
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| | relatively short time.
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| experience and knowledge retention among
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| | Once a 3KO is rendered into the NGRAIN
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| students. And due to their light weight,
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| | format, related product knowledge is
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| 3KOs are deployable on common computers,
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| | embedded into the various components of
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| providing users on the shop floor with
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| | the 3D equipment. This knowledge can be
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| instant access to instruction materials,
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| | in the form of hyperlinks to existing
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| procedural animations and references,
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| | digital reference materials including
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| whenever and wherever they need it.
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| | Adobe Acrobat documents, Microsoft Office
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| The Knowledge Object solution is a new
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| | files, photographs and technical
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| trend being applied in the defense and
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| | illustrations, and Web pages.
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| related manufacturing sector to
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| | Procedural animations can also be created
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| maintenance training applications, to
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| | and incorporated into the 3KO, along with
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| accelerate training, shorten
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| | voice instructions, to help demonstrate
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| time-to-proficiency and, enable
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| | procedures in a more easy-to-understand,
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| first-time-right repairs in the field.
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| | easy-to-remember fashion.
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| In the defense industry, 3KOs are being
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| | A 3KO can then be distributed throughout
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| used in a range of scenarios, including:
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| | the organization either through a LAN
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| 1. Classroom: Whether embedded into
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| | network, via e-mail or other preferred
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| PowerPoint or used on their own, 3KOs
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| | methods.
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| provide trainers with a powerful
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| | Training program managers and instructors
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| instructional aid that can simplify
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| | can then incorporate the 3KOs into
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| complex topics, accelerating student
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| | courseware, html pages or e-work
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| comprehension.
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| | instruction material.
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| 2. Laboratory: Unlike traditional hard
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| | Additionally, 3KOs can be integrated into
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| trainers, on which students have limited
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| | an existing PLM or shop floor management
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| time and often must share, 3KOs allow
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| | pipeline.
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| students to learn at their own pace, and
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| | In summary, some of key benefits of the
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| watch and practice procedures repeatedly
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| | Knowledge Object solution for
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| until the knowledge is retained. Virtual
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| | manufacturing include:
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| equipment delivers a more realistic
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| | Improved Production Performance Rates -
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| experience to students. Students can view
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| | 3KOs provide technicians with on-demand
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| and interact with the virtual equipment
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| | access to a fully interactive 3D
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| in its entirety, rather than trying to
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| | knowledge base, allowing them to perform
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| learn procedures using individual
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| | procedures correctly the first time,
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| equipment parts arranged on a board.
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| | which directly impacts productivity on
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| 3. Workshop/Hangar: Hands-on time with
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| | the shop floor.
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| the live equipment is an essential part
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