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Immersive VR Manufacturing Training

Enhance safety, reduce training costs and optimize operational efficiency with Virtual Reality Manufacturing Training. We create immersive vr training for the manufacturing industry, including food manufacturing, petroleum, chemicals and plastics, metal, transportation and wood and paper.

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How VR Is Transforming Training in Manufacturing

Practice Procedures Without Any Risk

Manufacturing environments, whether in food processing, petroleum refining, chemical production, or metalworking, present unique risks. VR allows workers to safely practice critical procedures across various sectors, reducing the risk of accidents and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Perfect Tasks and Build Confidence in Virtual Reality

From operating complex machinery in metal fabrication to managing delicate processes in food manufacturing, VR offers hands-on training that allows workers to master tasks without halting production. Errors in a virtual environment have no real-world consequences, fostering confidence and expertise.

Prepare for Real-World Scenarios

Whether it’s troubleshooting a production line in a plastics factory or navigating a chemical spill response, VR training can provide detailed data and assessments to ensure your workforce is prepared for the complexities of their specific manufacturing sector.

Virtual Reality Use Cases in Manufacturing

virtual reality safety training manufacturing Safety Training

Simulate hazardous situations like equipment malfunctions in metal manufacturing, chemical spills in a processing plant, or fire risks in wood and paper production. Train workers to respond effectively, reducing workplace incidents across various manufacturing environments.

Safety Training

virtual reality technical manufacturing training Technical Training

Master the operation of specialized machinery, from high-speed packaging lines in food manufacturing to heavy-duty presses in metalworking. Workers can develop muscle memory and confidence, ensuring precision and reducing errors in their specific manufacturing tasks.

Technical Training 

virtual reality employee onboarding sessionsEmployee Onboarding

Speed up onboarding for new hires across different sectors—whether it’s familiarizing them with the layout of a petroleum refinery, the intricacies of a chemical plant, or the workflow of a transportation manufacturing facility. VR offers an engaging way to get new employees up to speed quickly.

Onboarding

virtual reality training for troubleshooting maintenance in manufacturing Troubleshooting

Practice diagnosing and resolving complex issues that are vital for maintaining efficiency—whether it’s a malfunction in a food processing line, a machinery breakdown in metal fabrication, or a system failure in plastic moulding. This preparation ensures rapid, confident responses when real problems occur.

Troubleshooting

virtual reality training for collaboration in the manufacturing sector Workplace Collaboration

Enable team collaboration across various manufacturing sectors, whether it’s coordinating between different departments in a transportation manufacturing plant or collaborating on safety protocols in a chemical processing facility. VR connects your workforce in a shared virtual space, regardless of their physical location.

Workplace Collaboration

VR Manufacturing Training Benefits

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90% Increase in Employee Engagement

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75% Improvement in Knowledge Retention

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60% Reduction in Workplace Incidents

Reducing Injury with VR Hand Tracking for Morgan Advanced Materials

Injuries at work can be life changing, not only for the person experiencing the injury but for other staff members too. Thorough training is essential to injury prevention. We helped Morgan Advanced Materials deploy VR safety training for their ‘safe work corners’ across their UK factories.

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What is the Virtual Reality Manufacturing Training Process?

Defining Your Goals and VR Training Modules

The first step to creating effective VR training content is defining your specific goals and required modules across different sectors. Whether it’s ensuring employees are proficient in operating food processing equipment, maintaining safety in a petroleum refinery, or mastering chemical handling procedures, we can create bespoke VR content for your training needs.

Requirements Gathering

Once your training modules are confirmed, our team collaborates with your subject matter experts to document processes step by step. This may involve capturing videos, reviewing operational manuals, and using 3D scanning to replicate environments like metal foundries, plastic moulding facilities, or wood and paper production lines.

Art & Environment 3D Modelling

The more realistic the virtual experience, the more effective the training. Our 3D artists and designers recreate machinery, production lines, and work environments specific to sectors like chemicals, food manufacturing, or transportation, providing a lifelike training experience that mirrors real-world conditions.

 

VR Scenario Development

Once your environment is created, our development team begins building and testing your training modules. We ensure that every detail—whether it’s simulating a plastic extrusion process or a metal stamping operation—meets the highest standards, delivering rigorous and engaging learning experiences.

Ready, Set, Go…

Once your training content is complete and you’re 100% happy with your scenario, you’ll get access to a branded PORTAL aka your dedicated learning management system for your VR content. Here, trainers and trainees can access class schedules, training content and individual performance analytics. Everything you need for effective learning, accessed via a VR headset.

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Dedicated Learning Space for Managing VR Training in the Manufacturing Industry

Effective training is supported by actionable data insights. At Luminous, we don’t just create VR training modules; we provide a dedicated learning portal tailored for your sector, complete with personalized dashboards for trainers and trainees. Manage training modules, schedule sessions, and equip your workforce—whether in food, petroleum, or chemical manufacturing —with the tools they need to excel. Training data is seamlessly synced from VR headsets to your preferred LMS, driving continuous learning and development.

Explore PORTAL

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New to VR? Experience Our 2-Day Envisioning Workshop

Discover the potential of XR (Extended Reality) training for the Manufacturing Industry with our XR workshop.

  • Explore the Latest XR Trends: Understand how XR technologies can be applied across sectors like food processing, metalworking, or chemicals.
  • Identify Unique Opportunities: Learn how XR can address your specific training challenges—whether in transportation manufacturing, plastics, or wood and paper production.
  • Collaborate with Experts: Work alongside our specialists to conceptualize and prototype XR solutions tailored to your industry’s needs and goals.
  • Develop a Roadmap: Create a clear plan for integrating XR training into your operations, ensuring a seamless and impactful deployment across your manufacturing processes.

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FAQs

  • Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are revolutionizing training in manufacturing by offering immersive, interactive learning experiences. AR overlays digital information onto the physical world, guiding workers through complex processes in real-time, while VR creates fully simulated environments where employees can practice tasks and procedures.

    Both technologies reduce the learning curve, improve skills retention, and allow trainees to practice without interrupting production. This transformation leads to safer, more efficient manufacturing processes, helping workers gain hands-on experience without the risks associated with traditional training methods.

  • VR brings significant benefits to the manufacturing industry by enhancing employee training, reducing downtime, and improving overall productivity. With VR, manufacturers can train workers in a simulated environment, allowing them to practice complex tasks, such as operating machinery or troubleshooting equipment, without disrupting production lines.

    VR also helps reduce errors, lowers safety risks, and accelerates onboarding for new employees. By creating a more skilled workforce, VR contributes to fewer accidents, higher-quality output, and a more efficient manufacturing process.

  • The cost of implementing VR training in manufacturing can vary based on factors like the complexity of the VR software, hardware requirements, and the scale of the training program.

    On average, VR training solutions can range from $20,000 to $150,000 or more, depending on customization needs and the number of users. While the initial investment may seem high, VR training typically offers long-term cost savings by reducing training time, minimizing errors, and improving workplace safety, ultimately delivering a high return on investment for manufacturing companies. You can check out Luminous plans and pricing here and get in touch for a quote.

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