Manufacturing with virtual reality
Scale training safely, maximise productivity and innovate designs with virtual reality (VR) for modern manufacturing.
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WHY VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) FOR MANUFACTURING?
Scale training safely with VR for manufacturing
Accelerate training safely, increase productivity and perfect 3D designs with mixed reality. Develop your team's skills at scale using immersive experiences that boosts your bottom line. With remote maintenance support, operations run smoothly to enable peak performance.
Reduce risk
Reduce accidents by simulating high-risk scenarios in a low-risk environment while minimising impact on staff and factory lines.
Develop designs faster
Collaborate directly on 3D models, see the impact of changes in real time and turn concepts into final products at speed.
Improve manufacturing processes
Replicate factories and their processes in VR and experiment with new ways of working, risk-free.
Reduce factory downtime
Proactively identify maintenance tasks and conduct remote fixes using digital twins – getting machinery up and running quickly.
Virtual reality training modules for manufacturing
Immersive training improves retention rates to build safer and more productive teams at speed. To deliver a consistent experience at scale and watch a 'safety first' culture grow, move learning to Meta Quest and Meta Horizon managed solution.
Immersive designs for manufacturing
With VR for manufacturing, you don't have to imagine how a design will come to life based on a technical drawing or 2D screen – you can experience it directly. Virtual replicas allow teams to feedback and develop iterations instantly and bring products to market quicker, while minimising the need for expensive prototypes.
Data-driven digital twins
Digital twins use live data feeds so that businesses can recreate manufacturing plants and A/B test ways of working. Meta Quest helps discover new efficiencies without the risks associated with experimenting in the real world.
Remote and predictive maintenance
Improve manufacturing processes by identifying downtime in advance and extend equipment lifecycles using the power of digital twins. If issues do arise, remote maintenance provides all the support that manufacturing plants need to get up and running again while saving time and cutting costs.
Immersive communications with VR in manufacturing
From sales pitches to plant tours, immersive content bring concepts to life and makes the complex easy to understand. Make your comms immersive for improved engagement and all-round results.
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Learn how mixed reality is expanding manufacturing L&D
Forrester Consulting research has found that mixed reality (MR) allows employees to engage with manufacturing learning and development content in an engaging, low-risk and realistic way.1
SAFETY
75%
Agree that MR helps manufacturing organisations train employees for dangerous situations in a low-risk environment. REALISTIC
76%
Agree that MR visualisations make training and onboarding more realistic. ENGAGING
70%
Agree MR helps employees engage with content.
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SUCCESS STORIES
See what manufacturing companies are doing in virtual reality, and get insights from experts
Success stories
CUPRA | 6-MIN READ
CUPRA: Using Meta Quest to generate presales across multiple markets during a supply chain gap
AUTOMOTIVE, MANUFACTURING
AIR FRANCE-KLM | 6-MIN READ
Air France-KLM: How mixed reality became a training solution across an entire airline
AVIATION
LUFTHANSA | 5-MIN READ
Lufthansa brings the inflight experience to life with mixed reality
AVIATION
MONDELÄ’Z INTERNATIONAL | 3-MIN READ
Mondelēz International: How a virtual innovation centre revolutionised R&D and collaboration
MANUFACTURING
MORTENSON | 9-MIN READ
Mortenson: Saving money on construction projects with a VR walkthrough
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1. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Meta, April 2025. Base: 108 decision-makers involved in learning and development technology decisions in manufacturing organisations in North America and Europe.