ARtisan - craftsmanship on digital ground
The German government is funding the Bremen-based cooperation network 'ARtisan' to make the regional skilled trades sector more future-proof. The two capital letters 'AR' in the name stand for 'augmented reality'.
At first glance, this term may seem a little unwieldy for laypeople, but it is actually just a name for something familiar. We humans have been using 'augmented reality' tools for a long time: for example, glasses, echo sounders, carbon isotopes to determine age, or microscopes. They all bring us closer to a reality that we would not be able to grasp without technical aids.
Today, 'AR' refers narrowly to the field of digital technology, sometimes also referred to as 'virtual reality' (VR). It is clear that craft businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in particular are facing a profound change: Qualification, project planning, service, material requirements, accounting, costing, error analysis - all of this, and much more, will no longer have a future without digital support. AR is the next big step in digital development after green IT.
ARtisan' connects craft businesses and SMEs with technology providers, IT service experts and research institutions in order to make this change future-proof. Among other things, with our IT service at b.r.m. The full name of the project is: 'Development of work process-integrated augmented reality solutions to increase efficiency and safety in the skilled trades'.
The new cooperation network is based at the Chamber of Crafts (HWK) in Bremen, more precisely at its wholly-owned subsidiary 'Handwerkprojekt GmbH' (HWP). It is managed by engineers from the VDI, as part of the 'Central Innovation Program for SMEs' (ZIM) in Germany. This is known to be one of the most successful funding programs for medium-sized companies in Germany. The funding period for ARtisan projects is currently set at three years. This allows craft businesses and SMEs to test new AR technologies with virtually no risk.
With the help of 'augmented reality', for example with the aid of 3D glasses, planned buildings, for example, can be inspected before the first sod is turned. Flat presentation graphics suddenly become three-dimensional, revealing weak points right from the start. Database-supported plausibility checks point out errors in the calculation or potential savings. These and many other solutions, which have yet to be discovered, can be implemented to give you a head start on the market and in practice.
We at b.r.m. have expanded our IT service accordingly, far beyond the traditional IT service. We currently have four contact partners who will support you in the planning and implementation of your AR projects:
Harald Rossol
Marius Ammermann
Tarek Huith
Markus Rossol
Write to us or simply give us a call if you have an idea that you could possibly solve with the help of augmented reality. Together with our research partners in the network, we will then guide you to your goal.
