The Johnson Center for Virtual Reality can provide completed simulations, training for creating them in-house, or a combination. When designing a production facility, many complex factors need to be considered. First, there is the physical space required for each piece of equipment and its operators. After considering lighting, product flow, machine capacities, the variety of expected applications, and the order of operations performed, an optimum position for the equipment may be selected. This process is complicated enough for one machine, but when several machines are considered at once it can be overwhelming.
Incorrect placement can make a plant inefficient.
If all of the critical factors are modeled into a computer simulation, visualization of trade-offs and the impacts of options becomes much easier. The Johnson Center for Virtual Reality can assist in this process to maximize productivity.