VR Training for Manufacturing: Onboard operators faster, without stopping production
Operators practise equipment-heavy procedures in VR before they touch the line: injection moulding, robot arms, fire safety and your own processes.
- Ready-made coursesmoulding, robotics, fire safety
- Your own proceduressimulated in 6 to 16 weeks
- Unlimited operatorsone annual site licence
- Meta Quest linehand tracking, no controllers
The manufacturing training problem
- Constant onboardingHigh operator turnover means teams are always training someone new.
- Equipment you cannot take off the lineProcedures like line clearance, moulding and robot operation are hard to practise without using production time or risking costly mistakes.
- Experience walking out the doorExperienced operators are retiring and the experience gap is widening, while new starters need to reach competence faster.
- Different standards on different shiftsShadowing and walkthroughs vary from trainer to trainer and from site to site.
How Avatar Academy helps
- Practise before the lineNew operators repeat startup, operation and safety procedures as often as they need before they set foot on the floor.
- One standard on every siteEvery operator trains on the same simulation and the same procedure. Content is managed centrally, so an update reaches every headset.
- Records you can useEvery session is recorded per operator, as evidence before your own sign-off.
- No risk to people or equipmentMistakes happen in VR, not on a live machine.
Ready-made courses for manufacturing
Live in hours, with support included. Or have your own procedures simulated. See all courses.
Plastics and polymer
Injection Moulding Suite
Fundamentals, Machine Parameters, the Robotic Arm Simulator and Fire Safety, for moulders.
Robot cells
Robotic Arm Simulator
Six-axis startup and jog modes, pick and place, teach and playback, and safe collision recovery.
Everyone on site
Fire Extinguisher Simulator
The four extinguisher types, raising the alarm, choosing the right extinguisher and smothering a pan fire.
Proof from manufacturers
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First Polymer Training Skillnet
260 learners and 1,017 training sessions on a VR injection moulding machine.
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FIT
8 to 10 apprentices practising at once on a VR robot simulator, against one or two on a physical robot.
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Boston Scientific
16,000+ line clearance training sessions at Boston Scientific Cork.
What buyers ask us
Which procedures can you simulate?
Ready-made courses cover injection moulding, robot arm operation and fire safety. For your own equipment and procedures, we build a simulation with your subject matter experts.
Which headsets does it run on?
Avatar Academy is compatible with the Meta Quest line. The headsets are standalone, so no PC or server is needed. We can supply them, or you can use your own.
How is it licensed?
One annual site licence covers unlimited operators on that site. See how licensing works.
How long does a custom simulation take?
Typically 6 to 16 weeks, depending on complexity. Ready-made courses are live in hours, with support included.
Does VR training replace our own sign-off?
No. Avatar Academy records every exam attempt as evidence before your own sign-off. Your sign-off process stays yours.