T.Werk presents virtual solar park using 360-degree technology at the Intersolar trade fair

Published on: June 12, 2017 / update from: October 27, 2021 - Author: Konrad Wolfenstein

T.Werk GmbH, specialist for mounting systems for photovoltaic modules

Virtual and augmented reality are being used more and more frequently at trade fairs. The technology is now so advanced and widespread that its use is not just for industry giants. The plant manufacturer T.Werk gave stand visitors new insights into its Silenos outdoor assembly system.

The use of virtual presentation techniques at trade fairs is spreading at a rapid pace in this country. It is no longer just technology leaders from the IT, media or automotive industries who present their products up close and entertainingly to stand visitors with the help of animated worlds. On the contrary, because more and more companies from a wide range of industries have now recognized the opportunities offered by future technology. No wonder, virtual, augmented and their hybrid form mixed reality are ideal for space-saving and informative-interactive presentation of your own product range. Whether companies from the pharmaceutical or consumer goods sectors, the manufacturing industry or mechanical and plant engineering; Various companies use the diverse possibilities that virtual representation offers them.

T.Werk GmbH, a specialist in assembly systems from Ellzee, Bavaria, also offered visitors to this year's Intersolar Europe in Munich completely new insights into the systems they built using the Silenos outdoor assembly system as an example. The production focus of T.Werk GmbH, founded in 2012, is assembly systems for roofs and outdoor systems as well as customer-specific special solutions including the associated services, such as carrying out static calculations or soil reports.

At the leading trade fair for the solar industry, visitors to the T.Werk stand were able to take a virtual tour of a solar park using 3D glasses. Especially for use at the trade fair and for presentation to customers, T.Werk filmed the 3-megawatt solar park in Sontheim, Baden-Württemberg, which was recently built under the company's leadership, with a 360-degree camera.

With the help of the virtual and augmented reality presentation, visitors were able to walk around the system and look at the systems' ramming posts, support rails, crossbars, struts and module clamps in detail. This new type of presentation gives interested parties a detailed picture of the systems in an extremely clear manner. Through interaction options such as the free choice of viewing angle, the system is presented in an entertaining way, which increases users' interest and learning success due to the better visualization.

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