Improve Electronics Assembly, Repair, and Rework with Augmented Intelligence
From electronics assembly and repair to rework and disassembly, LightGuide’s AI-powered AR platform helps manufacturers reduce errors, standardize high-variation processes, and improve workforce productivity.
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LightGuide Augmented Intelligence Deployed at Leading Electronics Manufacturers
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Projected AR and AI Guidance for Electronics Assembly, Repair, and Rework
Electronics manufacturers operate in high-mix, high-variation environments where short product lifecycles, frequent model changes, and manual process complexity make it difficult to maintain quality, speed, and consistency.
LightGuide combines projected AR with AI-powered verification to guide operators through complex manual tasks with real-time visual instructions, helping electronics teams standardize work, reduce defects, and improve throughput.
Standardize High-Variation Electronics Processes
Manage changing product mixes and complex product configurations with dynamic digital workflows that adapt in real time, helping operators complete each process correctly and consistently.
Eliminate Defects with Real-Time Visual Guidance
Prevent errors before they happen with projected AR work instructions, real-time visual guidance, and built-in quality checks that help operators achieve higher first-time quality.
Accelerate Training with Interactive AR Guidance
Onboard and upskill employees faster with interactive AR guidance that reduces the learning curve, improves task comprehension, and helps new operators become productive sooner.
Improve Maintenance and Repair Accuracy
Standardize and error-proof maintenance and repair workflows with step-by-step visual guidance that helps technicians reduce complexity, avoid missed steps, and complete work more consistently.
Scale Electronics Disassembly and Recycling
Optimize disassembly, disposal, and recycling workflows with guided digital instructions that improve material recovery, support sustainability initiatives, and reduce e-waste.
Capture Manual Process Data for Full Traceability
Unlock full traceability by capturing, analyzing, and reporting on manual process data to identify deviations at the source and gain a more complete view of operations.
Transform Manual Electronics Processes with Projected AR and AI
LightGuide’s projected AR and AI platform connects industrial-grade projectors, sensors, vision systems, and smart tools to guide technicians through each step of complex manual processes with real-time visual instructions and built-in verification.
- Standardize manual processes and reduce complexity by transforming static instructions into dynamic visual workflows that guide technicians in real time
- Prevent errors with integrated sensors and vision cameras that verify each task is completed correctly before operators move to the next step
- Improve traceability and capture actionable process data with the ability to track cycle time, throughput, defect rates, and other key performance metrics.
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LightGuide Digital Work Instructions: Proven Industrial ROI Results
| Operational Metric | Improvement | Primary Impact Driver |
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| Quality & Error Reduction | 90%+ | Elimination of manual assembly errors via “No-Faults-Forward” logic. |
| Training Efficiency | 70%+ | Accelerated onboarding through real-time, interactive visual guidance. |
| Workforce Productivity | 50%+ | Optimized cycle times and reduced cognitive load for operators. |
- 90%+ Quality Improvement
- 70%+ Training Efficiency
- 50%+ Productivity Increase
Your Guide to AR Applications on the Factory Floor
Not all types of augmented reality are created equal. Use this guide to discover which type of industrial AR is best suited for your factory application, learn from real-world case studies, and more.
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Customer Results: AR-Guided Assembly Across Aerospace & Defense and Electronics Manufacturing
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Aerospace & Defense Electronics Manufacturer Eliminates Defects
After implementing LightGuide AR work instructions on a line with 17 variants, L3Harris eliminated defects and changeover per variant.
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Streamline Electronics Repair with Projected AR
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AR Work Instructions for Efficient & Error-free Electronics Assembly
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Testimonials
"[LightGuide] puts work instructions exactly where you build your product, so you’re reducing time looking at printed instructions by putting the focus exactly where operators’ attention should be."
Let Us Design a Solution for Your Most Challenging Application
Our proven platform, deployed across 200+ customers, can deliver predictable results for your most complex manual processes.
Enterprise Ready
LightGuide is enterprise-ready, easily interfaced to common cloud platforms including Siemens, AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud for custom dashboards and analytics.
Easily Customized
Low-code and easily configured, customized, and programmed by your team.
Real-time Analytics
LightGuide captures key metrics, storing pictures and videos, and provides a “digital birth certificate” for every part produced.
