LightGuide 25.2: Enterprise AR Built to Scale
Accelerate Authoring. Simplify Deployment. Scale with Ease.
LightGuide 25.2 delivers powerful new capabilities that democratize advanced functionality, simplify workflow creation, and streamline enterprise deployments. From system cloning and external database integration to improved package management and intuitive workflow templates, this release unlocks deeper connectivity across your factory. Empower your team to build, deploy, and manage complex workflows with consistency and ease.
Deploy Faster. Scale Smarter.
System Cloning for Rapid Enterprise Deployment
Accelerate system configuration with powerful new cloning capabilities in Sonar. Whether you’re replicating a single workstation or rolling out hundreds of systems across global production lines, LightGuide makes system configuration fast, simple, and repeatable.
- Deploy faster, scale smarter: Replicate standard system configurations across similar environments to get up and running fast.
- Streamline setup, boost productivity: Eliminate repetitive setup tasks so your team can drive results sooner.
- Ensure consistency at scale: Standardize configuration across workstations, production lines, and factories with repeatable, reliable processes.
Smarter Workflow Distribution with Data-Driven Insights
Bundle workflows and Data Hub dashboards, along with the queries and logic that inform them, into a portable package that’s ready to run. This makes it easy to deploy intelligent workflows that adapt to operator performance and deliver actionable insights at every station.
- Standardize, scale, iterate: Deploy consistent SOPs while creating an intelligent feedback loop that turns every workstation into a source of insights for continuous improvement.
- Centralize authoring, streamline distribution: Develop workflows and dashboards centrally for seamless distribution across your network.
- Turn analytics into actionable insights on the factory floor: Enable operators to track progress in real time and stay motivated through gamified feedback.
Author Like a Pro
Ready-to-Use Workflow Templates for Common Applications
LightGuide’s growing library of prebuilt packages and step templates make it faster and easier to take advantage of high-value capabilities and factory-connected features. Built from years of field-tested experience, they provide out-of-the-box templates for common functions like torque tool integration, machine vision confirmation, barcode scanning, bin picking, and more.
- Author smarter, not harder: Templates contain all the logic and variables needed to implement key functionality.
- Leverage built-in expertise: Each package reflects best practices from years of experience, giving you a proven formula to implement.
- Verify hardware setup with built-in test programs: Ensure your workflows and hardware connections are configured correctly from the start.
Enhanced Authoring Features for Greater Control and Efficiency
LightGuide 25.2 improves the authoring experience, making it easier to create and manage workflows with greater efficiency, clarity, and control, while establishing the guardrails enterprises need for standardization and scalability.
- Easily create your own quick commands: Transform complex logic into human-readable labels for intuitive workflows that are easier to write, review, and manage.
- Protect critical configurations from accidental changes with variable locking: Built-in safeguards maintain workflow integrity and enforce standards across systems.
- Work more efficiently with large assets: Resource caching improves performance and responsiveness when handling high-resolution graphics and CAD files, eliminating lag and improving the overall design experience.
Integrate with Ease
Integrate Seamlessly with External SQL Databases
LightGuide’s External Database Device enables native, two-way communication between your workflows and SQL servers. Now you can query and write to your own external data sources directly within LightGuide, unlocking deeper integrations and smarter workflows.
- Seamless integration: Securely connect with your SQL server to read and write data directly from LightGuide.
- Two-way data flow: Connect to your MRP/ERP system to pull part details like serial numbers and variants, or push production data, such as step times, cycle times, and operator IDs, into your analytics platform for advanced reporting and AI analysis.
- Dynamic, data-driven workflows: Use real-time database lookups to access part-specific instructions, adjust workflows based on part variants, or identify defects tied to serial numbers.
Helios™ 2 3D Depth Camera Integration
LightGuide now integrates with the Helios 2 3D depth camera, expanding your options for high-performance, industrial-grade vision. With Power over Ethernet (PoE), rugged construction, and advanced configurability, Helios 2 gives you the freedom to deploy more cameras tuned precisely to your environment.
- Deploy without limitations: PoE removes cable constraints and power limitations, enabling more flexible camera placement across large workcells or production lines.
- Built for tough environments: Industrial-grade durability ensures reliable performance in demanding conditions.
- Tune for precision: Highly configurable settings let you optimize depth sensing for a wide range of applications.
LightGuide Copilot is Coming!
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AI-Driven Work Instructions
We’re opening early access to LightGuide Copilot, our next generation of AI-powered features, to a select group of enterprise users. This group of early access users will have the ability to preview new capabilities, like workflow analysis and automated program generation, and inform future innovations.
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