Under the wave of globalization, industrial enterprises are expanding their business layouts, and the demand for cross-regional, cross-border remote collaboration is growing. Traditional remote collaboration methods, such as video conferencing and file sharing, have limitations in conveying complex industrial information. 3D animation, with its intuitive, accurate, and interactive characteristics, is playing an increasingly important role in industrial remote collaboration.
3D Animation Facilitates Remote Design Collaboration
During the industrial product design phase, design teams from different regions need close collaboration. 3D animation can present design solutions in an intuitive three-dimensional format, allowing team members, wherever they are, to clearly see the product's appearance, structure, and internal details.
US MAGUI BW Papersystems is a company focused on the R&D and manufacturing of high-end corrugated board production lines, with design teams distributed across different countries. Leveraging years of technical accumulation and rich practical experience, the R&D team launched a new belt press corrugated machine, using 3D industrial animation to simulate the dynamic demonstration of corrugating rollers on the production line. Team members communicated through remote collaboration, reducing design errors caused by communication breakdowns and ultimately solving the problem of corrugated board slippage that occurred with traditional corrugated machines.
3D Animation Supports Remote Equipment Installation and Commissioning
For the installation and commissioning of large industrial equipment, professional technicians are often required on-site. However, in the context of globalization, this can pose time and cost challenges. 3D animation can provide detailed installation and commissioning guides, enabling remote guidance.
During the epidemic, Guangdong Zhaoqing Xijiang Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. commissioned Xiamen Xuncheng to produce equipment installation animations, using 3D animation to provide installation guidance to local technicians. The animation details the equipment's components, installation sequence, and debugging parameters. Local technicians watched the animation and operated step-by-step, communicating with remote experts in real-time via video conference when encountering issues. This animation demonstration and remote guidance enabled the production enterprise to assemble the machinery and equipment themselves, resolving the awkward situation of engineers being unable to travel for installation.
3D Animation Promotes Remote Training and Technical Exchange
Industrial enterprises need to continuously train their employees and engage in technical exchanges to enhance their skill levels. 3D animation can be an effective tool for remote training.
After Wande Shuke commissioned Xiamen Xuncheng to produce digital printing machine installation animations for its after-sales service team, it not only facilitated new employees to repeatedly watch and understand key installation points and precautions, but the interactive features in the animation also brought many conveniences to customer factories, allowing employees to perform simulated operations and deepen their understanding of the knowledge. This shortened the training cycle and improved the operational skills and safety awareness of their employees.
In the context of globalization, 3D animation shows immense application potential in industrial remote collaboration. It breaks geographical limitations, improves collaboration efficiency, reduces costs, and provides strong support for the development of industrial enterprises. With continuous technological advancements, the application of 3D animation in industrial remote collaboration will become more extensive and profound.
Featured FAQs:
Q: What are the application areas of industrial animation?
A: Industrial animation is widely used in machinery and equipment, energy and transportation, home appliances, building security, bridges and tunnels, as well as after-sales services such as product operation, usage, maintenance, and repair.
Application scenarios for industrial animation include: exhibition demonstrations, product sales, new plant planning, after-sales service, project bidding, achievement reporting, education and training, advertising and marketing, equipment maintenance, etc.
Q: What are the dissemination occasions for animated videos?
A: Animated videos can be played in various occasions:
1-Exhibitions: Playing animated videos at exhibitions with many buyers can quickly capture customer attention and facilitate in-depth communication.
2-Client Visits: It is convenient for new salespersons to quickly get started with business; even novice salespersons can engage in in-depth communication with clients through animated videos.
3-Playback on various platforms and official websites: Such as Douyin, WeChat Video Accounts, Xiaohongshu, etc., to quickly expand influence.
4-New Plant Planning: Breaking through traditional CAD planar presentations, animation videos provide a more intuitive demonstration of the rationality of new plant planning.
5-After-sales Service: Using animated videos to demonstrate equipment operation, maintenance, and repair is intuitive and easy to understand, which not only significantly reduces after-sales service costs but also helps increase customer loyalty.
6-Training and Educational Settings: Animated videos are important teaching tools, helping students and trainees to more intuitively understand and master knowledge.
Q: When is it suitable for enterprises to produce 3D animations?
A: The following three time points are relatively suitable for producing promotional 3D animations:
1-Before exhibitions. It is best to complete the animation video 15-30 days in advance to build momentum for attending the exhibition;
2-New products and new equipment are about to be launched to the market;
3-Major client visits and exchanges.
4-Product R&D phase: Assists in inter-departmental communication and collaboration within the enterprise; helps attract investment or cooperation opportunities; simulates design problems in advance, reducing R&D costs and risks;
5-Internal training phase
It should be noted that 3D animation videos have a certain production cycle. It is best to communicate with the production company in advance to arrange the production time reasonably.
About Xuncheng Technology
Founded in 2016, with 9 years of professional industrial 3D animation creation experience, serving clients ranging from startups, overseas customers, listed companies, and foreign-funded enterprises. We specialize in providing 3D animation creation for machinery and equipment, high-tech industries, software development, foreign trade companies, and more. Offering one-stop industrial 3D animation creative services from product sales to after-sales maintenance.
Provided nearly 3000 minutes of professional animation videos for over 200 manufacturing enterprises.
Whether at exhibition sites or during client visits; whether expanding into overseas markets or enhancing after-sales service, we firmly believe that through the power of design, complex products and machinery can be presented in breathtaking 3D animations. This not only brings a unique visual experience to clients but also deeply resonates with them.
