Eclipse Automation has unveiled Eclipse RealitySync, a new immersive collaboration platform designed to help manufacturers evaluate, de-risk and scale factory automation projects before production systems are built. Launched at Automate 2026, the platform enables manufacturers to explore virtual production environments using Apple Vision Pro technology, allowing engineering, operations and leadership teams to review factory layouts, […]
The increasing complexity of factory automation and the maturation of virtual reality technologies like Apple Vision Pro are converging to enable more sophisticated pre-production planning.
This platform significantly de-risks large-scale automation investments and accelerates deployment timelines for complex manufacturing projects, improving efficiency and reducing waste.
Factory planning and commissioning processes can now be conducted in a highly immersive, collaborative virtual environment, minimizing physical prototypes and on-site changes.
- · Manufacturers adopting advanced automation
- · Extended Reality (XR) hardware/software providers
- · Industrial automation integrators
- · Complex manufacturing sectors
- · Traditional physical prototyping services
- · Companies slow to adopt digital twin technologies
- · Legacy factory design software providers
Manufacturing companies will experience faster and more accurate factory deployments, reducing capital expenditure risks.
The widespread adoption of such platforms could lead to a 'virtual-first' approach to industrial capital projects, fundamentally changing design and build cycles.
This could accelerate the reshoring of complex manufacturing by making efficient planning and reconfigurability more accessible, altering global supply chain dynamics.
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