Siemens Expands Frontier Program into Augmented Reality
A press release dated June 23, 2016, reveals that Siemens are expanding their Frontier Partner Program to include startups in Augmented and Virtual Reality.
This comes as a result of increased interest from Siemen’s industrial customers for AR and VR across the whole product life-cycle. Additionally, more than one third of US manufacturers expect to adopt AR/VR technologies by 2018, according to a recent Pricewaterhouse Coopers report.
Startups will be able to gain access to Siemens software and technology to accelerate innovations in product development to market.
The Frontier program, in which Siemens is currently working with 20 startups in 3D printing and advanced robotics, will now be extended to startups in industrial Augmented and Virtual Reality. Siemens are able to offer the same tools to startups as Siemens themselves use to create digital enterprises for their industrial customers. Startups receive a year-long development license to Siemens’ PLM software suite that enables product development and access to mentors.
Your company may be just what Siemens are looking for, if you are a startup in Augmented Reality or Virtual Reality, with solutions related to a product and process design, simulation, maintenance and repair, remote collaboration, training, and supporting the sales process. For more information see Siemens webpage.