ANALYSIS OF THE CURRENT APPLICATION OF AR IN THE CONTEXT OF TPM IN SLOVAKIA ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

Industrial production has undergone significant changes in the last decade. Competition has increased dramatically, and customers are focusing on product quality, delivery time and product costs. For this reason, companies should focus not only on the continuous improvement of their products, but also on their processes. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a methodology aimed at increasing the efficiency and longevity of equipment and machinery. Augmented reality is a direct or indirect view of the physically real environment, parts of which are enriched in digital, mostly textual, or pictorial form with additional information relevant to the object one is looking at. The aim of the paper was to analyse and describe the current situation of implementation of AR technology in industrial enterprises of Slovakia as a means to improve and explore opportunities for the future adaption of the TPM philosophy in the Industry 4.0 environment.