Year of Implementation: 2025
Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions
Industry: Consumer Goods Manufacturing
Country: Czech Republic
Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions: 3D Visualization of a New Production Technology for Factory Layout Planning
Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions, part of the multinational Freudenberg Group, manufactures, among other products, the iconic Vileda brand. In their Czech production plant, the team repeatedly faced challenges when integrating new machines and production lines into existing facilities.
Challenge
The traditional process—based on 2D drawings, floor taping, and cardboard boxes—was inaccurate, time-consuming, and often led to costly errors discovered only after the physical delivery of the machines. Communication with equipment manufacturers relied on video calls and screen sharing, which frequently caused misunderstandings and incomplete specifications.
Solution
Through a series of collaborative workshops, we designed and delivered a complete XR solution for efficient visualization of production technologies:
- Meta Quest 3 headsets
- JoinXR software enabling realistic 1:1 scale visualization
- Automatic 3D model optimization – ready for XR use within minutes
- Service plan ensuring technical support, adoption assistance, and regular updates on new features
Thanks to the intuitive user interface, employee training took just a few hours. Today, the team operates the technology fully independently, without external assistance.
Key Benefits
By deploying XR technology, Freudenberg achieved a significant acceleration in machine layout planning. What used to take 1–2 weeks—preparing DWG drawings, taping floors, and building cardboard mockups—can now be completed in a single two-hour XR session.
- Major acceleration of machine layout planning
- No need for floor taping, cardboard mockups, or DWG preparation
- Realistic 1:1 simulation of production lines directly in factory halls
- Placement accuracy within 1–5 cm
- Shared XR environment for multiple participants – both locally and remotely
- Photo and video documentation directly from visualization sessions
- Fast and simple 3D model preparation – automatic optimization with no manual adjustments required
- Rapid user adoption even among non-technical roles – the system is truly easy to use
Results and Next Steps
With our solution, the customer has greatly reduced the risk of layout planning errors, accelerated the overall process, and improved both internal and external communication.
Looking ahead, Freudenberg plans to expand the use of this technology to additional plants within the group and to new applications such as:
- Maintenance training for new production lines
- Remote collaboration of technical teams
- Design validation prior to implementation
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“AYES is our partner, and thanks to them we discovered a solution that has significantly simplified our production planning. It brought us a new way of working that truly makes sense. I was honestly surprised by how simple and effective it is — the team embraced it immediately, and we now use it regularly.”
Dušan Svítil
General Manager
“This solution is simple — just a few clicks, and within minutes I can see a real machine model right on the shop floor. No more guessing based on drawings.”
Miroslav Lux
Senior Engineer