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MANIFEST

The possibilities offered by the Manifest are used in many areas!

PBC Linear

Taqtile also has many private sector customers, one of which is PBC Linear, a large machine bearing manufacturer based in South Beloit, IL. They have one of Northern Illinois’ largest machine shops, with about 120 machinists. But machinists and tool and die makers are becoming increasingly difficult to hire. In the “old days,” PBC could hire apprentices—typically from high school vocational programs—and they would train them for four years before they became journeymen toolmakers or machinists. For the last decade, however, high schools in the area haven’t offered vocational programs, and “it’s left a large talent gap for us,” according to Tim LeCrone, a manufacturing manager who has worked at PBC for 28 years. The company’s turnover rate was also high, and there was no good source of new talent. LeCrone said he didn’t have the time to train individual workers.

PBC executives realized they needed a new approach to training their people, so Beau Wileman, who manages the “Factory of the Future” program at the company, began to explore AR-based training at the suggestion of PBC’s owner. Wileman and some colleagues had a quick conversation with Taqtile and decided to give it a try. Wileman said that Taqtile reminded him of the video games he’d played in the past, and he thought younger workers would find that appealing. In April 2020 they brought in some Taqtile people to create some templates, and shortly thereafter they began to produce content in Manifest themselves.

Wind turbine

Using Manifest software and an augmented reality headset, a veteran electrician authors a step-by-step procedure to perform a voltage check on a wind turbine. Then, his younger colleague follows the steps to perform the same task referencing the bookmarked PDF manual and recorded video.

737 cockpit

Using Manifest for a Boeing 737 start procedure referencing photo and video notes, 3D pen and audio notes, bookmarked documentation, and 3D models.

737 cockpit

Using Manifest for a Boeing 737 start procedure referencing photo and video notes, 3D pen and audio notes, bookmarked documentation, and 3D models.

US Air Force

The most skilled aircraft maintainers no longer need to be physically present to train new workers, allowing new recruits to learn and become proficient much faster.

0% task error rate vs. 92% task error rate

US Air Force Research Labs saw the rate of error occurrence by first year air maintenance mechanics on C-5 engine component replacement workflows drop from 92% (using traditional Technical Manual based methods), to 0% after implementing Manifest.

“This is how today’s Airmen are learning. This is a prime example of how innovation will help our Airmen meet their true potential.”

Shelina Frey, Chief Master Sgt.

AMC COMMAND CHIEF, USAF

USMC 4th MLG

The USMC 4th MLG uses Manifest to provide real-time start-procedure instructions on 30kW AMMPS Generator Sets. The Marines and Sailors of 4th Marine Logistics Group provide a full range of critical logistical support needed to keep the Marine Forces Reserve units fully combat operational.

USMC 4th MLG

The USMC 4th MLG uses Manifest to provide real-time start-procedure instructions on 30kW AMMPS Generator Sets using augmented reality headsets.

Sound transit

Sound Transit workers author and simulate the procedure to de-energize an OMF TPSS (Operations and Maintenance Facility Transfer Power Substation).

5G tower maintenance

Using Manifest augmented reality software, a team of TCI engineers perform a commissioning checklist procedure on a 25 kw generator located at a 5G cell tower site.

Manifest Android

For mobile users, optimized for the well-known operating system, Manifest provides all the capabilities your employees need to get work done efficiently or seek help from a remote expert.

Manifest IOS App

Easily create content on AR headset or tablet.

Landing Gear Inspection

Using Manifest software on augmented-reality devices, users author and follow routine maintenance procedures for inspecting aircraft landing gear.

Flow waterjets

Flow WaterJet uses Manifest at trade shows to display full-scale 3D models of their machines with interactive feature walkthroughs. At the Customer Training Center in Kent, Washington, instructors use Manifest in the classroom and training lab to teach customers routine maintenance procedures on the machine’s 96,000 PSI intensifier pumps. At the CTC, customers use Manifest augmented reality procedures to learn and execute disassembly, maintenance, and reassembly of the intensifier pumps. In the near future, these procedures will be available to customers to use at their facilities creating value add for Flow’s support services and to their customers whose waterjet machines are a operational-critical part of their business.

King County

In 2017, King County’s West Point Treatment Plant experienced a failure which sent untreated wastewater pumping into Puget Sound. In the wake of this disaster, King County’s Wastewater Treatment Division and Department of Natural Resources and Parks sought help from Taqtile to overhaul training for new workers.

Using Manifest, longtime employees author step-by-step digital instructions over the facility’s equipment, including supplemental materials in the form of videos, photographs, documents like Material Safety Data Sheets and equipment schematics, and annotations. Trainees and operators can access these instructions hands-free, and use them both to learn procedures on a digital twin, and to complete operational checklists as they work. Manifest also streamlines the process for updating and disseminating maintenance operating procedures, so updates are instantly available to all.

King County received a Digital Edge 50 Award from CIO Magazine for this innovative partnership with Taqtile.

“When you’re in the middle of a crisis, you’re not going to go pull out a binder and try to flip to a page. Taqtile had the perfect use case that would meet our needs at the county.”

Tanya Hannah, CIO
KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON