Högskolan i Skövde

Enhancing data visualization on the shop floor provides support for dealing with the increasing complexity of production and the need for progressing towards emerging goals like energy efficiency. It enables personnel to make informed decisions based on real-time data displayed on user-friendly interfaces. Augmented reality (AR) technology provides a promising solution to this problem by allowing for the visualization of data in a more immersive and interactive way. The aim of this study is to present a framework to visualize live and historic data about energy consumption in AR, using Power BI and Unity, and discuss the applications' capabilities. The study demonstrated that both Power BI and Unity can effectively visualize near-real-time machine data with the aid of appropriate data pipelines. While both applications have their respective strengths and limitations, they can support informed decision-making and proactive measures to improve energy utilization. Additional research is needed to examine the correlation between energy consumption and production dynamics, as well as to assess the user-friendliness of the data presentation for effective decision-making support.