Module · AR / VR / Mixed Reality

Q-SOP-XR

AR-guided procedures, VR-certified operators, real-time supervision.

Digitize critical maneuvers once — then execute them AR-guided on iPad and Apple Vision Pro, train and certify operators in immersive VR on Meta Quest, coordinate multiple workers with digital Lockout/Tagout, and supervise the whole floor live from a Control Room. Live plant sensors overlay directly on the equipment. Every step recorded. Every deviation flagged.

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What it does

A complete AR + VR platform for safety-critical Standard Operating Procedures — authoring, execution, supervision, certification and audit — wired straight into the real-time signals your plant already publishes.

Visual SOP Authoring

Node-graph editor: navigate, verify, checklist, decision, parallel work, tagout — drag & drop.

Multi-Device Execution

iPad AR, Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest, Android tablet and web simulator — same procedure, any device.

Digital LOTO

Real hasp-model Lockout/Tagout: multiple workers on one point, personal locks, supervisor override with audit reason.

Live Control Room

Manager sees every operator's current step, progress, LOTO state and alarms — can message or abort remotely.

Auto-Verify + Manual Fallback

Steps verify via PLC tag readback, position and object recognition. Operator can confirm manually if auto-verify fails.

Live Sensor Overlay

Balluff, MQTT, OPC-UA, S7 — live tag values float as AR labels next to the physical equipment.

Author Once, Run Anywhere

Q-XR Studio exports platform-agnostic scenarios — run the same VR training on Quest 3 today, Vision Pro tomorrow.

VR Certification & Scoring

Adaptive VR scenarios grade the operator, detect safety deviations, unlock the next level based on score.

QR & Spatial Anchors

Commissioning crew marks 3D asset positions once — chevrons, holograms and instructions snap to the right control.

Evidence & Audit Trail

Photo, position, checklist and time evidence per step. Immutable log for compliance and safety review.

Time Tracking & Alarms

Estimated time per step. Warn at 1.2×, alarm at 2× — the supervisor sees it before the operator does.

Offline-First

Wi-Fi drops? Executions and evidence queue on-device and sync automatically when the network comes back.

Perfect fit for critical substation maneuvers

Field-proven mapping to the exact PoC shape asked of us by industrial customers — automotive, steel and energy plants that need to digitize high-voltage switching, cable transfer, load shedding and permit-to-work routines.

Digitization Substation logic modelled step-by-step in the visual node-graph editor — branches, parallel work, decisions.
Field AR assistance iPad and Vision Pro guide the operator through preparation, diagnosis, isolation, switching and restoration — step by step.
Live sensor data Balluff IO-Link, PLC (S7 & others), MQTT and OPC-UA render as dynamic AR labels next to the physical panel.
CMMS integration Direct connectors for IBM Maximo and SAP PM — step compliance and work orders update in real time.
VR certification Meta Quest module rehearses the maneuver, scores the operator and detects safety deviations before field certification.
Digital LOTO Bloqueo por celda / seccionador tracked digitally: who applied, when, why — supervisor override with audit trail.

Two pillars, one platform

Q-SOP-XR pairs the AR-guided field execution runtime with an immersive VR training studio — the same asset catalog and procedure model powers both.

AR · Field assistance

Q-SOP-XR — Guided execution

For the operator in front of the equipment. Runs on iPad and Apple Vision Pro. Overlays step instructions, PLC signals and safety warnings directly on the switchgear, panel or valve.

  • Step-by-step AR guidance with chevrons & anchors
  • Live PLC / MQTT signal overlays
  • QR code scanning to identify assets in the field
  • Digital LOTO applied and released at the point of work
  • Photo + position + checklist evidence per step
  • Offline-safe with automatic sync
VR · Immersive training

Q-XR Studio — Certification & rehearsal

For the trainer and the trainee. A block-based visual authoring studio for VR/MR training scenarios — adaptive branching, scoring, mode-gated difficulty, video-triggered sequences — exported to Meta Quest 3 today and Apple Vision Pro next.

  • Drag-and-drop block editor for scenarios
  • Spawn, dialog, video, score, branch, timer blocks
  • Easy / Hard / Expert modes gate visibility per block
  • Emergency interrupt zones for realistic scenarios
  • Structural & semantic validation before export
  • Data-driven Unity 6 runtime — swap JSON, not code

Runs where operators work

Same procedures. Same asset catalog. Different device for the job at hand — a phone in a plant walkdown, a Vision Pro at the switchgear, a Quest headset in the training room, a laptop in the control room.

Apple Vision Pro (visionOS 2) iPad Pro M4 (LiDAR AR) iPhone 15/16 Pro (LiDAR AR) Meta Quest 3 / 3S / Pro XReal One Pro Viture Pro XR Android tablet (ARCore) Web Simulator (Chrome / Safari) Supervisor Web Console Meta Ray-Ban Display roadmap HoloLens 2 on request

How it works

From procedure authoring to VR certification, live field execution and Control Room supervision — a single closed loop.

— Authoring —

Q-SOP-XR procedures library listing all defined SOPs

Procedures library

All of your critical maneuvers in one place — substation restoration, busbar transfer, boiler start-up, piercer plug change, ladle handling. Owned by the engineering team, versioned, searchable, ready to run.

  • Multi-plant / multi-line SOP catalog
  • Search & filter by asset, area, criticality
  • Versioning & publication workflow
SOP Flow Editor — visual node-graph procedure builder with branches and parallel work

SOP Flow Editor

A visual builder for engineers who write procedures — not for developers. Drop nodes for navigation, verification, checklists, decisions, parallel work and lockout. Estimate time per step so the runtime can warn on drift.

  • Steps: navigate_to, press_button, verify_state, manual_check, checklist, tagout, decision, parallel
  • Branches, loops and emergency interrupts
  • Per-step estimated duration with warning / alarm thresholds
Procedure step list — Piercer Plug Change, ordered steps with descriptions

Step-by-step detail

Every procedure resolves to a clear ordered step list — the same shape a substation switching sequence takes today, just structured and executable. Each step carries its instructions, safety cues, verification method and expected duration.

  • Human-readable step titles & descriptions
  • Verification method: PLC tag, position, photo, manual
  • Attached PPE, tools and safety notes

— Assets & live data —

Assets catalog — equipment, controls, panels, indicators and lockout points

Assets, controls & panels

One catalog covers equipment, panels, controls, indicators, lockout points and locations — with visual hints (shape, color, size) that the XR client uses to anchor guidance to the real world.

  • Equipment, panels, controls, indicators, signals
  • Lockout points modelled as real energy-isolation points
  • Visual hints drive AR overlays & spatial anchors
Live dashboards bound to the SOP showing real-time PLC and sensor values

Live dashboards bound to the SOP

Each procedure carries a live dashboard: voltage, current, temperature, state, position — the tags the operator needs while running the step. Values stream from Balluff IO-Link, S7 PLCs, OPC-UA and MQTT.

  • Balluff IO-Link, S7, Allen-Bradley, OPC-UA, MQTT
  • Automatic quality & staleness indicators
  • Verification steps read the same tags for auto-pass

— Execution & simulation —

Simulator with tagout/lockout step verification and evidence submission

Simulator & step verification

The full runtime engine in a browser — author validates the procedure, walks the steps, applies lockouts, submits evidence and sees exactly what an iPad or Vision Pro operator will see. No need for headset time to iterate.

  • Full runtime in the browser
  • Tagout / Lockout step verification loop
  • Same event bus as the on-device client
Executions history showing past SOP runs with operators, duration and outcome

Executions history

Every SOP run kept: operator, shift, duration, deviations, evidence. A queryable record of what actually happened at the substation, the melt shop, the boiler house — not what someone wrote down at the end of the shift.

  • Filter by procedure, asset, operator, shift, date
  • Direct link to per-step evidence
  • Export to CMMS & safety systems

— Supervision —

Control Room — active SOPs, current step per operator and LOTO status

Supervisor Control Room

Every active procedure on one screen. Which operator, which step, which LOTO active, which timer is drifting. The supervisor can send a message, request confirmation or abort remotely — without radio guesswork.

  • Real-time per-operator status via WebSocket
  • LOTO badges per active asset
  • Message, request confirmation, or abort with reason
Digital LOTO Registry with locks applied per isolation point and holder

Digital LOTO Registry

Locks the way real crews do it: multiple workers can each apply a personal lock to the same isolation point — and only the last lock releases energization. Locks persist beyond the procedure. Supervisors can override with an audit reason when needed.

  • Real hasp / group-lock model per isolation point
  • Personal “My Locks” page — release anywhere, anytime
  • Locks persist beyond execution — safety first

— Audit & analytics —

Executions log with operations and maintenance procedure history

Operations & maintenance log

The same audit trail feeds both operations and maintenance workflows — substation switching sequences on the ops side, LOTO-protected maintenance runs on the other. All searchable, all exportable, all defensible.

  • Ops / Maintenance segmentation
  • Immutable evidence & step timestamps
  • Ready for compliance & incident review
Audit and execution analytics — deviation rate, average step duration and safety events

Audit & execution analytics

Aggregate view over hundreds of runs: deviation rate per procedure, average step duration vs. estimate, safety events per shift. The signal you need to actually improve your procedures — not just archive them.

  • Deviation heatmap by step and operator
  • Time-per-step vs. estimated (with drift alerts)
  • Safety-event rollup per plant / line / shift

— VR training & certification (Q-XR Studio) —

Author, rehearse, certify

The Q-XR Studio companion turns the same asset catalog and procedure model into a VR training scenario. Trainees rehearse in a virtual substation, get scored on every action and receive a defensible certification — before they touch real gear.

  • Block-based scenario editor — no code
  • Adaptive branching & deviation detection
  • Meta Quest 3 runtime today, Apple Vision Pro next
  • Certification report exported to CMMS / LMS

Same platform, two lifecycles

Author the maneuver once. Publish to the field (AR) for on-site execution. Publish to VR for training and certification. The catalog, the audit trail and the scoring stay coherent across both worlds.

  • Single source of truth for procedures & assets
  • One catalog drives AR overlays & VR scenes
  • Certification score gates who gets to run the real SOP

Integrates with what you already run

Q-SOP-XR is not a walled garden. It plugs into your existing SCADA, PLCs, sensors, work-order system and identity provider — and inherits QUANTUM Industrial Studio's driver library.

PLC connectivity

Siemens S7 (via Q-IND RT), Allen-Bradley, Modbus, OPC-UA, EtherNet/IP, Mitsubishi, Schneider, Opto22.

Sensor overlays

Balluff IO-Link, IO-Link masters, industrial IIoT gateways — live values appear as AR labels in-context.

CMMS / EAM

IBM Maximo, SAP PM — work-order pull, step compliance push, evidence archival.

Real-time bus

MQTT & WebSocket bridge to QUANTUM Industrial Studio — the same tags, historised, alarmed, charted.

Identity & SSO

JWT-based authentication with per-company / plant / line scoping. Fits behind your SSO.

3D assets & USDZ

USDZ / GLB models for Apple Vision Pro, iPad AR and Meta Quest — imported directly from CAD or scanned in place.

Where it's used

Anywhere a wrong step is dangerous, expensive or hard to prove after the fact.

High-voltage switching Substation restoration Busbar transfer Permit-to-work Confined-space entry Boiler start-up & shutdown Furnace tap & cast Ladle handling Emergency shutdown Line clearance Chemical batch changeover Cleaning validation (pharma) Maintenance sign-off Operator onboarding Contractor certification

Digitize your critical maneuvers

Q-SOP-XR ships as a module of QUANTUM Industrial Studio. No per-device or per-procedure license. Tell us about your plant — substation, melt shop, boiler house, cleanroom — and we'll scope a PoC with you.