IRVINE, CA – May 15, 2025– EON Reality, the world leader in AI-assisted Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality-based knowledge transfer for industry and education, today announced a significant strategic initiative designed to cultivate the specialized workforce crucial for Wisconsin’s expanding role in Electronics and Advanced Battery Manufacturing. This initiative introduces dedicated «AI Academy for Income» tracks, supercharged by EON Reality’s groundbreaking Spatial AI technology. EON Reality will forge vital partnerships with Wisconsin state agencies, its robust technical college system, and key industry anchors like Foxconn and Clarios to deploy a transformative XR and AI training infrastructure. This program aims to rapidly equip thousands of Wisconsinites with the future-proof skills needed for high-demand careers in these critical technology-driven sectors.

The Why: Bridging Wisconsin’s Skills Gap in High-Precision Tech Manufacturing

Wisconsin is carving out a significant niche in advanced electronics and energy storage, driven by major investments such as Foxconn’s multi-billion dollar campus in Mount Pleasant and Clarios’s substantial battery manufacturing expansions. This focused industrial growth, however, faces a critical skills bottleneck. Modern electronics manufacturing demands mastery of Surface Mount Technology (SMT), precision assembly, automated optical inspection, and cleanroom protocols (depending on product). Simultaneously, advanced battery production requires expertise in chemical handling, automated assembly lines, quality control for energy storage systems, and stringent safety procedures. Traditional training methods struggle to deliver these distinct, high-precision skill sets with the necessary speed, scale, safety, and focus on AI-integrated manufacturing, potentially limiting Wisconsin’s ability to fully capitalize on these strategic technology investments.

The What: EON Reality’s Integrated Ecosystem, Powered by Spatial AI for Wisconsin’s Focus

EON Reality delivers a versatile, AI-accelerated solution meticulously engineered to address Wisconsin’s specific advanced manufacturing workforce demands. This initiative leverages the full power of the EON Reality ecosystem:

• The EON-XR Platform: The core technological engine – a scalable cloud-based SaaS platform enabling the ultra-fast creation and statewide deployment of photorealistic, interactive 3D training simulations for both electronics assembly and battery production. Featuring the revolutionary Spatial AI Text-to-XR capability, this platform can instantly convert SMT machine manuals, battery assembly procedures, or electronics testing protocols into engaging, hands-on XR training modules in under 80 seconds, providing unparalleled agility in curriculum development for rapidly evolving technologies.
• Specialized AI Academy Tracks (e.g., Advanced Electronics Mfg, Battery Tech Specialist): Dedicated workforce development pipelines tailored to Wisconsin’s key sectors. These programs seamlessly integrate immersive XR simulation with AI-personalized learning pathways, emphasize practical skill validation, offer industry-aligned micro-credentials, and build direct hiring connections with leading Wisconsin employers like Foxconn, Clarios, and their supply chains.
• EON Career Guide & Compass: Intelligent AI career advisors assisting Wisconsinites in navigating opportunities within the state’s electronics and energy storage ecosystems, identifying relevant technical aptitudes, and charting customized learning plans for career entry and advancement.
• AI-Era Electronics & Battery Curriculum: Co-developed with Wisconsin industry experts and technical college faculty, featuring modules (see sample below) specifically designed to build not only deep technical proficiency but also essential skills for interacting with AI-driven quality control systems, managing automated production lines, and collaborating effectively in high-tech manufacturing environments.

This powerful synergy moves training far beyond traditional labs or manuals. Trainees are immersed in realistic virtual SMT lines and simulated battery production cells, mastering complex, high-precision tasks safely and efficiently. EON Reality’s data-proven methodology enables learners to acquire complex technical skills up to 4x faster, ensuring graduates are competent, safe, and immediately valuable contributors to Wisconsin’s advanced manufacturing employers.

The How: Strategic Wisconsin Partnerships & Scalable Statewide Deployment

The initiative’s success relies on strong, collaborative partnerships within Wisconsin. EON Reality is actively engaging with key stakeholders:

• State Agencies (e.g., Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation – WEDC, Department of Workforce Development): Providing strategic direction, facilitating connections within the electronics and energy sectors, leveraging state workforce programs like Wisconsin Fast Forward, and exploring aligned funding opportunities.
• Educational System (e.g., Wisconsin Technical College System – WTCS, Gateway Technical College, Milwaukee Area Technical College – MATC): Serving as critical deployment and delivery partners, integrating specialized XR/AI training tracks into relevant electronics and advanced manufacturing programs, leveraging their statewide network and instructional expertise.
• Industry Leaders (e.g., Foxconn, Clarios, Rockwell Automation, Electronics Suppliers, Battery Tech Companies): Collaborating closely to define precise skill standards for modern electronics and battery production, validating the technical accuracy of training content, providing essential subject matter expertise, potentially offering internships or apprenticeships, and committing to interviewing and hiring qualified program graduates.

Deployment strategies will be flexible and regionally focused, including establishing AI Academy training hubs near major investment sites, integrating solutions within WTCS campuses (like Gateway and MATC), utilizing mobile XR training units for broader accessibility, and implementing comprehensive train-the-trainer programs to build sustainable local instructional capacity in these high-tech fields.

Key Benefits for Wisconsin’s Electronics & Battery Sectors:

• Hyper-Accelerated Skills for High-Tech Roles: Utilize XR and AI to dramatically reduce time-to-competency for critical roles like SMT Operators and Battery Assembly Technicians, enabling Wisconsinites to master vital skills 4x faster, supporting rapid production ramps.
• Enhanced Precision & Safety: Provide zero-risk virtual training for intricate electronics assembly requiring high dexterity (SMT) and for handling materials and processes in battery manufacturing requiring strict safety adherence.
• Superior Skill Proficiency & Quality Control: Achieve higher levels of competence and reduce errors in tasks like automated optical inspection interpretation and battery cell quality testing through immersive, data-driven virtual practice. Boost knowledge retention by over 75%.
• Instant Content Creation for Evolving Tech with Spatial AI: Leverage Spatial AI Text-to-XR to instantly generate or update XR training modules directly from electronics schematics, battery chemistry data, or new automation SOPs in seconds, keeping pace with rapid technological change.
• Scalable & Cost-Efficient Statewide Training: Substantially lower training costs (up to 50-60% savings) by minimizing reliance on expensive cleanroom access, specialized SMT equipment, or battery testing setups for training. Efficiently scale consistent, high-quality training across Wisconsin.
• Future-Proofed, AI-Savvy Tech Workforce: Develop talent proficient not only in current processes but also skilled in AI-era manufacturing competencies: interacting with smart quality systems, managing automated lines, interpreting sensor data, and adapting to next-generation electronics and battery technologies.
• Strengthening Wisconsin’s Tech Manufacturing Niche: Directly support the operational success of major investments by Foxconn, Clarios, and others, accelerate high-wage job creation, enhance Wisconsin’s competitiveness for attracting further tech manufacturing, and solidify its reputation as a hub for advanced electronics and energy storage solutions.

Comparison: Traditional vs. EON Reality’s AI-Era Approach (Wisconsin Focus)

Expanded Targeted Use Cases for Wisconsin (Electronics & Battery):
(Leveraging Spatial AI for rapid generation of relevant scenarios)

Electronics Manufacturing:

• Virtual Surface Mount Technology (SMT) Line Operation: Immersive training on operating pick-and-place machines, solder paste printers, reflow ovens, and interpreting process parameters. (AI creates modules from machine manuals)
• Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) Simulation: Training technicians to interpret AOI results, identify true vs. false defects, and make quality judgments based on virtual board scans.
• Precision Hand Soldering & Rework Simulation: Practicing intricate soldering techniques on virtual circuit boards with real-time feedback on temperature, time, and quality.
• AR-Guided Electronics Assembly: Using AR overlays to provide step-by-step guidance for complex manual assembly of electronic devices or components. (AI converts assembly diagrams to AR)
• Virtual Circuit Testing & Diagnostics: Learning to use virtual multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers to test and troubleshoot simulated electronic circuits.

Advanced Battery Manufacturing:

• Virtual Battery Cell Assembly & Stacking: Immersive practice of layering electrodes and separators, performing quality checks, and handling delicate materials according to precise specifications. (AI creates modules from assembly procedures)
• Automated Battery Module/Pack Assembly Line Simulation: Training on monitoring automated welding, sealing, and testing stations, responding to machine alerts, and basic troubleshooting.
• Battery Chemistry & Safety Handling Protocols: Interactive scenarios focusing on safe handling of specific battery chemistries, spill response, and thermal runaway prevention/response. (AI generates safety drills)
• Battery Management System (BMS) Testing Simulation: Learning to interface with and test the functionality of virtual BMS units for voltage, current, and temperature monitoring.
• AR-Guided Battery Quality Inspection: Using AR to overlay specifications and defect examples during the visual inspection of virtual or physical battery cells/modules.

Sample Curriculum Outline (Wisconsin Dual-Track Model):|
(Dynamic curriculum rapidly created/updated using Spatial AI)

Core Advanced Manufacturing (AI Era):

• Module 1: Intro to Advanced Mfg (Electronics & Energy), Industry 4.0/5.0 Principles, Advanced Industrial Safety (Chemical, Electrical, Automation), Data Literacy & AI Basics, Quality Systems (ISO).
• Module 2: Reading Technical Schematics (Electronic & Process), Precision Measurement & Metrology, Fundamentals of Automation & Control.

Specialization Track: Advanced Electronics Manufacturing Technician:

• Module 3: SMT Processes & Equipment Operation (XR Sim), Electronics Assembly Techniques (XR Soldering Practice), Cleanroom Protocols (XR Sim).
• Module 4: AOI & Quality Inspection (Virtual AOI Analysis), Electronics Testing & Troubleshooting (XR Virtual Bench), AI in Electronics Quality Control.
• Module 5: Lean Mfg in Electronics, Human-Automation Interaction on SMT Lines, Career Paths in WI Electronics.

Specialization Track: Battery Technology Specialist:

• Module 3: Battery Chemistry & Fundamentals, Cell & Module Assembly Processes (XR Sim), Advanced Battery Safety Protocols (XR Drills).
• Module 4: Battery Testing & Validation Procedures (Virtual BMS Sim), Automated Battery Production Lines (XR Sim), Data Analysis for Battery Performance.
• Module 5: Quality Control in Battery Mfg, AI for Predictive Quality/Safety, Career Paths in WI Energy Storage.

«Wisconsin is strategically building its future on high-tech manufacturing, particularly in vital electronics and advanced battery sectors. This requires a workforce with specialized, high-precision skills adept at working in automated, data-rich environments,» stated Dan Lejerskar, Chairman of EON Reality. «Our Spatial AI technology is the game-changer, enabling the instant creation of complex XR training for both SMT lines and battery production directly from technical data. By empowering Wisconsinites to master these critical skills up to 4x faster, we provide the talent pipeline needed by industry leaders like Foxconn and Clarios, ensuring Wisconsin not only attracts these investments but becomes a globally recognized hub for talent in these essential technologies.»

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