Studio Merkas
Technology, Industry & Production

3D, VR and AR for training, service and sales

Built from your CAD and BIM data: training on the digital twin, guides at the machine and configurators for sales.

Clients and partners

Drees & SommerBSHAudiVolkswagenDaimlerDeutsche Bahn

Skilled workers are scarce, the plant has to keep running

New people need to work safely sooner, training must not interrupt production, and products that need explaining need more than a data sheet. We turn your CAD and BIM data into applications for practising, inspecting and selling. On a tablet, in the browser or with a VR headset, whatever works in your operation.

Services

What we build for industry and production

Typical applications in this sector. Your project is not on the list? Talk to us anyway, we build beyond it too.

Training and instruction in VR

  • Practise operation without stopping the plant
  • Train dangerous situations safely
  • Based on your CAD data

Maintenance and service with AR

  • Step-by-step instructions at the machine
  • On tablet or smartphone, no smart glasses needed
  • Fewer repeat service visits

3D product configurator

  • Configure variants in the browser
  • For sales, website and trade fairs
  • From existing 3D data

Digital twin

  • Plant or line as an interactive 3D model
  • Walk-throughs and planning before a refit
  • Basis for training and sales

Example projects

What this looks like in practice

INTERROLL Product Catalog
Product Catalog

INTERROLL Product Catalog

Interactive 360° iPad app for conveyor technology: virtual factory tours and product visualisation in sales meetings.
Interroll AG
W&W Campus
Architectural visualization

W&W Campus

BIM data became a walkable VR campus in Unreal Engine, for planning and alignment before construction began.
W&W AG

Client voice

„Explaining pallet conveyor technology is hard. After a brainstorm with Nikola it became playfully easy: an application built on 360° video. It is very popular with our sales colleagues worldwide.“
Irma SlavenskaiteIrma SlavenskaiteInterroll Groupproject on the leftINTERROLL product catalogue

First step

Feasibility check with your CAD data

Together we check what can be done with your existing CAD or BIM data. Then you receive a quote for a pilot with key figures agreed in advance.

Why Studio Merkas

What you get with us

  1. One studio

    Everything from one source

    Concept, design, 3D, development and hosting sit in the same studio. No chain of agency and subcontractors.

    One counterpart from the first conversation to operation

  2. Real-time 3D

    From game development

    We come from game development and turn your CAD data into real-time 3D that runs smoothly and is easy to use.

    For example the W&W Campus from BIM data

  3. Technology

    Technology as needed

    Tablet, browser, VR or AR headset, Unity or Unreal. We use what works in your operation. Often a tablet is enough, no smart glasses needed.

    IT, data protection and works council involved early

  4. Stuttgart

    In person, on site

    A studio in Stuttgart that you can visit, and a fixed contact person from the start.

    First conversation also online

Process

Four steps to your application

No risk for you: the first conversation is free, and you only decide once you have seen our quote. After that, you can see what we are working on in every phase.

Step 1Free first conversation
Step 2Requirements
Step 3Development
Step 4Handover or operation

No obligation, online or at our studio

You tell us about your machine or plant and who will work with it. We ask the right questions and tell you openly what is feasible.

Afterwards you have
A quote with cost framework and statement of work, on request with a proposal for a pilot

Together we define what the application needs to do and involve IT, data protection and the works council early. Where it makes sense, development starts in parallel.

Afterwards you have
An agreed list of what the application does, so it is clear what you get before work really starts

On a tablet, in the browser or with a VR headset

You see the current state regularly and tell us what to adjust. That way there are no surprises at the end.

Afterwards you have
A test version that you and your people can try out directly

You receive the finished application. Or we take over hosting, maintenance and updates so it stays in line with the plant.

Afterwards you have
A running application and a fixed contact person going forward

Frequently asked questions

Contact

Tell us about your plant

Which machine or plant is it about, and do you have CAD or BIM data? A few sentences are enough. Niko will get back to you and arrange a free first conversation.

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Knowledge

Further reading

What Is Game-Based Learning? Definition and Application
Gamification

What Is Game-Based Learning? Definition and Application

Game-based learning builds playful elements into a learning context. We explain the definition, distinctions, and how game-based learning is used effectively.
Nanite in Unreal Engine 5: Virtualized Geometry Explained
Game Production

Nanite in Unreal Engine 5: Virtualized Geometry Explained

Nanite is the virtualized geometry system in Unreal Engine 5. We explain how it renders millions of polygons in real time, how to enable it, and where its limits are.
Lumen in Unreal Engine 5: Real-Time Lighting Explained
Game Production

Lumen in Unreal Engine 5: Real-Time Lighting Explained

Lumen is the dynamic global illumination system in Unreal Engine 5. We explain how the real-time lighting works, how to enable it, and where its limits are.

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