Open Lab Day Industrial Metaverse

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Heike Wohlfeld

Research Coordinator ARENA2036 e.V.

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November 11, 2025: Open Lab Day Industrial Metaverse ARENA2036

On November 11, 2025 , ARENA2036 opened its doors to anyone interested in the Industrial Metaverse. At ARENA2036, work, research, and collaboration on the Industrial Metaverse are taking place in many areas—in the real-world lab, through projects, and via member companies. During exclusive guided tours of themed zones on the shop floor , visitors gained exciting insights into projects, research priorities, and industrial applications related to the Industrial Metaverse; they were able to “look over the shoulders” of member companies and engage in conversation with experts from various companies and industries.

Companies such as Mercedes, ISG, Waveye, FARO, Siemens, Nokia, SPIE and other ARENA2036 members provided insights into Industrial Metaverse applications and challenges, and used specific use caseshow solutions are already being implemented today and offered insights into future areas of development—practical, innovative, and forward-looking.

The guided tours not only provided ideas on how to take your first steps in the Industrial Metaverse on your own with minimal effort, but also offered a glimpse into the major benefits that can be achieved in the long term—and brought these to life through various examples firsthand.

The slides from the first half of the event are available here: "Open Lab Day."

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Agenda
Time Program overview Speaker
09:00 a.m.

Arrival

Check-in and get-together with welcome coffee and breakfast snacks

 
09:30 a.m. Welcome and presentation of the ARENA2036

Georg Schnauffer
Deputy Director & Research Coordinator, ARENA2036

09:40 a.m.

Hands-on industrial metaverse in a real-world laboratory: Showcase and sandbox for metaverse applications

Presentation slides "Open Lab Day"

Heike Wohlfeld
Research Coordinator, ARENA2036

Georg Schnauffer
Deputy Director & Research Coordinator, ARENA2036

10:00 a.m. Demo: Digital twin of a factory in the Omniverse - model creation and use using the example of ARENA2036

Michael Hernández
Research Coordinator, ARENA2036

10:30 a.m.

Guided tours of themed islands on the ARENA2036 store floor:

Insights into industrial applications: Use cases, fields of application, solutions and a hands-on look at development issues

 

 

Networks as a communication basis and data source for digital twins

Matthias Jablonowski
Head of Technology & Portfolio Development, Nokia

 

Virtual training of a humanoid robot in the virtual ARENA2036 with Isacc Sim

Dr. Gor Hakobyan
Co-founder & CTO, Waveye

 

Mercedes Holodeck tour: Product development with XR at Mercedes

Daniel Pohlandt
VR/AR Software Developer, Mercedes

 

Asset connectivity on the store floor - reference implementation for real-time data using the example of a robot system

Dr. Frederik Wulle & Dr. Colin Reiff
Associated Research Coordinators ARENA2036,
Co-Founder Collect
 

Digital engineering in the industrial metaverse

Dr. Stefan Reinhardt
Head of Simulation Technology Development, ISG Stuttgart

 

3D scan & inventory: the basis for your own Digital Twin projects

Steffen Kappes
Senior Innovation Manager, FARO

 

Potential for facility management through the Industrial Metaverse

Clarissa Hack
Head of Digital Transformation, SPIE

 

Smart building solutions in the industrial metaverse

Christopher Börner
Senior Sales Manager, Siemens

 

Visual Engineering. From reality to digital copies. (EN)

Stoyan Boyukliyski
Data Science Manager, DXC

 

Robo-Cable: potential for AI-supported automation in Wire Harness using digital twins

Andreas Kernbach
Research Fellow, Fraunhofer IPA

12:30 p.m. Lunch break and time for individual discussions with the experts
 
1:30 pm End of the event