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Journal of Materials Processing Technology 155–156 (2004) 1834–1838 Virtual reality applications in manufacturing process simulation ∗ T.S. Mujber , T. Szecsi, M.S.J. Hashmi School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Abstract Virtual reality (VR) is a rapidly developing computer interface that strives to immerse the user completely within an experimental simulation, thereby greatly enhancing the overall impact and providing a much more intuitive link between the computer and the human participants. Virtual reality has been applied successfully to hundreds if not thousands of scenarios in diverse areas including rapid proto- typing, manufacturing, scientific visualisation, engineering, and education. This paper gives an overview on the virtual reality applications in manufacturing processes. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Keywords: Virtual reality; Virtual manufacturing; Virtual environment 1. Introduction and simulation environment so powerful that the fabrica- tion/assembly of any product, including the associated man- The current demand to reduce the time and cost involved ufacturing processes, can be simulated in the computer [6]. in taking a product from conceptualisation to production has forced companies to turn to new and emerging technologies 1.1. Types of VR systems in the area of manufacturing. One such technology is virtual reality (VR). The origins of virtual reality can be traced as Ivan Sutherland has introduced in a seminal paper the far back at least