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BID Continues Digital Growth

The BID Group of Companies has expanded upon its use of PTC’s products to include Vuforia Augmented Reality (AR) offerings, in particular Vuforia Chalk remote experience software.

Prior to leveraging Vuforia Chalk, BID deployed PTC’s ThingWork Industrial IoT Platform, Vuforia Studio and Vuforia Expert Capture.

“By incorporating PTC’s AR offerings, we are excited to unlock new opportunities aimed at servicing our clients in a more efficient and interactive manner,” says Chris Wells, senior VP, Aftermarket Service & Reliability, BID.

Vuforia offers some of the fastest, easiest and most advanced AR content development solutions, enabling increased workforce safety and efficiency, improved customer experiences and reduced cost.

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