How We Experience the World Around Us With 3D Holograms
Holography is an innovative technology that has an impact in multiple domains, from manufacturing and design to healthcare and security. It can be used to improve performance and efficiency in various industries, as well as provide innovative solutions and enhanced security in several fields. Here is a summary of some areas where 3D holograms can be applied, as outlined in the article Holography and its applications for industry 4.0: An overview from Science Direct13.
However, first, we need to show the term Industry 4.0.
The industry 4.0 is a new stage in organizing and controlling the industrial value chain, equivalent to the fourth industrial revolution. Besides other important technologies, holography is considered as a new innovative technology that can completely transform the vision of Industry 4.0. It can be applied in a wide range of applications in medicine, military, weather forecasting, virtual reality, digital art, and security. Hologram technology is a new trend in the industry and can have an impact in multiple fields of Industry 4.0.

Furthermore, the adoption of holographic technologies can improve the efficiency of existing products and services in other technological sectors such as architecture, 3D modeling, mechatronics, robotics, and medical engineering.
No | Applications | Description |
1 | Enhance creative and efficient manufacturing technique | Holography enables advanced companies to invest in more production improvement projects. Employees can learn in a simulated real-world environment, using flexible holographic training scenarios, cutting the dangers and expenses associated with many traditional industrial training situations. Creating real-time three-dimensional models that can be updated and discovering problems earlier in the product development process. |
2 | Detect design faults | Holography creates and shares real-time data visualizations, explaining complex scenarios and detecting design flaws before production. The ability to generate, position, arrange, and reorder holographic objects in environments can significantly increase the speed and convenience of designing floor plans or changing areas for preparing floor changes. It allows teams to work remotely and perform maintenance, keep records, and benefit from others’ knowledge. In today’s market, the introduction of holography has created a real hurricane through various applications. This has helped companies and enterprises better understand realistic production with efficient 3D holography. |
3 | Data storage | Provides a different form of data recording and reads many bits in parallel. An informative approach has been developed for visualizing 3D materials with higher data transmission rates than previous methods. The use of equipment that integrates manipulation and feedback of 3D objects in virtual space is essential for virtual holographic technology. Holographic technology stands out and distinguishes itself from previous 3D image advancements. |
4 | Visualize virtual material | In real-time, contemporary holographic technology transports the viewer into the virtual world. Real-time holographic communications may soon become the widely used method of communication. There are various ways in which companies provide solutions that utilize this technology for multiple locations simultaneously. Virtual hologram technology creates a spectacular 3D holographic experience and has a greater impact in all fields than traditional advertising techniques. |
5 | Accelerate the product design process | Holography is used in simulations to produce realistic digital representations. Three-dimensional models or perfectly sized holograms help speed up product design and reduce iteration. Simulations are extensively used in factory operations to exploit real-time data and simulate the physical environment. The smart factory is a convergence of trends and technology that is changing how products are manufactured and transforming how factories run. |
6 | Enhance manufacturing activities | Production activities are improved by 3D holograms, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other innovative technologies. Therefore, automated execution has increased. The smart factory allows owners to make data-driven decisions in real-time, reducing costs and preventing downtime. |
7 | Provision of better security | Various types of holograms have been developed over the years, including transmission holograms, which allow light to be reflected through them to see the image from the side, and rainbow holograms, which are used for increased security on credit cards and driver’s licenses. Security holograms have been added to banknotes, identification cards, and credit cards. These holograms require costly technology to generate and make counterfeiting impossible. 3D holographic displays are the next step in creating more human-friendly digital content. The applications of this technology are virtually limitless. |
8 | Work experience | Interactive digital learning can be used to better prepare employees. With the help of holographic images, complex subjects can be interacted with and taught. Students can digitally visit the ruins of historical buildings or examine individual atomic particles and how they run. |
9 | Management of resources | The use of holography improves the vision system, allowing them to better manage resources and make priority decisions about directing resources to the most needed areas. Holographic technology, which uses real-time overlays, can help emergency services and disaster management. Drones equipped with holography-compatible cameras can be piloted in inaccessible areas for humans during forest fire management to produce a 3D map of the damaged area. Holograms can also be used to build virtual environments where public security personnel can visualize and respond to catastrophic events. In a mixed reality situation, the technology can also help in conducting public emergency exercises, introducing risks into the actual physical world. |
10 | Quantitative assessment of objects | Digital holography allows for a quantitative evaluation of an object and its displacements, by recording holograms with digital cameras and numerically reconstructing them. This technique enables rapid and exact measurements of 3D geometry. Holographic inspection is increasingly being used for examining turbine engine components. This has reduced failures due to compressor sealing deficiencies, resulted in significant financial savings for manufacturers, and greatly improved customer satisfaction and savings. |
11 | Inspection and defect detection | With defect tolerance decreasing in modern production, holography is actively used to detect manufacturing defects, such as cracks, micro-cracks, welding defects, or corrosion. Holographic technology helps improve inspection efficiency and find defects early, which can reduce costs and downtime. Technology can be used in combination with robots and artificial intelligence to automatically detect defects in a more efficient and precise way. Dynamic holograms can allow operators to inspect and analyze certain elements with a level of detail that other inspection devices cannot provide. Holograms can also be used in medicine to inspect patients’ internal organs to detect possible anomalies. |
12 | Virtual meeting | The Human Resources Department can successfully use holographic technology to organize a virtual meeting. These virtual meetings can bring benefits to companies in a variety of ways. Devices transfer the information collected from the interview side. This cuts the need for participants to physically travel to a conference and allows them to take part in a meeting from anywhere on the planet. Experts currently use 2D medical imaging equipment and report their findings verbally. Holographic technology avoids misinterpretations related to language by displaying the exact problem without describing it in words. |
13 | Capturing and recreating 3D pictures | Holography is a class of interference-based technologies for capturing and recreating three-dimensional images. Holograms are holographic images that are not photographs. Unlike regular photographs, they do not map individual points of objects to individual points in the hologram but are actually images. Instead, the light from each point of the image influences the entire hologram, and every point of a holographic recording affects every detail of the reconstructed images. Reconstruction of visual images is only possible under certain conditions, such as laser radiation from a specific direction. While replacing traditional photographs and movies with 3D holographic images may seem obvious, the rigorous criteria specific to holographic methods continue to severely limit the range of possible applications. |
14 | Research development and innovation | Research and innovation in this technology field can help tech firms and companies improve this technology and bring 3D holograms from books to our future, changing the world. A smaller and more easily maneuverable meta-hologram has recently been created for forward and backward movement. Smart holographic sensors, whose optical characteristics vary with external input, are excellent for diagnostic testing. Holograms are economically possible, as they can be produced using known processes from the microelectronics, printing, and photography industries. Additionally, they provide safe and simple sensors with built-in reading capabilities. |
3D Holograms and Their Applications In Other Industries
It’s an exciting world because it is continuously evolving. The technology is impressive and has vast potential for innovation and development in a wide range of fields. One of the biggest advantages of 3D holograms is the ability to create unique and captivating experiences in entertainment.
For example, holographic screens offer a new front for the entertainment industry, allowing artists to produce live shows that include virtual characters, lighting, and visual effects. This allows the audience to experience an interactive and unforgettable entertainment experience. In the entertainment sector, organizers have always chosen DeepFrameTM because it bridges the gap between the real and virtual world through live presentations of any size and distance, without the need to wear other VR devices. You can see it in action in the video below.
Furthermore, 3D holograms are transforming medical applications, helping doctors in diagnostic, treatment, and surgical procedures, allowing them to visualize complex organs, bones, and tissues in real-time 3D images. This eases exact diagnosis and better identification of the source of problems. Surgeons can use 3D holographic images to help them in the most difficult operations, improving accuracy and outcomes.
Its medical applications also extend to education, helping teachers and students learn and practice medical procedures in a safe and controlled environment.
With holographic images, we experience the world around us. 3D holograms redefine the limits of entertainment and the possibilities of medicine, allowing us to experience visual content in entirely new and innovative ways. With further development and investment in holographic technology, we can expect even greater progress in how we interact with the digital and physical world around us. From entertainment to health and education, 3D holographic technology is on track to make a positive and significant impact in different industries.
13. Holography and its applications for industry 4.0: An overview – ScienceDirect