ATES Wind Power
Türkiye
Wind energy manufacturing
Large / industrial manufacturer
Virtual Reality (VR), immersive training systems, data analytics
Human-centric safety training, skill development, accident prevention
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ATES Wind Power is a Türkiye-based manufacturer of wind turbine towers, direct-drive generators and key mechanical components, with production facilities in İzmir and Bergama. In this industrial setting, safety and precision are essential. Many tasks require advanced skills and involve significant risk, particularly welding and working at heights.
Through SEISMEC, ATES is testing a practical solution: virtual reality training that helps workers build competence and safe decision-making without exposure to real danger.
The Challenge
The Challenge
The SEISMEC solution at ATES
The pilot deploys immersive VR modules for two key areas:
- Welding training in realistic industrial environments, with step-by-step practice and common safety risks.
- Working-at-height training focused on hazard recognition, correct use of safety equipment and safe responses to unexpected situations.
In VR, workers can practice procedures and reactions in conditions that mirror real work, repeat scenarios as often as needed, and learn from mistakes without any consequences to health or operations.
Workers were part of the design
This pilot was built with the people who will use it.
Technicians and supervisors contributed from the beginning by describing real tasks, risks and “critical moments” where errors can lead to incidents.
Early versions of the VR scenarios were tested with workers on site. Their feedback helped refine realism, usability and the learning flow, so the training fits day-to-day routines and works for different experience levels. This also supports trust and uptake, since the content reflects real working conditions rather than generic examples.
How it works on site
VR equipment has been installed in ATES training facilities and the modules are being integrated into existing training programmes.
Training sessions combine immersive practice with structured feedback. Short surveys and system data support continuous improvement of the scenarios over time. SEISMEC partners support the human-centered design approach, including privacy and ethical data use, ensuring the training remains effective, responsible and ethically managed.
Why it matters
For workers
For ATES
This pilot demonstrates Industry 5.0 in practice: digital tools enhancing safety, capability, and worker well-being in a high-performance industrial environment.
The SEISMEC solution at Kvalitetas
The pilot redesigns work processes using AI, IoT and related tools to increase autonomy, reduce mental load and support better decisions. Technically, Kvalitetas is exploring AI (publicly available in the market) and IoT solutions alongside Manufacturing and Warehouse (integrated into RIVILE GAMA software), Odoo CRM (with AI functionality) Systems to support both management and manufacturing activities.
The tools aim to improve monitoring of production parameters, support inventory and material balance management, improve routine administrative and planning tasks, and strengthen food safety implementation. AI-based tools are also being explored for marketing and communication, including the creation of promotional and educational content that translates scientific and biological product information into accessible messages for consumers interested in functional nutrition and personalised diets.
SEISMEC CAPS factors guide choices and assessment, keeping creativity, automation, productivity, safety and job satisfaction in view.