Manufacturers are struggling to attract, retain, and train workers amid pandemic-triggered disruptions. Manufacturing leaders can adopt mature, mobile network-based augmented reality solutions to preserve the organization’s technical expertise, improve training and boost worker productivity. Augmented reality (AR) is a mature technology. It scans real-life surroundings using a camera, analyzes the image and then overlays on it relevant digital (virtual) elements, such as photos, diagrams, animations, automated check lists, contextual step-by-step assembly/disassembly instructions, parts and inventory information, and much more. Proven AR platforms, combined with the right hardware and mobile network, let manufacturing leaders quickly capture expertise from veteran workers.