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Regency Glass
Regency Glass
Engineering
Building a 'world' of training films, using 3D modelling and character design.
How we helped a company transform the future of it's training. Faced with a complex, multi-stage manufacturing process and no way to film it without stopping the production line, we built a fully 3D training world instead - one designed to outlive the factory it was built to represent.
How we helped a company transform the future of it's training. Faced with a complex, multi-stage manufacturing process and no way to film it without stopping the production line, we built a fully 3D training world instead - one designed to outlive the factory it was built to represent.
Technical Execution
Technical Execution
Animation Style
Animation Style
Character Animation > 3D Modelling
Character Animation > 3D Modelling
Production Timeline
Production Timeline
18 months
18 months
Tools & Software
Tools & Software
Maxon Cinema 4D, After Effects
Maxon Cinema 4D, After Effects
Client & Sector
Client: Regency Glass
Sector: Engineering & Manufacturing; Insulated Glass Units
Use case: Internal training, change management, staff onboarding
Regency Glass manufactures insulated glass units through a complex, multi-stage industrial process. In 2023, facing an expanding workforce and an outdated approach to training, they came to MightyGiant to future-proof how new staff learn the factory floor.
Client: Regency Glass
Sector: Engineering & Manufacturing; Insulated Glass Units
Use case: Internal training, change management, staff onboarding
Regency Glass manufactures insulated glass units through a complex, multi-stage industrial process. In 2023, facing an expanding workforce and an outdated approach to training, they came to MightyGiant to future-proof how new staff learn the factory floor.
The Challenge
Regency's manufacturing process is genuinely hard to explain. Multiple interdependent stages, 40+ machines, and a level of technical detail that's difficult for new staff to absorb from a manual or a one-off induction. As the company grew, that knowledge gap became a real operational risk.
The obvious answer, filming the factory floor, wasn't viable. Filming would have meant production downtime and disruption on machinery that couldn't be paused without cost. So the brief became a scoping decision as much as a creative one: build something that explains the process fully, without ever putting a camera near the line.
Regency's manufacturing process is genuinely hard to explain. Multiple interdependent stages, 40+ machines, and a level of technical detail that's difficult for new staff to absorb from a manual or a one-off induction. As the company grew, that knowledge gap became a real operational risk.
The obvious answer, filming the factory floor, wasn't viable. Filming would have meant production downtime and disruption on machinery that couldn't be paused without cost. So the brief became a scoping decision as much as a creative one: build something that explains the process fully, without ever putting a camera near the line.
Our Approach
We chose full 3D animation over filming specifically because it solved two problems at once: it removed any need for downtime on the factory floor, and it gave Regency an asset that wouldn't age out the moment anything on-site changed.
To make the training genuinely engaging rather than a dry technical walkthrough, Regency had the idea of Reg the Rhino; a branded character guide who carries new starters through the process. We worked on designs and built him into an animated character that has since become a recognisable face across Regency's training and social content.
This is "Clarity First" in practise. Before choosing a production method, we map what actually serves the client's operational reality, not just what looks best on screen.
We chose full 3D animation over filming specifically because it solved two problems at once: it removed any need for downtime on the factory floor, and it gave Regency an asset that wouldn't age out the moment anything on-site changed.
To make the training genuinely engaging rather than a dry technical walkthrough, Regency had the idea of Reg the Rhino; a branded character guide who carries new starters through the process. We worked on designs and built him into an animated character that has since become a recognisable face across Regency's training and social content.
This is "Clarity First" in practise. Before choosing a production method, we map what actually serves the client's operational reality, not just what looks best on screen.
The Solution
Over an 18-month production in Cinema 4D and After Effects, we built full 3D models of more than 40 machines from measurements, photographs, video, and technical drawings. A level of accuracy that lets trainees recognise the real machine on the floor from what they've seen in the film. Reg the Rhino was designed, modelled, and rigged as a full character, giving the training a consistent guide rather than a disembodied voiceover.
Every asset was built into a reusable library, not a single-use film. The same models now serve marketing and social content alongside training.
Over an 18-month production in Cinema 4D and After Effects, we built full 3D models of more than 40 machines from measurements, photographs, video, and technical drawings. A level of accuracy that lets trainees recognise the real machine on the floor from what they've seen in the film. Reg the Rhino was designed, modelled, and rigged as a full character, giving the training a consistent guide rather than a disembodied voiceover.
Every asset was built into a reusable library, not a single-use film. The same models now serve marketing and social content alongside training.
The Outcome
This is where the 3D decision pays off. Regency Glass is relocating to new premises in 2026, and the training films don't need to be reshot. The machine models can simply be repositioned into the new factory environment. A project delivered in 2023 is still actively serving Regency three years on, with a built-in path to keep serving them through a full site relocation.
This is where the 3D decision pays off. Regency Glass is relocating to new premises in 2026, and the training films don't need to be reshot. The machine models can simply be repositioned into the new factory environment. A project delivered in 2023 is still actively serving Regency three years on, with a built-in path to keep serving them through a full site relocation.
We built models of over 40 machines, from measurements, photos, videos and drawings. This now gives Regency a suite of tools to use for all their films going forward. And assets that can be used in marketing also. If you want to know more about the background to Animation in engineering projects, take a look at this page which delves a bit deeper.
Working with Regency for so long has meant we've not only learnt a lot about the company, but also built a really solid relationship. One that is built on trust, and something we're really proud of.
We built models of over 40 machines, from measurements, photos, videos and drawings. This now gives Regency a suite of tools to use for all their films going forward. And assets that can be used in marketing also. If you want to know more about the background to Animation in engineering projects, take a look at this page which delves a bit deeper.
Working with Regency for so long has meant we've not only learnt a lot about the company, but also built a really solid relationship. One that is built on trust, and something we're really proud of.
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What Regency Glass said...
We took a lot of guidance and expertise from MightyGiant. It set a standard that our staff know they have to meet now because of the quality that we got back. We needed guidance from industry leaders who shared our vision.
Bradley Beazant / Natalie Hartley @ Regency Glass
The Craft
40+ machines modelled from source data: Measurements, photography, video, and technical drawings, not generic representations, so what trainees see matches what they'll operate.
A full character build for Reg the Rhino: Concept, modelling, rigging, treated as seriously as the machinery, because a training guide people remember is a training guide that works.
A reusable asset library, not a one-off film. The same models already serve marketing and social alongside training, and are built to be repositioned rather than rebuilt when the factory itself changes.
18-month production delivered without a single day of factory downtime. The entire brief was solved without disrupting Regency's actual operations.
40+ machines modelled from source data: Measurements, photography, video, and technical drawings, not generic representations, so what trainees see matches what they'll operate.
A full character build for Reg the Rhino: Concept, modelling, rigging, treated as seriously as the machinery, because a training guide people remember is a training guide that works.
A reusable asset library, not a one-off film. The same models already serve marketing and social alongside training, and are built to be repositioned rather than rebuilt when the factory itself changes.
18-month production delivered without a single day of factory downtime. The entire brief was solved without disrupting Regency's actual operations.
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