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design of ProGlove’s scanner unit allows
users to reduce scanning time by up to four
seconds per scan. In a warehouse or on a
factory floor, this reduction represents an
improvement in scanning efficiency by as
much as 50% for some ProGlove customers.
Additionally, the company’s smart glove
provides direct feedback to the user via
optical, haptic and acoustic signals, helping
to eliminate mistakes and improve overall
process quality. “Organisations seeking to maintain a
competitive edge in the era of Industry 4.0
must rethink and reinvent the way in which
humans and machines interact. Wearable
devices acknowledge the importance of
enabling a smarter, more effective worker
in the Industrial IoT environment,” said
Andreas Koenig, CEO of ProGlove. “Industrial
wearables define the future of assembly,
production and logistics processes. Our
smart wearables are designed to function
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as a natural extension of the workers’ tools,
strengthening the role of the human in
today’s automated world.”
ProGlove got its start after earning
recognition in Intel’s 2014 ‘Make it
Wearable’ challenge. Following an initial
product development phase, ProGlove
began commercialising its scanner glove
in 2016 and quickly amassed a number of
industry accolades and an impressive roster
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