EDITOR’S CHOICE
THE NEW ‘WORKING NORMAL’
INTOWARE
Wearables on the factory floor
Keith Tilley, CEO of Intoware, explains how
the pandemic is accelerating the push
towards digitisation and wearables as part
of the new ‘working normal’.
As we are all adopting video conferencing
in the office as the new ‘working normal’, on
the factory floor increasing digitisation and
wearable tech featuring augmented (AR)
reality are helping to streamline everything
from machinery inspections to avoiding
bottlenecks on the assembly line.
This is achieved by allowing a remote
worker to see the physical world in video
and annotate physical objects, using a
mobile (Android and IOS), tablet or head
mounted device. It enables the worker to
capture every step of a production process
by creating instructions for others to follow,
from a manufacturing plant here or on the
other side of the world.
Covid-19 has accelerated the push towards
the new ‘working normal’ as businesses
look to optimise productivity, cost savings
and increase remote working to ensure
staff safety.
KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE IS THE
‘GAME-CHANGER’
WorkfloPlus developed by Intoware is
a workflow automation platform using
mobile and AR technology from our partner
Realwear which aims to digitise audit,
compliance and manufacturing processes.
As by switching to digital instructions
manufacturers can build a huge bank of
data for machine audits and they can also
predict when failures in manufacturing or
assembly processes may occur.
It is the capture and utilisation of this
knowledge that is a real ‘game-changer’. By
providing real-time analytics, WorkfloPlus is
delivering new insights that will help deliver
greater efficiencies, reduce costs and drive
further innovation.
A manufacturer that is taking advantage
of these innovative technologies is Bayer
Pharmaceutical. It has recently tested
It is the capture and
utilisation of this
knowledge that is a real
‘game-changer’.
and is now deploying WorkfloPlus with
Realwear HMT-1 headsets to help manage
its production change over process, in what
is a highly regulated market.
As drug manufacturing requires regular
cleaning and change overs between each
batch, by using WorkfloPlus it allows this
procedure to be taken in a constant and
timely manner, to help minimise any “downtime”
for greater cost efficiency, while at
the same time it provides a thorough audit
check that a manual ‘tick-list’ could never
deliver.
This is just one example of how ‘disruptive’
technologies are creating a safer, more
connected ‘working-normal’ to achieve
greater operational visibility, productivity
and cost savings. Isn’t it time to fall in love
with what the tech can do for you, not just
the tech itself?
Keith Tilley, CEO of Intoware
For further information, please visit www.Intoware.co.uk or call: 0115 977 8969
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