Using Smart Glasses for Maintenance And Inspection Purposes
By: Gizem Yıldız
Tags: Smart Glass, Smat Glasses, Remote Support, Augmented Reality, Remote Support Services

Smart Glasses are the most innovative form of wearable technologies that have been in our lives for several years. These wearable glasses have integrated software that supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS and they almost have all the features of a smartphone since they have a screen to display information.

Smart glasses that entered our lives with computer games firstly, by the entertainment industry are now ready to support our visual perspectives in the industrial areas. Wouldn’t you want to be able to check any part of your workplace whenever you need it? Or imagine that an audit firm can conduct its audits remotely. How would the overall cost be down? Exactly the same logic is relevant when it comes to maintenances and inspections as well.

Let’s have a look at what is going on about smart glasses in the industrial areas.

Remote assistance platforms, like VSight Remote, which provides remote collaboration powered by AR technology integrated on smart glasses have already started to replace traditional methods of the maintenance and inspection processes of companies in recent years.

In this new technology age, there are no stacked files, crumpled papers, dusty cabinets that have not been organized for years. Moreover, there are no blank points that are unknown who is responsible. Instead of them; there are data that can be stored forever, transparent working environments and there is an integrity that leaves no place for doubt.

These days, more and more companies are aiming to make their maintenance and inspection operations more technical and transparent by using remote assistance platforms supported by smart glasses. The replacement of traditional methods by smart glasses speeds up the maintenance, repair, and inspection processes of companies and eliminates travel and accommodation costs expenditures on the expert’s arrival to the working area.

So, what are the benefits of using smart glasses integrated with the right remote assistance platform for companies, mainly in their inspection and maintenance processes besides their production operations?

Using Smart Glasses in inspection processes

Smart glasses are used by the companies in the industrial sectors to control their internal loops and for remote audits in the areas. Through smart glasses integrated with a remote assistance platform, the person conducting the audit can convert visual data into documents, take photos and videos, and do all these things hands-free, by using voice commands.

The expert can follow all the steps that need to be performed through smart glasses, access visual instructions, and even videos, thus avoiding individual errors and possible gaps. The expert is also able to analyze the data better and faster thanks to the digital graphics and visuals presented with AR technology on the supported devices. Thanks to the remote assistance platforms, if guidance is needed during the audit, real-time connections with other experts can be provided. All of these tools shorten all the audit periods, including quality control, and ensure that information is properly processed and recorded for future references.

Using Smart Glasses in maintenance processes

Routine maintenance of the industrial equipment is vital for both work safety and business continuity. Moreover, most of these maintenances are required by the law. Completing maintenances of the equipment and machines remotely, by using remote assistance platforms that are supported by smart glasses radically shortens maintenance processes and eliminates loss of money and time required for the experts to reach the site.

Field workers who perform their tasks by using smart glasses on machine maintenance processes can easily access the checklists by using voice commands and see the data on their glasses’ screens. That will enable them to conduct their maintenance operations safely, quickly, and at high standards. Field workers can move through hard-to-reach areas such as tunnels by using hands-free features, so their comfort while working does not be affected by the device.

Furthermore, even the field workers who do not have sufficient knowledge of the machines can easily use remote assistance platforms thanks to user-friendly platform interfaces.

Field workers and other responsible persons can use these platforms also for training purposes. They can watch training videos of the equipment maintenance process in real-time while working on them and view the standard performance values and previous performance data of the equipment. Field workers can record all maintenance processes and these records can be reviewed by authorized persons when needed.

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What we have mentioned above clearly shows us, using remote support platforms integrated with smart glasses for the inspection and maintenance purposes by companies provides them great potential in terms of quality, timing, productivity, and transparency.

Companies that want to stay competitive and adopt new technologies have already started using remote assistance platforms for several purposes. At that step, choosing the right remote assistance platform is the most important thing for companies to run their operations smoothly. VSight Remote, as the most feature-rich remote assistance platform so far, provides you the right tools you need to regulate your company operations. With the widespread usage of smart glasses in the near future, the remote assistance concept integrated with smart glasses seems to be a crucial part of business life. It is the right time to invest in remote assistance platforms in order to transform the traditional way of collaboration and to keep your business competitive.