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ICT – AUGMENTED REALITY

Reduce operational injuries and fatalities
There are 2.8 million non-fatal injuries and illnesses per year
in the U.S. private industry. That represents 2.8 cases per 100
full-time workers. In 2019, the U.S. experienced the most
occupational fatalities since 2007. There was also a 3.75%
increase in injuries – 1,900 injuries per year involving days
away from work and 166 additional fatal electrical injuries.
Of all incidents, 65% occur during construction, installation,
maintenance and repair.

AR is a transformational electrical safety solution, helping to
minimize occupational injuries and fatalities:
• Provides a reduced-risk environment via augmented
animated system diagrams
• Reduces operator error with step-by-step guided
procedures
• Tailors warning and safety recommendations to local
compliance codes
• Ensures accurate communication of safety instructions via a Inpixon Asset Tag
remote augmented assistant
• Permits “nearby operation” from a safer distance, with risk
zones and arc flash boundaries highlighted Long-Range Asset Tracking Tag for
• Allows virtual interior views of electrical panels, reducing Large-Scale RTLS Deployments
exposure to dangerous conditions
• 2.4 GHz chirp technology
Lower total cost of ownership • Up to 300m range with high 1m location
Training helps ensure operator efficiency, but it’s costly. accuracy
Companies often spend more than R10 000 per person per • CSMA support to mitigate RF interference
training event, and multiple sessions throughout the year are • Efficient ToA RF-packets support large RTLS
usually required to ensure familiarity and preparedness. deployment scalability
While in-person, on-the-job training is the most
effective instruction model, it poses a significant risk to • Location tracking across indoor and outdoor
environments
operations uptime and safety. Human-machine interfaces
(HMIs) are fixed in specific locations, which often makes it • Long-lasting 2+ year battery life
impractical or impossible to connect the digital and real-life • Motion dependant blink technology
realms. Additionally, in a world changed by the pandemic, • Rugged IP65 housing protects against dirt and
it has become more difficult to schedule and coordinate damage in high-impact factories
in-person training. • Scalability to support deployments across
thousands of concurrently tracked assets
AR offers the experience-based value of in-person training • Wireless configuration over-the-air to ease
while reducing cost and increasing instruction efficiency: post-deployment changes
• Makes virtual simulated training available 24/7 • Transmitted Data: Location blink, battery
• Includes augmented guided procedures for more effective voltage, 3D acceleration and temperature
training data
• Improves operator effectiveness via virtual training and • Flight Safe: Inactive and flight safe battery
simulation using a digital twin that completely replicates until simple one-time button activation
the actual equipment • Compatible Software: nanoLES location
• Offers interactive control actions using virtual equipment engine, deployed worldwide for 10+ years
with real-time data and feedback
• Provides remote augmented training by top domain experts For more information or advice please
• With augmented virtual vision capabilities, enables training contact Renaldo Fibiger on 083 388 6501 or
on internal components without interrupting operations rfibiger@arrow.altech.co.za
• Promotes more efficient operations with augmented HMI
tools that follow operator movements and are instantly
accessible for more efficient operations
• Allows quick access to documentation
• Provides digital overlays for real-time data monitoring,
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