Have you noticed how much industry loves a dashboard? A beautiful screen, full of charts, in a room far from the machine.
But the person doing the maintenance is out there, hands on the machine. And they are not going to stop the job to open a report, are they?
That is where my bet on hardware at the point of work came from. Here I'll tell you why.
What the technician sees
broco Glass is a pair of augmented reality glasses. It shows the machine's data on top of the machine itself, with step-by-step instructions right in front of your eyes.
Behind it, the glasses are connected to the IoT sensors and to the management system. The technician sees what they need where they need it, and the inspection history is recorded on its own.
Does it deliver?
It looks like a gadget, I know. But there are real factory numbers behind it.
Boeing reported about 25% less assembly time and up to 40% fewer errors using augmented reality glasses to guide wiring. Aerospace suppliers cut inspection time with the same idea.
When information reaches the point of work, it turns into measured productivity.
The same thesis as always
It is what I also defend with Broco PC and BrocoEngine: AI and data close to the operation, in-house, and not in a distant cloud.
If technology does not reach the place where the work happens, it is decoration.
And in your operation, is the information close to the hands of the people doing the work, or on a screen far away?
