INNOVATION : AUGMENTED MAINTENANCE

CARL/Berger-Levrault presents a product innovation that is set to revolutionise the daily lives of maintenance technicians: an augmented reality headset that facilitates maintenance work!

An augmented reality headset to facilitate maintenance work

CARL/Berger-Levrault and its partner IRIT (Toulouse institute for IT research) present a prototype that is being tested in Toulouse. Augmented maintenance is currently in the research and experimentation phases.

In concrete terms, the project entails equipping maintenance technicians with an augmented reality headset to facilitate maintenance work and enhance safety. Through a connection to the CARL Touch mobile application for field technicians, they have all the information they need for maintenance work, right before their eyes.

Using 3D vision, technicians can create a veritable “virtual workbench” anchored in the physical space where the work is to be performed: with a simple gesture, they can place the information needed for a technical operation within their field of view.

In real time, they can for instance:
– Display the 3 modelD of the machine being worked on;
– Display the list of operations to be performed and checked off;
– Produce an augmented report with full context, to avoid any transcription errors;
– Access remote assistance via Skype, sharing a live view with the hotline;
– Control data fully, to ensure faster and safer work.

The integration of the latest augmented reality technologies into CARL/Berger-Levrault’s maintenance management solutions demonstrates the technological and functional modularity of the CARL Source CMMS and the CARL Touch mobile application.

CARL/Berger-Levrault is currently working with partners and customers to test concrete examples of field work and support, so as to speed up the innovation process and consolidate its position as a major innovator in maintenance.

The objective is to implement the technology by 2021.

More information in the press release