Visual inspection with memory function: BMW Group tests smart eyewear for quality assurance in production

Industry 4.0 pilot project at Plant Spartanburg (USA); Google Glass supposed to facilitate communication and transfer of knowledge in clarifying pre-series issues.

A picture is worth a thousand words: At present, the BMW Group is running a pilot project at its U.S. plant in Spartanburg that aims at determining whether wearable technology could improve and accelerate the workflows in quality assurance.

To this end, workers use Google Glass to record test series with pre-series vehicles.

The tool allows them to take photos or videos as a means to document potential deviations, providing a better, faster and clearer way to analyze and correct these later on.

Right now, the BMW Group is assessing in which form this innovative pilot application could be transferred to other production areas and sites.

The project is an element of the BMW Group’s current Industry 4.0 campaign, set up to evaluate how new technologies can be applied to provide optimum support to workers in production and production planning.

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