A test of high-tech helmets at French oil major Total's petrochemical plant in La Porte has led the company to deploy them as a COVID-19 safety measure at its facilities around the world
Total and Vancouver, Wash.-based RealWear, which makes the audio- and video-equipped helmets, announced the deal Wednesday morning. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Similar technology has existed for years, but RealWear's gear uses Microsoft Teams, a video conferencing platform that has become popular during the coronavirus pandemic. Using the voice-enabled software, plant employees wearing the smart helmet can work hands-free and share what they are doing and interact with engineers, vendors and experts in real time.
“Connecting our field operators to Total’s experts and vendors, down the street or on the other side of the world, is particularly topical at a time when traveling is restricted,” Total Senior Vice Presideent Eric Duchesne said.
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Total's plant in La Porte produces pellets used to make a wide range of plastic products that include COVID-19 safety gear such as face masks and hospital gowns. The headgear, Duchense said, will next be deployed in Louisiana and then at sites in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
RealWear's gear was designed for use in industrial environments where noise can reach 95 or 100 decibels, company President Sanjay Jhawar said. Breathing is rated at 10 decibels and whispering at 30 decibels while engines can run above 90 decibels, the Center for Disease Control reported.
"With its high-resolution camera and noise cancellation, RealWear is able to put eyes on the job from anywhere in the world, saving travel costs while keeping everybody safely at a distance,” Jhawar said.
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