Iristick Smart Glasses Could Transform Airfreight

New Iristick Smart Glasses in Pilot Project

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Iristick Smart Glasses Could Transform Airfreight
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Published: March 30, 2021

Rebekah Carter

Rebekah Carter

Leading provider of augmented reality solutions, Iristick, recently announced a partnership in 2019 with Aviapartner and Air Cargo Belgium. This new collaboration was formed to deliver smart glasses into the air freight industry, with the backing of the Flemish government. The project aims to deliver an efficient acceptance procedure for the export of freight via BRUcargo.

The Augmented Reality project sees Iristick’s smart glasses appearing as part of a trial covering the exploration of extended reality technology as a tool for the air freight industry. Though the project has now come to an end, however, the partners have recently reflected on the incredible accomplishments discovered during the project.

Could XR Change Air Freight?

The goal of the effort was to uncover a more efficient way of accepting, handling, and managing shipments at BRUcargo, using smart glasses technology. The first proof-of-concept plan looked at digitizing the acceptance of checklist solutions for cargo control and damage reduction. The second proof of concept looked at improving existing operational activities. Improvements included automation of label recognition tools, which accelerated the completion of common tasks.

Both proof-of-concepts used a digital work instruction platform by Proceedix, allowing for warehouse operators to work hands-free. The work conducted with this software was improved thanks to the use of Iristick smart glasses, which feature voice command and barcode scanning abilities.

Iristick stated that the dynamic, digital work instructions were available to operators through a built-in smart glasses display, which assisted in ensuring that information was available instantly to teams, with a focus on accuracy. The glasses further allowed for the scanning of bill numbers without the need for handheld devices and documents. Users could even photograph cargo for instances of damage reports, thanks to an included 6-megapixel camera.

Simplifying Workflows

Aside from offering workflow guidance, image capture, and scanning, the technology also supported a shorter learning curve, with an almost 100% paperless operation thanks to data being sent instantly into the cloud. The company noted that the project is evidence of extended reality’s ability to drive the future of airfreight handling, through faster and smoother processes. All this further eliminates paper procedures and creates safer working environments.

Iristick also added that the help of AI recognition modules in the future would allow for the concept to be accessed for automatic damage observation and label recognition, as well as automatic sorting and counting of shipments, pallet building, and more.

 

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