The advent of Industry 4.0 era will completely subvert the traditional manufacturing industry, which will integrate the virtual world and the real world to create smart factories. The emergence of AR (Augmented Reality) as a revolutionary technology is accelerating a huge wave of manufacturing change.

From November 8th to 11th, the 2022 “Light of the Internet” Expo was held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province. As an old friend of the “Light of the Internet” expo, Epson exhibited BT-45C&BT-45CS AR smart glasses with the theme of “Wonderful vision Digital Future”, providing powerful interactive capabilities for industrial application scenarios and truly liberating hands.

Epson, which has been deeply cultivated in the field of AR for many years, can be described as a surprise. The BT-45CS series AR smart glasses launched by Epson aiming at industrial application scenarios are equipped with Epson’s fourth-generation cutting-edge silicon OLED optical engine, bringing unprecedented high brightness and high contrast, which can achieve clear, real and bezel-free augmented reality display effect.

More powerful, more comfortable, more secure and durable

The difference between BT-45C and BT-45CS AR smart glasses is that BT-45CS is equipped with an exclusive intelligent controller for users with professional AR computing needs, supports Android 10.0 operating system, Bluetooth 5.0, supports WLAN wireless connection, and the operation is easier and more efficient. The BT-45C contains a Type-C interface for users using mobile networks and supports a variety of host devices.

Epson’s consistent concept of “province, small, fine” is undoubtedly revealed in product development and design, and it gets rid of the pain points of “heavy, paste, and hot” of traditional AR smart glasses. It is reported that Epson BT-45CS series AR smart glasses use a humanized design, more powerful, so that users have a more comfortable, more durable, more safe wearing experience.

More powerful

Equipped with Epson’s fourth-generation cutting-edge silicon OLED optical engine, it can display full HD (1920×1080) resolution images; Silicon-based OLED panel supports 500,000:1 contrast, while upgrading to a 120-inch large-picture display; Support 8 megapixel auto-focus, 15° downward tilt Angle camera, users do not need to manually adjust the camera focus and position; Dual noise-cancelling microphones and speakers are integrated to ensure smooth communication between users in different sound environments.

More comfortable

Support glasses wearers to use the device on top of ordinary glasses, to ensure that myopia, astigmatism group can also have a clear vision when using smart glasses, smooth operation; At the same time, Epson adopts the ergonomic design concept, the BT-45CS series is equipped with a new head fixing band design, the adjustment wheel at the back of the head can be adjusted in the range of 550mm-650mm, support a variety of head wear, and help the user to fix the entire head device, even if worn for a long time can have comfort, Do not worry about equipment loosening during operation; In addition, the BT-45CS series uses the upturn design, which is more convenient.

safer

In order to ensure the safety of users when wearing smart glasses, Epson has equipped the BT-45CS series with a helmet safety bracket, which is compatible with a variety of helmets on the market. The BT-45CS series features ANSI-compliant protective lenses that add “double insurance” to the wearer.

More durable

Part of the BT-45CS series projection glasses (except the connector port) can reach IP52 level, the four corners are equipped with rubber protection strips in line with MIL-STD-810H standard, and passed the 1.2m drop test in 26 directions, dust and water resistance while avoiding the possibility of damage when the equipment is accidentally dropped; The BT-45CS series optical engine has a service life of 20,000 hours and is not easily damaged.

Meet the diversified application of industrial scenarios, accelerate the transformation of intelligent manufacturing

Epson has been deeply engaged in the field of AR for more than 10 years, and has launched corresponding products and solutions for cultural tourism, education, medical and other fields. This time, Epson launched the BT-45CS series for industrial application scenarios, providing a new idea for inspection, maintenance, training and other links in the industrial scene, in the virtual and real fusion space provided by AR, expand a new visual digital factory, visual job site and other scenes, helping the traditional manufacturing industry to accelerate the transformation to the intelligent direction.

In terms of industrial inspection, front-line workers can wear this AR smart glasses, and the images, parameters and other information of industrial equipment can be clearly and intuitively presented in front of their eyes, and users do not need to read electronic manuals and other materials, realizing the purpose of truly freeing their hands and improving work efficiency.

In terms of maintenance, under the epidemic, travel is limited, and remote maintenance of equipment has become the preferred solution. When the equipment on the production line fails, the front-line maintenance personnel can not solve the case, you can remotely connect the relevant experts, through AR smart glasses remote real-time guide field workers maintenance, breaking the traditional after-sales model of inefficient pain points.

In terms of training, compared with traditional PPT pre-job training for new employees, AR training can help new employees quickly get started with business through visual AR annotation and clear step instructions, thus improving training quality and efficiency.

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other five departments jointly issued the “Virtual reality and industry application Integration Development Action Plan (2022-2026)”, the plan clearly proposed that virtual reality (including augmented reality, mixed reality) is an important frontier direction of the new generation of information technology, is a major forward-looking area of the digital economy. By 2026, breakthroughs should be made in key application areas of virtual reality such as industrial production and smart cities. This has undoubtedly accelerated the popularization and landing of AR/VR in industrial digitalization.

With the iteration and upgrade of technology and products, the product form and function of AR glasses will continue to improve and enrich, and the application in the industrial field will also be more in-depth and diversified. The BT-45CS series, launched by Epson as a result of years of technological accumulation and innovation, brings a new experience to industrial users on the basis of a new upgrade of a number of hardware equipment, creates practical value, and promotes the industrial manufacturing industry to usher in a high-quality digital era.