EHATSYSTEMS

We empower organisations and deliver productivity improvements by creating a connected workforce. With the exception of manufacturing, badly needed productivity advancements have escaped many industries, chiefly among them mining, construction, utilities and plant maintenance. Firm-level progress is hampered by a lack of skilled operators. This also affects the need for specialisation which is driven by innovation and technology. The consequences and financial impact of the skills shortage ... are significant. Costs arise from prolonged repair and maintenance work, extended downtime, re-work and substandard quality, the dispatch of senior technician or experts to remote locations and sometimes, unfortunately, accidents. The future of work requires measures that address how to best utilise your scarce intellectual capital – your people – and provide solutions encompassing systems integration as well as high-performance work and management practices. The eHat is a rugged industrial wearable that lets operators communicate hands-free with supervisors, experts or colleagues – anywhere, anytime. It features a certified, balanced and lightweight hard hat with integrated video, audio, lights, headphones, microphone and battery. The eHat communicates through a dedicated smartphone app and is embedded in a cloud-based network. As such the eHat enables a connected workforce that upskills and empowers operators through the sharing of knowledge, expertise and experience. This leads to better decisions and better workmanship and thus to improved productivity and efficiency. As an application developed for the Internet of Things, the utility of the eHatsystems platform is enhanced by services generated from storing, analysing and retrieving data. Examples of such services include event video recording & analysis and the sending of documents to name a few. Other features on the product roadmap cover Augmented Visual Assistance, Artificial Intelligence, voice control, GPS and safety related sensors measuring motion and shock waves.More