Index AR Solutions Spring 2018 Retreat for Utilities Showcases Augmented Reality as a Tool for Competitive Advantage
June 05 2018 - 09:00AM
Business Wire
Faced with mounting competitive pressure from alternative energy
sources and changing employee demographics, utilities of all sizes
are turning to augmented reality (AR) to empower workers and
realize significant new efficiencies in their business operations.
That was a key theme at the Spring 2018 Index AR Retreat for
Utilities, an intimate gathering of industry executives and thought
leaders who shared success stories about the important role AR is
currently playing in their organizations and discussed ways to
promote even broader industry adoption.
Featuring hands-on product demonstrations and forums for
in-depth dialog, the event was the first of two such retreats now
hosted annually by Index AR Solutions, a leading provider of AR
applications for enterprise.
Several discussions explored how electrical utilities are facing
strong downward pressure on revenues from non-traditional energy
generators like solar and wind, along with rising demand for energy
efficiency and conservation. Utilities are keen on finding
innovative ways to boost operational efficiency to offset any
decreases in revenue.
In addition, utilities – like many other industries – are faced
with shifting demographics and a large percentage of their
workforce approaching retirement. Recruiting, hiring, training,
employee retention and knowledge transfer are more important than
ever to establishing a quality workforce.
Index AR apps are delivered from a mobile tablet – enabling
tribal knowledge and best practices to be shared with younger
generations of workers through the modern learning tools they are
accustomed to using.
Kevin DeGraw, Vice President of Corporate Operations Oversight
at Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), a large U.S. electric and
natural gas utility, participated in a discussion during the Index
AR retreat about solutions that can help address the pressing human
resource challenges utilities face today.
“Index AR, and technologies such as AR/VR, give
utilities the opportunity to engage the workforce in a way that
they are not otherwise prepared to do, and can help utilities
maintain or improve our costs so that we can keep rates
affordable for our customers,” said DeGraw.
Together with teaming partner Newport News Shipbuilding, Index
AR has developed and deployed more than 90 AR applications to solve
enterprise challenges. A number of Index AR applications were
demonstrated at the event, including the recently launched
LineAssist SuperApp™, which uses AR to improve the safety,
capability and productivity of electrical utility linemen in the
field.
Index AR Retreats are specifically designed to promote dialog
with client and partner attendees – enabling them to share
implementation experiences and best practices in a spirit of
collaboration. The Index AR Spring Retreat places special focus on
utilities, while the Fall Retreat showcases multiple
industries.
“Utilities are facing unprecedented top line and bottom line
pressure in their core business,” said Scott Sommers, a former
energy banker with more than 20 years working with large utilities,
now serving as Vice President of Client and Corporate Development
at Index AR Solutions. “Our Spring retreat really underscored how
Index AR apps are a tangible investment that utilities can make to
counter these significant challenges.”
For more information, visit indexarsolutions.com.
About Index AR Solutions
Index AR Solutions is a leading American enterprise augmented
reality (AR) solutions provider, creating applications that make
workers more capable and productive. The privately held company
offers custom and off-the-shelf AR applications, proprietary AR
software, and client retreats. In collaboration with clients, Index
is also building a library of SuperApp™ AR products to address
common workforce challenges across industry. Index AR is hardware
agnostic, delivering quantifiable results across all the major
mobile platforms, with clients reporting two to four times
increases in worker productivity. For more information about Index
AR Solutions, visit www.IndexARSolutions.com.
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