ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix®
Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and
Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, has announced
another new use case with its products for the food processing
industry, utilizing a newly developed software application from
TOMRA, a leading provider of advanced beverage container collection
and food sorting systems. Vuzix Smart Glasses are now compatible
with TOMRA Visual Assist, which is an AR application that enables
TOMRA's remote experts to provide specialist support to a customer
or a TOMRA field service engineer on site to help maximize uptime,
optimize food processing equipment performance, reduce costs and
improve worker safety with a hands-free solution.
TOMRA Visual Assist is a valuable smart glasses-based tool that
delivers remote training and shares specialist knowledge of highly
complex products, enabling organizations to operate more
efficiently while also addressing travel costs and current
restrictions due to COVID-19. With food safety a high
priority, field service engineers can now service more customers
and locations, having reduced the need to travel for in-person
plant visits. Customers are also benefiting from smart
glasses by giving workers a hands-free solution that helps to
improve safety and eliminate the need to look down at a tablet or
phone.
As mentioned by Andreas Reddeman,
VP and Head of Global Service at TOMRA Food, Aftermarket &
Service, on TOMRA's corporate blog, "TOMRA Visual Assist enables a
greater level of clarity in the communication and information
transfer between the person on site and the expert providing
guidance remotely. It acts as the local eyes of the remote TOMRA
expert." He commented further, "With this tool, the customer's
technician gets the support they need to resolve the issue
immediately, bringing the machine back in operation. If a repair
requires replacing a part, TOMRA's expert can easily identify it
and ensure the right spare is sent, increasing the first-time fix
rate. With TOMRA Visual Assist, our most skilled and
experienced staff can spread their knowledge more broadly than they
ever could if they had to travel to every site."
"Vuzix Smart Glasses continue to be deployed in an ever-widening
number of use cases and industries around the world as more and
more companies realize that sending a pair of our glasses can be
more effective than sending a person. Deploying Vuzix Smart
Glasses in enterprise is usually a safer, cheaper, faster, and in
many aspects just a better way of doing business," stated
Paul Travers, Vuzix President and
Chief Executive Officer.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading supplier of Smart-Glasses and Augmented
Reality (AR) technologies and products for the consumer and
enterprise markets. The Company's products include personal display
and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable
high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility,
wearable displays and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 184 patents
and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear
field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES)
awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2021 and several
wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in
1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in
Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK, and Tokyo, Japan. For more information,
visit
Vuzix website, Twitter and Facebook pages.
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
Certain statements contained in this news release are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities
laws. Forward looking statements contained in this release relate
to the food processing industry use cases for Vuzix Smart Glasses,
expected cost savings and productivity improvements, existing and
future business opportunities with TOMRA, and among other things
the Company's leadership in the Smart Glasses and AR display
industry. They are generally identified by words such as
"believes," "may," "expects," "anticipates," "should" and similar
expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on such
forward-looking statements, which are based upon the Company's
beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The
Company's actual results could differ materially due to risk
factors and other items described in more detail in the "Risk
Factors" section of the Company's Annual Reports and MD&A filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
applicable Canadian securities regulators (copies of which may be
obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and
developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change.
The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to
update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of
changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this
release, except as required by applicable law.
Media and Investor Relations Contact:
Ed McGregor, Director of Investor
Relations, Vuzix Corporation ed_mcgregor@vuzix.com Tel: (585)
359-5985
Vuzix Corporation, 25 Hendrix Road, Suite A, West Henrietta, NY 14586 USA,
Investor Information – IR@vuzix.com www.vuzix.com
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