HOUSTON, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell
(NYSE: HON) today announced a cloud-based simulation tool
that uses a combination of augmented reality (AR) and virtual
reality (VR) to train plant personnel on critical industrial work
activities. With as much as 50 percent of industrial plant
personnel due to retire within the next five years, the Honeywell
Connected Plant Skills Insight Immersive Competency is designed to
bring new industrial workers up to speed quickly by enhancing
training and delivering it in new and contemporary ways.
Honeywell's advanced training solution combines mixed reality
with data analytics and Honeywell's 25 years of experience in
worker competency management to create an interactive environment
for on-the-job training. It uses Microsoft's HoloLens, the world's
first and only self-contained holographic computer, and Windows
Mixed Reality headsets to simulate various scenarios for
Honeywell's C300 controller – such as primary failure and
switchovers, cable and power supply failure – that train and test
personnel on their skills.
"Megatrends such as the aging workforce are putting increased
pressure on industrial companies and their training programs," said
Youssef Mestari, program director,
Honeywell Connected Plant. "There is a need for more creative and
effective training delivered through contemporary methods such as
Immersive Competency, ultimately empowering industrial workers to
directly improve plant performance, uptime, reliability and
safety."
Simulating specific job activities through virtual environments,
which are accessed through the cloud, Honeywell's solution offers a
natural way to interact and communicate with peers or a trainer.
Similar to a flight simulator, trainees can safely experience the
impacts of their decisions. This approach improves skill retention
versus traditional training methods by up to 100 percent and
reduces the length of technical training by up to 150 percent.
Additionally, the employees' training progress is tracked as part
of a formal competency management system.
"Honeywell's unique approach to industrial training and
competency development, combined with Windows Mixed Reality
platform and devices, is a good example of a major industrial
player proactively and creatively driving digital transformation,"
said Lorraine Bardeen, general manager for Mixed Reality at
Microsoft. "This is the first solution that directly links
industrial staff competency to plant performance by measuring the
training's effectiveness based on real outcomes."
Honeywell Connected Plant turns data into insight that enable
plants and businesses to run better. Honeywell delivers this
capability through its unmatched domain expertise and advanced
analytics capabilities to connect process, assets, people and
enterprise to maximize performance. Honeywell's breadth of
cyber-security solutions ensures data stays secure from increasing
external threats.
For more information on Honeywell Connected Plant Skills Insight
Immersive Competency, visit https://hwll.co/SkillsInsightPR
and for Honeywell Connected Plant, visit
http://www.honeywellprocess.com/iiot.
Honeywell Process Solutions (www.honeywellprocess.com) is a
pioneer in automation control, instrumentation and services for the
oil and gas; refining; energy; pulp and paper; industrial power
generation; chemicals and petrochemicals; biofuels; life sciences;
and metals, minerals and mining industries. It is also a leader in
providing software solutions and instrumentation that help
manufacturers find value and competitive advantage in through
Honeywell Connected Plant, Honeywell's Industrial Internet of
Things (IIoT) solution. Process Solutions is part of Honeywell's
Performance Materials and Technologies strategic business group,
which also includes Honeywell UOP (www.uop.com), a leading
international supplier and licensor of process technology,
catalysts, adsorbents, equipment, and consulting services to the
petroleum refining, petrochemical, and gas processing
industries.
Honeywell (www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100
software-industrial company that delivers industry specific
solutions that include aerospace and automotive products and
services; control technologies for buildings, homes, and industry;
and performance materials globally. Our technologies help
everything from aircraft, cars, homes and buildings, manufacturing
plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make
our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. For more news
and information on Honeywell, please visit
www.honeywell.com/newsroom.
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