RealWear, the global leader in ruggedized hands-free wearable computers for heavy industry, unveiled the world’s first intrinsically safe wearable computer (ATEX Zone 1 and Class 1 Division 1).
The HMT-1Z1 is the only global intrinsically safe wearable computer that presents no ignition risk where potentially explosive atmospheres exist during routine operation. The HMT-1Z1 ships June 15.
RealWear recently signed a major agreement with Honeywell which includes cobranding and reselling RealWear’s wearable computers globally.
“With the launch of the HMT-1Z1, now all workers, even those in potentially explosive areas requiring intrinsically safe equipment, can take full advantage of the freedoms and efficiencies found through purpose-built wearable computing,” said Andy Lowery, Co-founder and CEO of RealWear.
“For two years there has been a lot of buzz and anticipation for a commercially available intrinsically safe ruggedized wearable computer for industrial because the digital transformation is happening quickly in industry,” said David Krebs, senior analyst at VDC. “Customers are demanding the same level of empowerment as consumers have for frontline workers. RealWear continues to close the gap, and its latest product gives it a head start to bring safe and compliant wearable computing to critical places.”
Intrinsic safety (IS) is a design and protection technique for safe operation of electrical and electronic equipment in hazardous areas by limiting the electrical or thermal energy, to limits that cannot cause ignition of explosive gases, even under a fault condition in the device
Eastman Chemical is currently working with RealWear on a project using the HMT-1.
