Wearable technology is getting smarter and more advanced every day. And the manufacturing industry is taking notice. Here are 4 types of wearables that are making a splash in manufacturing.

1. Wearable
Technology
4 TYPES THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE
MANUFACTURING
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2. Manufacturing companies
already use smart machines,
cloud computing, and the
Internet of Things. But there’s
one ‘smart’ area they haven’t
ventured into just yet:

3. WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY

4. Wearable technology has been called the “missing link” in
smart manufacturing.

5. And 2016 is slated to be the year that wearable technology
takes manufacturing by storm.

6. Here’s what you can expect to see in shops across the country:

7. SMART WATCHES

8. SMART WATCHES
To keep workers on task or alert
them to changes in the production
schedule

9. SMART GlASSES

10. SMART GlASSES
To make work-related data and
information more readily
available

11. ACTIVITY TRACKERS

12. ACTIVITY TRACKERS
To track productivity and
collect data that's relevant to
worker efficiency

13. CLOTHING SENSORS

14. CLOTHING SENSORS
To identify workers through
body proportion, movement,
and gestures

15. Ultimately, wearable technology has the power
to boost productivity and increase efficiency.

16. These are good things, right? Right.

17. But there are downsides to wearable devices, too.

18. For example:
Wearables have the potential to
malfunction and cause down time.
They may also cause distractions which
is an important safety issue to think
about.

19. In the grand scheme, these are small issues that
merely require balance and planning.

20. And when all is said and done, incorporating
wearable technology will be a giant step toward
a smarter factory.

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