Vasilane is introducing AR technology and smart glasses in stern tube sealing and bearing services, creating a new dimension in ship maintenance and maintenance operations.
The rapid development of digitalization and new technology is fundamentally changing the shipbuilding industry. The new product improves the efficiency and flexibility of the work. However, these innovations are no longer confined to products and systems, they will also radically change marine maintenance services. AR technology, that is, augmented reality, is not just a specific application. It can be used in a variety of different tasks. With the help of augmented reality, the staff of a field service engineer, crew, or shipyard can obtain the advanced expertise of the seal bearing at any time when it is needed. The use of augmented reality simplifies the troubleshooting and accelerates the maintenance and service of stern tube equipment. It also makes inspections, calibration surveys, on-site processing, bearing calibration and new building debugging tasks simpler and faster than ever before. It can save time and maintenance cost to a large extent.
Remote information interaction
Thomas Pauly, product manager of the future technology department of sealed bearings, said: "augmented reality technology can be used to solve complex problems, otherwise it will take longer time. Users of smart glasses equipped with wireless, Bluetooth, cameras and microphones can communicate in real time with experts in Vasiland. Whatever the distance, the experts in Vasiland can see or hear the scene in real time at a remote site, dock or workshop.
A person on the scene can send and receive visual images, listen to expert advice, and receive written instructions in front of his eyes through a display. Experts from the expert center can guide the on-site personnel to take action to solve the problem.
Thomas Pauly continued: "experts are far away from ships and can demonstrate how to repair it through pictures, handbooks and even video, while engineers on the scene can continue to work. It's like having an all-weather service engineer around you, and this "virtual" service engineer can get a lot of information and expertise accumulated over the years.
Non signal state work
He believes that great value can be created through new ways of thinking, development and cooperation. Currently, the company is working with selected customers to build intelligent programs that use augmented reality technology in a wide range of sealed bearing tasks. For example, we can use this technology at facilities in remote parts of the world, and we can use it on ships without GSM signals. With smart glasses, people on the spot can take videos and photographs of a scene and keep them in the internal memory of the glasses. These documents can then be sent to the expert center in Vasiland, for example, via satellite connections or via GSM when signals are available. "AR-enabled maintenance and maintenance services have played a significant role in improving quality, cost effectiveness and running time," Poly concluded. They will upgrade the relevant maintenance and repair services to a higher level. "
