RealWear, makers of the HMT-1, the first industrial head-mounted Android tablet, today announced strategic partner and Pioneer Program customer momentum ahead of the product’s upcoming launch.

More than 50 leading companies representing connected industrial workers have already signed on as Pioneer Program members, giving them early access to sample the HMT-1 hardware before its general availability in July 2017.

RealWear is hosting its first annual “RealWear Summit” today, giving the 200 attendees the first live public demonstrations of the HMT-1 Pioneer unit that will be available to Pioneer Program members beginning in March 2017, plus an early look at the deployable solutions planned by RealWear’s partners.

RealWear’s Pioneer Program customers include major industrial enterprises, resellers and integrators such as:

                             

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American

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GE

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NOV (National
Airlines

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Halliburton

 

Oilwell Varco)

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Baker Hughes

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HP Enterprise

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PepsiCo

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Barcotec Services

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Philadelphia

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Canon USA

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Huntington Gear Box

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CSC Ingalls

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Skanska

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Electric Power Industries

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UPS
Research

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Lenbrook
Institute (EPRI)

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Nokia

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Exxon Mobil
 

“Our strategic partners and Pioneer members recognize the value of a completely hands-free, fully rugged head-mounted Android tablet as the best category of wearable device to deliver near-term value for field workers in heavy industry,” said Andy Lowery, CEO, RealWear. “Pioneer members have also provided us valuable feedback and insight to refine our software and hardware and influence our future product roadmap.”

In addition, RealWear has solution partners who are Pioneer Program members – leading companies in industrial IoT, remote mentor video collaboration, workflow, augmented reality, and protective equipment including:

                             

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AMRC

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Isobar

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Pristine

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Bramei

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Librestream

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PTC

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BrickSimple

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Mimic Lab

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Realmax

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EduTechnologic

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Mobiliya

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ScopeAR

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EnsoSoft

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MSA

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TCLabz

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ENGworks

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National

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Tyndall Institute

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Dover Energy Instruments

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Ubimax

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FuelTech

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NextDTech

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Upskill (formerly

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Horizon Controls

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Nexthelm APX Labs)

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HPE MyRoom VRG

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Optech4D

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V2COM

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Huadian Knowlink

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OSIsoft

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XOEye

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Intoware

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Priologic
 

“RealWear’s HMT-1 is an ambitious step forward for industrial IoT, with an aim to transform how workers do their jobs,” said Andy Timm, CTO, PTC. “We look forward to helping RealWear work toward delivering a new era of hands-free productivity for the industrial workforce.”

“RealWear’s introduction of the head-mounted tablet category is timely, bringing fully rugged performance and competitive pricing into the landscape of Android wearables for industrial use,” said David Krebs, EVP, VDC Research. “Going beyond the smart glasses form factor and focusing on a completely hands-free user interface are important differentiators.”

The RealWear HMT-1’s intuitive, completely hands-free interface allows voice control of existing Android tablet and smartphone apps. Intended for remote video collaboration, technical documentation, industrial IoT data visualization, assembly and maintenance instructions, and streamlined inspections, the HMT-1 is a faster, safer and smarter way for workers to get their jobs done in harsh and loud field and manufacturing environments. An intrinsically safe model, certified for use in potentially explosive environments such as in the oil, gas, mining and chemical industries will also be available in the fall of 2017.

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About RealWear
RealWear is a Silicon Valley company building the world’s first REAL hands-free and fully rugged head-mounted tablet solution for connected industrial workers. Our team of seasoned executives and human factors experts hails from the ultra-rugged smartphone, smart glasses micro display and industrial augmented reality spaces. Together, we are engineering wearable hardware, software, cloud and AI solutions for enterprises in heavy industry. For more information, visit www.realwear.com.