Connecting our field operators to Total’s experts and vendors, down the street or on the other side of the world, is particularly topical at a time when travelling is restricted. But above all, the launch of Microsoft Teams on RealWear at Total’s La Porte site in Texas is another step in our industrial digital transformation. It makes Total’s operations safer and more efficient by executing better decisions faster. It also allows us to improve our operational excellence over the long run and create the petrochemicals plant of tomorrow.

A new era of computing has arrived. Just as laptops and mobile phones are standard for desk workers, voice command and augmented reality for wearable computers will become commonplace for field staff in our industry, driving safety and productivity.

There is no substitute for in-person collaboration to support business critical activities but assisted reality technology helps us collaborate with our teams at the workplace in situations when meeting in person isn’t possible or the best answer. These technologies will help us innovate and collaborate and transform the way we work on the front line.

The RealWear HMT-1Z1 head-mounted, wearable computer helps us to efficiently connect the worker to the information he or she needs in real time from anywhere. With Skills Insight Intelligent Wearables, part of our Honeywell Connected Plant portfolio, we are focusing on how to make industrial workers safer and more productive when they are out in the field.