Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition is built for regulated environments, and it’s available now
Microsoft’s new HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition can be used in clean rooms and hazardous environments.
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What you need to know
Microsoftannounced the HoloLens 2 Industrial Editionback in February. The mixed reality headset is built to work in regulated industrial environments and meets several industry standards. Organizations can use the headset in a broad range of environments without having to alter their workspace to fit the headset. Now, the HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition is available to order.
The HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition meets important industry standards, which we outline below, and can be used in Class I, Division 2-Groups A, B, C, and D hazardous location environments.
The HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition also comes with a two-year warranty and a Rapid Replacement Program that includes expedited shipping.
This isn’t the first Hololens headset from Microsoft that’s customized for specific work environments. TheTrimble XR10 with HoloLens 2is built for workers in dirty, loud, and safety-controlled environments.
Earlier this month, our executive editor Daniel Rubino wrote about howmixed reality is Microsoft’s race to lose. The HoloLens 2 and Windows Mixed Reality devices are used in professional environments at several major organizations, includingAirbus,Lockheed Martin/NASA, and theU.S. Military. With the HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition, that list can grow as organizations can use the device in a wider range of environments.
The HoloLens 2 Industrial Edition is an untethered mixed reality headset that can be used in clean rooms and hazardous environments.
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