Vuzix' Subsidiary Moviynt Secures Smart Glasses Deployment Commitment from Airbus Helicopters
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Vuzix (NASDAQ: VUZI) announced that its subsidiary Moviynt has secured a deployment commitment from Airbus Helicopters for hardware and software solutions. The implementation combines Moviynt's Mobilium® software with Vuzix M400 AR smart glasses to enhance packing processes for direct-to-customer shipments.
Following a successful proof-of-concept (POC) trial that demonstrated improved accuracy and increased productivity, Airbus Helicopters is expanding the use of Moviynt software from picking to pick and pack operations throughout its North American distribution centers. The solution utilizes machine learning models for automatic item scanning, allowing staff to work hands-free while tracking shipment items, capturing images, and printing forms.
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- Secured major deployment commitment from industry leader Airbus Helicopters
- Expansion of existing relationship from picking to pick and pack operations
- Successful POC demonstrated improved accuracy and productivity
- Geographic expansion across North American distribution centers
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Vuzix has secured a significant enterprise deployment win as Airbus Helicopters commits to implementing Vuzix M400 smart glasses with Moviynt's Mobilium software throughout its North American distribution centers. This represents a meaningful expansion of an existing relationship, as Moviynt's software has previously been operational at Airbus using handheld devices.
This deployment validates Vuzix's smart glasses technology in several critical ways. First, it represents the successful conversion from proof-of-concept to full operational implementation – the important threshold many AR deployments struggle to cross. Second, the expansion from picking-only to both picking and packing processes indicates increasing trust in the solution's capabilities for mission-critical operations.
The hands-free functionality delivered tangible operational benefits during trials, enabling workers to automatically scan items, capture shipment images, and print forms without manual intervention. These efficiency gains were substantial enough to justify broader implementation across Airbus Helicopters' distribution network.
For Vuzix, securing a deployment with a division of Airbus – a prestigious global aerospace leader – provides powerful validation that could potentially accelerate adoption among similar enterprises facing comparable logistics challenges. Enterprise deployments of this nature typically start with modest unit volumes but can expand significantly as organizations experience the productivity benefits and calculate positive ROI metrics across additional use cases and locations.
This Airbus Helicopters deployment represents a textbook example of how augmented reality is transforming warehouse and distribution operations. The application focuses on the precision-critical packing process for direct-to-customer shipments – an area where errors can be exceptionally costly in aerospace parts logistics.
The machine learning-powered solution that automatically scans items delivers two important operational benefits: it eliminates manual scanning steps while simultaneously reducing error rates. This dual advantage addresses the fundamental tension in logistics operations between speed and accuracy.
What's particularly notable is the comprehensive workflow integration. The Vuzix-Moviynt solution isn't just handling a single task but enabling workers to complete the entire packing process sequence – from tracking shipment items to capturing verification images to printing documentation – all through the smart glasses interface. This level of process integration is essential for realizing the full productivity potential of wearable technology.
The expansion from picking to picking-and-packing indicates a strategic deployment approach, starting with one workflow and extending to adjacent processes once value is proven. This pattern typically leads to broader implementation throughout supply chain operations when successful.
For supply chain executives in manufacturing sectors, this deployment by Airbus Helicopters provides a compelling reference case demonstrating how AR technology can transform high-precision distribution operations while maintaining the stringent quality standards required in aerospace component logistics.
Airbus Helicopters, an industry leader in sales, safety and compliance, required a solution that improved the accuracy and quality of packing processes for direct-to-customer shipments. The Moviynt-Vuzix solution uses machine learning models to automatically scan all items in customer orders. Staff work fully handsfree, using only their Vuzix smart glasses to complete all needed tasks to include tracking all shipment items, capturing images of shipments, and printing shipment forms. Using Moviynt's Mobilium® software running on Vuzix M400 AR mart glasses during an extended proof-of-concept (POC) trial, Airbus Helicopters' staff was able improve their accuracy and increase overall productivity to justify a broader roll-out. Following their POC successes, Airbus is now committing to expanding its use of Moviynt software from picking to pick and pack and is deploying Moviynt software running on Vuzix M400 smart glasses throughout its distribution centers in
"We have been working with this industry-leading Airbus division for some time, and we are thrilled by their commitment to a deployment of our solution running on Vuzix M400 smart glasses on an expanded basis throughout their centers," says Philip Matkovsky, President and CEO of Moviynt. "We look forward to executing on this deployment opportunity and pursuing a stronger partnership with this global leader in transportation manufacturing."
"Airbus Helicopters is a powerful win for Vuzix and the smart glasses industry. The expanding commitment for deployment from Airbus Helicopters underscores the value proposition afforded by the combination of Vuzix hands-free Smart Glasses and Moviynt's Mobilium software suite. Moviynt software has been deployed and operational at Airbus Helicopters for several years using handhelds and it's great to see the expansion now to include smart glasses and use-cases like picking/put-away to include complex packing," says Paul Travers, President and CEO of Vuzix.
About Vuzix Corporation
Vuzix is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of AI-powered Smart Glasses, Waveguides and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies, components and products for the enterprise, medical, defense and consumer markets. The Company's products include head-mounted smart personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high-quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and augmented reality, as well OEM waveguide optical components and display engines. Vuzix holds more than 425 patents and patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the fields of optics, head-mounted displays, and the augmented reality wearables field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2024 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in:
About Moviynt
Moviynt® offers comprehensive mobile solutions on its Mobilium® platform that fully leverage offline computing, device integration features, real-time visibility, and ease of use to transform operations. Based on our deep understanding of Industry 4.0 needs, we are here to ensure that a mobile worker using enterprise systems such as SAP, Oracle, MS Dynamics is exponentially more accurate, efficient and productive. Moviynt is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vuzix. Moviynt website: https://moviynt.com/
Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer
Certain statements contained in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements contained in this release relate to Vuzix Smart Glasses, Moviynt SaaS solutions, our business relationship and future opportunities with Airbus Helicopters, productivity improvements using Moviynt software and Vuzix smart glasses, and among other things the Company's leadership in the Smart Glasses and AR display industry. They are generally identified by words such as "believes," "may," "expects," "anticipates," "should" and similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the Company's beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The Company's actual results could differ materially due to risk factors and other items described in more detail in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Reports and MD&A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable Canadian securities regulators (copies of which may be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release, except as required by applicable law.
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