Processing Meat on 5G
- By CDOTrends editors
- September 28, 2022
Augmented intelligence technology vendor Bondi Labs is working with the Australian meat Processor Corporation to design, supply, and install a 5G communications network at two facilities using high-fidelity video streaming.
Bondi Labs has two solutions for the “highly regulated red meat processing industry,” called SmartInspect and SmartPack, where employees wear live-video streaming glasses with the vision used for remote audits and inspections to remote equipment maintenance and training.
The SmartPack solution also uses AI to identify different meat products and verify that carton contents match labels.
The technology reduces the potential for human error and can identify a wide range of symbols and characters, including Japanese and Mandarin.
The trial was announced in September and is planned for over two months. It allows for the assessment of in-building coverage — from low power 5G access points for traffic over a private 5G network using edge computing.
A third partner in the trial is infrastructure provider BAI Communications, which is looking to assess 5G’s ability to negate connectivity problems of processing facilities in regional locations. Often, a large number of mechanical obstructions are typically part of any meat processing plant.
Nick Gurney, the director of telecommunications at BAI Australia, said he expected the trial would prove that the 5G network solution is a “viable, future proof technology” that would deliver the connectivity regional meat processors and other industries need to realize the benefits of 5G.
The trial is part of the Australian Government’s 5G Innovation Initiative that provides businesses with opportunities to test 5G applications across various industry sectors and locations.
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