From Digi: "Kinetic Improves Safety with Workplace Wearables"
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Established in 1998, Symmetry Electronics is a focused global distributor of wireless connectivity solutions, sensors, and audio-video technologies. Offering comprehensive design support and available-to-ship inventory, Symmetry is committed to helping engineers accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and offer modern solutions for their IoT designs. Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway company, TTI, Inc. in 2017, Symmetry Electronics is part of the Exponential Technology Group (XTG) – a supergroup of electronic component distributors and engineering services firms working together to advance the electronics industry. For more information, visit www.symmetryelectronics.com.
Each day in workplace settings across numerous industries, workers are constantly putting their bodies at risk by improperly lifting, twisting, and turning. Kinetic is a pioneering innovator in workplace wearables that improve worker safety, prevent injuries, and decrease associated costs.
Kinetic created REFLEX, a smart wearable devices the size of a cell phone that is worn on the belt or waistband. Using sensors and biomechanical analysis, these workplace wearables includes the Digi ConnectCore® 6 single board computer identify correct posture and detects high-risk postures to help provide workers with corrective feedback. Watch this video for more technical details and learn how one user reduced his unsafe movements from 320 per day to just 12 – largely in a self-directed manner.
Source: https://www.digi.com/videos/kinetic-improves-safety-with-workplace-wearables
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About Symmetry Electronics Team
Established in 1998, Symmetry Electronics is a focused global distributor of wireless connectivity solutions, sensors, and audio-video technologies. Offering comprehensive design support and available-to-ship inventory, Symmetry is committed to helping engineers accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and offer modern solutions for their IoT designs. Acquired by Berkshire Hathaway company, TTI, Inc. in 2017, Symmetry Electronics is part of the Exponential Technology Group (XTG) – a supergroup of electronic component distributors and engineering services firms working together to advance the electronics industry. For more information, visit www.symmetryelectronics.com.