Safety Glasses That Capture Maintenance Tribal Knowledge Hands-free

We talk with first-time guest JK Hong ahead of SMRP (Raleigh, Sept 28–Oct 1). CMMSradio is at booth 530.JK is building Carbyn, AI-powered safety glasses for frontline maintenance technicians, to capture tribal knowledge while interfacing with your CMMS. Think Meta AI glasses, but safety-rated and purpose-built for the plant floor. The glasses have a camera and voice interface, connect to a phone, and let techs record video/audio or pull CMMS data hands-free (on-demand only, with privacy controls). Data flows both ways with systems like MaintainX, Limble, and Maximo. Capture tribal knowledge and work details without paperwork or phone fumbling while improving visibility for maintenance planners.JK’s motivation comes from growing up in a family machine shop in South Korea, watching critical knowledge walk out the door, then seeing the same problem worldwide through consulting and U.S. plant visits.Going hands-free to gather and enter data around maintenance tasks, PMs, and repairs matters as does the tribal knowledge we will need moving forward!