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Hokkaido , Japan
Hokkaido Electric Power Company is using Microsoft ’ s mixed-reality HoloLens 2 headset to help staff inspect critical equipment at a thermal power plant .
On every inspection patrol , workers navigate a vast labyrinth of boilers , turbines and generators , examining thousands of pieces of equipment for often subtle changes that can help them avoid larger problems .
“ I had an image of ( mixed reality ) as a technology for games , but it was a revelation to find that it can be used as an intuitive and easy-to-understand solution from the perspective of transferring patrol inspection skills ,” said Takaharu Umemoto , who works in the company ’ s IT section of the Thermal Power Department .