Benzinga | Jun 3, 2021 01:01PM EDT

John Deere Adopts Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses in Brazil for Equipment Training

* Vuzix Corporation (NASDAQ:VUZI) announced that agri equipment manufacturer Deere & Co (NYSE:DE) had deployed Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses in Brazil via local Vuzix distributor, Totalpower.

* Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses helped machine operators quickly train on the advanced equipment, and was a productivity solution for keeping the equipment up and running, John Deere Product Support Specialist Pablo Jau said.

* "The use of Vuzix Smart Glasses to improve productivity, reduce downtime and costs and increase worker safety continues to expand around the globe," Vuzix CEO Paul Travers said.

* Price action: VUZI shares traded lower by 3.05% at $19.38 on the last check Thursday.