Simformotion has released the new Cat Simulators Collaborative Worksite Training package. The new training package allows up to nine learners to operate dozers, excavators, and articulated trucks simultaneously in the same virtual environment.
Working as a team in a virtual construction environment, the goal is to have learners gain real-life experience loading trucks, moving materials, cleaning up spoil piles and accomplishing other tasks together. They can practice and work together without the fear of causing harm to themselves, others, or equipment while in the safety of the virtual environment.
The Collaborative Worksite Training package is ideal for in-person operator training in any setting – classroom, office, or shop – or for remote training for learners in different rooms, buildings, or even states.
"Our new Collaborative Worksite Training package provides learners with a realistic, hands-on experience of working with other operators as a team in the same virtual construction site environment. The package is designed to take heavy equipment operator training programs and learners to the next level. For example, when learners encounter real world job site scenarios, they must work together to succeed in the exercise. It's no longer about just one learner completing training successfully, now it's a team learning how to work together efficiently, effectively and safely," says Vanessa Price, vice president of Simformotion.
Simulation offers a safe alternative to using machines for equipment training – with no need to take a costly machine out of production, worry about the weather, or worry about the operator's or others' safety on the construction site.
The Collaborative Worksite Training package is available in multiple languages. It includes a method for recording and reporting the results of each learner's simulation session, comparing their performance to Caterpillar benchmarks. Choose from a full simulator system with a motion platform or compact SimLite models. Both feature Cat controls and VR Edition. With the VR headset, users experience a larger view of the environment with greater depth perception.
The full-size and SimLite simulator systems are portable and easily moved from a classroom to a trailer. The full-size simulators convert from one model to another while using the same base unit and conversion kits, enabling you to cross-train on more machines and save space.
