Heavy Equipment Simulation News & Education

Women’s Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Protective or Dangerous?
Ill-fitting women’s personal protective equipment (PPE) can pose significant safety risks. The issue can be more than just safety, as poorly fitting PPE can also

Collins Career Technical Centers Adds Cat® Simulators Training
LAWRENCE COUNTY, OHIO (WOWK) — Collins Career Technical Center is training the up-and-coming workforce of heavy equipment operators a little differently this year. The Collins

Simformed January/February 2021
In This Issue Live stream Cat® Simulators training & demos. Develop a workforce with community input. Download a free infographic on safety. Full & compact

A Community Comes Together to Develop a Workforce
Donna Comer, Program Manager for Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) and Plumbing Programs, has been with Workforce Solutions at Lord Fairfax Community College for 2 years.

Cat Simulators in Ukraine
УНІКАЛЬНИЙ симулятор самоскида Caterpillar – перший в Україні! Caterpillar dealer, Zeppelin Ukraine, has partnered with a local mine to train workers using Cat Simulators. Recently

High school receives two excavator simulators for construction academy
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Arnold High School received two excavator simulators for its construction academy Tuesday. A demonstration of the Cat Simulators equipment was held Wednesday to show

EMCC adds new Heavy Civil Construction program
MAYHEW, MISS. (WCBI) – East Mississippi Community College is giving area industries an up-close at its new Heavy Civil Construction program. The school held an

Simformed November/December 2020
In This Issue Free Publicity. Cat® Simulators Support. Excavator Curriculum. Fatigue Danger. Free Publicity Want some free publicity for your heavy equipment operator program? The

Risks & Effects of Sleep Debt
You could be at risk on the job for injuries, or even a fatality, because of fatigue. Every person needs a recommended amount of sleep.

College Brings CATs Into the Curriculum
A Virginia community college offers a program with a guaranteed job interview, plus a salary opportunity more than double the area’s average. MARTINSVILLE – Patrick

CW Matthews Simulator Apprenticeship Program
C.W. Matthews realized that the best way to have the most safe and efficient heavy equipment operators was to train them in house. But the

‘Be Pro Be Proud SC’ hoping to recruit younger workers to skilled trades
WESTMINSTER, SC (FOX Carolina) — South Carolina leaders are hoping a 53-foot semi-truck trailer equipped with the latest simulation technology will get more young people

CLTCC adds bulldozer simulator for forestry technology training
WINNFIELD, La. (CLTCC) – Thanks to a grant from The Rapides Foundation, Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) students in the Forestry Technology Program can now

Simformed Sept/Oct 2020
In This Issue Compact, Portable Training. SimLite Excavator. Grant Opportunities. Heavy Equipment Curriculum. SimLite for Easy Travel & Remote Learning The pandemic has created a

Anatomy of a Small Wheel Loader
Wheel loaders, or front-end loaders, are designed to move materials such as soil, gravel, sand and snow with a front-mounted bucket. Their 45-degree articulated steering

Power Up Operator Training – Anywhere
Cat® Simulators SimLite Systems Deliver Portable, Real-World Training Solutions Discover Cat® Simulators compact portable training for heavy equipment operators. The station allows instructors and learners
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