Heavy Equipment Simulation News & Education

Simformed May/June 2026
In This Issue Cat® Technology Systems Can Reach Full Potential When Operators Train on Cat® Simulators Training Tomorrow’s Heavy Equipment Operators Today – Finning Canada

National Safety Zone Awareness Week
Each year there are thousands of crashes in roadway construction zones. National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW), April 26th-30th, encourages safe driving through highway work

Nevada DOC Prepares Inmates for Apprenticeships & Reduces Recidivism
Since 2017, the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) has been helping to build the state’s workforce. High Desert State Prison (HDSP) is the largest state

Simformed March/April 2021
In This Issue Skill Builder Simulator Line. Accepting Bitcoin. Download a free infographic on Blind Spot Awareness. See Collins Career Center’s New Heavy Equipment Program.

Meet the Simulator at Northeast Iowa Community College
Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) is using the popularity of hands-on simulation to recruit students to a career in the construction industry. Roger Solberg, an

SIMFORMOTION™ LLC ACCEPTS PAYMENT IN BITCOIN (BTC)
Peoria, IL USA — Simformotion LLC, a leader in heavy equipment simulator sales and training, announced that it has added the cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) as

Operating Engineers Local 49 new partnership with Minnesota Virtual Academy
Operating Engineers Local 49 is hoping a new partnership with Minnesota Virtual Academy will draw more high-school graduates into the union’s registered apprenticeship program –

Iowa students get taste of equipment operation with simulator
Oelwein High School junior Austin Perry strapped on the virtual reality goggles and held up his hands to match hands on the screen, to calibrate

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.
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