Heavy Equipment Simulation News & Education
Inside Cat® Simulators: Hands-On Operator Training Technology
Visitors got a hands-on look at operator training technology with Cat® Simulators developed by Simformotion for Caterpillar at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026. The simulator replicates real machine controls and jobsite scenarios in a virtual environment, allowing operators to practice equipment operation without using a machine on an active jobsite. Simulation systems like
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Today celebrates World Day for Safety and Health at Work, a day to promote and raise awareness for the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. This year the day focuses on the ongoing pandemic. The pandemic has touched nearly every aspect of the world of work, from the risk
Boddington Gold Mine
The road to gold begins in Perth, Australia. Boasting the world’s largest gold mine, Boddington, the mine reached 2 million ounces of gold produced in 2012 and expected total gold production to reach 5.2 million ounces at the end of 2020, across its Boddington, Kalgoorlie and Tanami operations. Imagine the
Dexter Institute Private Career College
The Dexter Institute Private Career College, Nova Scotia, offers students extensive theory and practical training in heavy equipment operation. Starting in February each year, the Heavy Equipment Operator Program trains students to safely and efficiently operate multiple pieces of equipment. “One significant key to the program’s success is the use
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 zones. Help bring awareness and make our roads safer for workers and drivers by discussing. Look at options for training in your organization like Cat®
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 prison in Nevada and houses approximately 3,800 inmates. Its vocational program is made up of culinary, automotive, and construction, and is the location for the
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. New Cat® Simulators Skill Builder Line We are constantly looking for ways to help our clients grow their operators and students. Once learners understand all
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 independent trainer-consultant for NICC and owner of Equipment Operator Training, LLC (EOT), is taking the Construction Equipment Operator Mobile Simulator Trailer across Iowa. Solberg said
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 a customer payment option. This initiative will allow customers all over the world to pay for products and training quickly and easily. This move makes
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 – and help meet future demand for skilled, trained workers in the heavy-equipment industry. At the start of this school year, instructors from Local 49 began teaching for-credit courses
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 the machine to his body, allowing him to see the heavy equipment simulation he had been practicing, now in 3D. He turned to look behind
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 Career Technical Center recently installed two heavy equipment simulators to teach aspiring operators—and they do a lot. Mark Norris, the instructor of this groundbreaking new
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 simulators available. Live Stream Room As the pandemic continues to affect our lives in so many ways, we at Simformotion™ have had to find ways
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. Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College (LFCC) has two campuses and two sites, and serves eight locations in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont
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 recognized as Exporter of the Year, Simformotion employs a sales team who has relationships with businesses around the world that utilize simulators for training. A
Local 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 Bay District School officials, construction company representatives and Arnold High School Principal Britt Smith how the simulators work. The simulators will be good training for students in the academy
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