Heavy Equipment Simulation News & Education
Keeping Paving Operators Safe Infographic
Over the past five years, more than 400 road construction workers have lost their lives in work zones across the United States. Working near roadways poses significant hazards for construction workers. By providing training on safety protocols, employees can better recognize risks, use protective gear, and respond effectively to emergencies,
Kentucky Safety Training Institute Goes Mobile for National Parks
The Kentucky Safety Training Institute mobile training unit travels throughout the U.S. National Park System training personnel to be safer and more efficient heavy equipment operators. Traveling to U.S. national parks for operator training is a unique experience. Don Webb Jr., PhD and Director of the Kentucky Safety Training Institute
NENAS Gets Heavy Equipment Simulator
NENAS Executive Director Audrey Sam (left) and Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification Canada Michelle Rempel (right) stand outside the new heavy equipment operator/mining simulator tractor trailer. Photo By William Stodalka Would-be heavy equipment operators got some heavy duty help last week. The Federal government’s Western Economic Diversification Canada
Use Correct Operation Techniques to Save On Fuel Costs When Operating Forestry Machines
Operating heavy equipment as efficiently as possible can cut down on expensive fuel costs. Replacing just some of machine training time with simulator training can further save costs on fuel. Take a look and compare how much you can save on 40 hours of simulator training using the FM Log
Cat® Reaches Out to Teens
Visitors Center welcomes Chicago-area high school students as potential future company employees MINING FUTURE THROUGH EDUCATION Dolton Thornridge High School sophomore Samuel Stokes sits at the controls of a simulator Thursday at the Caterpillar Visitors Center, where two busloads of Chicago area high school students toured the facility. They come
Increase Mining and Quarry Production with Simulator Training
Heavy equipment operators can affect a mine or quarry’s bottom line depending on how efficient or inefficient they complete a load, haul and dump cycle. Traditionally, training heavy equipment operators means using actual machines and letting them learn with the trial-and-error method. With heavy equipment simulators, there is no need
Simformotion™ LLC Announces Release of New Cat® Simulators Track Feller Buncher System
Simformotion™ LLC, Peoria, Ill.—a leader in heavy equipment simulator training solutions—announces the release of the new Cat® Simulators Track Feller Buncher System for Forestry. The new Track Feller Buncher Simulation Trainer is set in a forest environment where operators can learn to use the felling head and master the same
Articulated Truck Training Reduces Accidents
Articulated Trucks are large machines that contain a special oscillating hitch that enables the truck to operate in rough terrain and poor underfoot conditions. They are found on construction, mining, and quarry operations around the world. When fully loaded the vehicle weighs 163,087 pounds! That kind of weight and size
The Whys and Hows of Simulator Training
Simulators aren’t new to the industry, but many companies don’t understand the cutting edge training they offer for heavy equipment operators. Simulators are easy to use, cost effective, and allow operators to be well trained and comfortable before being placed in the cab of an expensive piece of equipment. They
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