Simformed-July/August 2018
In this Issue Simulators enhance union apprenticeship program. Cat® Simulators on the road. Meet the team. From the Editor The need for skilled labor is a consistent headline all over the world. How can companies find skilled labor? They can train a workforce themselves or acquire trained operators
New! Cat® Simulators Underground Load-Haul-Dump System Trains Mine Operators Safely and Efficiently
Peoria, Ill.— Simformotion™ LLC – a leader in heavy equipment simulator training solutions – is proud to announce the release of the new Cat® Simulators Underground Load-Haul-Dump System. Train operators to improve safety awareness and increase production with Cat® Simulators Underground Load-Haul-Dump System. Operating large equipment in dark confined spaces
IUOE 324 & CAT® SIMULATORS: A REAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE OF TRAINING
Since 1906, the Operating Engineers 324 has been integral to Michigan’s industrial infrastructure. Core to its success is its experienced and well-trained members. Local 324 takes training serious and it shows. Apprentices at OE324 operate equipment on a 555 acre site. Making History Located on a sprawling 555
Hope for a Better Future
Changing lives is not just an aspiration for David Hope, it’s his daily hands-on work. As a vocational teacher with the Missouri Department of Corrections, Hope gives offenders the training and confidence they need to have a real opportunity for success after release. Missouri Dept. of Corrections is reducing
Simformed-May/June 2018
In this Issue See the new Underground Load Haul Dump Simulator System. Offenders get a second chance. Cat® Simulators visits Spain. Meet the Team. From the Editor What is it like to operate heavy equipment in the dark? The Cat Simulators team found out firsthand when they
Simformed-Mar/Apr 2018
In this Issue Gain a new perspective on training with VR. How Wake Technical Community College is helping to build North Carolina’s workforce. Cat® Simulators visits Ontario. Meet the Team. From the Editor We’re constantly researching new and effective ways to help our customers train their machine operators.
Simformotion™ LLC Announces 2018-2019 Scholarship Opportunity
Peoria, Ill.— To support careers in heavy equipment operation, construction management, mining engineering, forestry and other heavy equipment industries, Simformotion™ LLC announces an academic collegiate scholarship opportunity for the 2018-2019 school year. A $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolled in a heavy-equipment-related program at an accredited institution
Building North Carolina’s Workforce
Making the Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO) Program at Wake Tech a reality has been a combined effort of several people. For 25 years, Ronnie Lowe has been with Wake Technical Community College, North Carolina. Last year Lowe got the program started, serving as the Senior Professor/Instructional Department Head. Lowe’s background
Simformed-Jan/Feb 2018
In this Issue Get scholarship money for an operator-in-training. Simulators train in the Arctic. Learn Something New. Cat Simulators visit the southwest. Meet the Team. From the Editor Welcome to 2018! We are happy to bring you the first issue of Simformed. Every other month, we use
Nuna Takes Simulation Training to the Arctic
The Northwest Territories (NT) of Canada encompass forest, mountains and islands. Beyond the remote tundra is the Arctic. Nuna Training Technologies, a private vocational school located in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, navigates the remote lands to bring heavy equipment training to several outlying locations. A wholly owned subsidiary of