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Cat simulator delivers VR dozer training for highway construction
The simulator teaches advanced dozer skills in a highway construction setting and provides a realistic experience with vibration, movement and motion system.
June 6, 2019
Dealers
United Rentals to offer virtual-reality training for aerial lifts
United Rentals training centers will offer Serious Labs' VR simulation for training operators of mobile elevating work platforms. Get more details here.
December 6, 2018
Dealers
Equipment Roundup: Inside Catâs Seguin engine plant; Ram will continue selling âClassicâ 1500 body style; â48 Power Wagon service truck will make you jealous; Mini âCatâ dozer looks fun; Cat indicates Perkins SmartCap 2 is on the way
Cat indicates a Perkins âSmartCap 2â engine oil filler cap is on the way Caterpillar is continuing to develop its Perkins-brand SmartCap engine oil filler cap, named a 2018 Edison Award gold winner earlier this year. Now in three sizes that fit most Perkins engines ranging from 25 to 270 horsepower, the coming âSmartCap 2â [âŚ]
July 2, 2018
Driver/operator coaching/training
Crane operator, signaler can train as team with new CM Labs simulator station
This technology allows team members to train simultaneously, as well as be trained in situations that are too risky or costly to do in real life. Details here.
June 28, 2018
Driver/operator coaching/training
Amid shortage of skilled laborers, Nev. contractors build operator training facility with high-tech simulators
Virtual-reality simulations will be the centerpiece of a new education and training facility thatâs intended to provide a pipeline of sorely needed construction workers in Nevada. The heavy equipment operator training program will use the regionâs first virtual reality construction heavy equipment simulators, according to the Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, [âŚ]
January 12, 2018
Driver/operator coaching/training
New Crane Industry Services evaluation identifies operator strengths, weaknesses
Crane Industry Services (CIS) has introduced its Qualified Crane Operator Evaluations (QCOE) process, which it says identifies âspecific operator strengths and skills that need to be improved.â Using the QCOE process, an employer will see where its crane supervisors and operatorsâ knowledge and skills are strongest, and what areas need additional training or experience. CIS [âŚ]
January 8, 2018
Roadbuilding
Bridge Construction Simulator for iPhone/iPad puts your engineering skill to the test
Hereâs a little something for all you bridge engineers and wannabes out there. Put your engineering skills to the test with the new Bridge Construction Simulator 3D a Real City Building Physics Sim app for iPhones and iPads that was just released on June 10. According to the appâs description on iTunes, the simulator app allows users to design and construct [âŚ]
June 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
John Deere could be developing a FarmVille-like game
Though this isnât the companyâs first foray into video games, John Deere appears to have a more focused idea on the type of success it hopes to achieve in that market. Citing the millions of players and Facebook users games such as FarmVille and Hay Day see on a daily basis, John Deere and games [âŚ]
June 19, 2014
Workforce
Simformotion releases Caterpillar M-Series motor grader simulator
Simformotion has released the Cat Simulators M-Series Motor Grader System, a simulation trainer set in a road construction environment that enables operators to learn the same machine applications they will find on the jobsite. The simulations enable new operators to learn without using fuel or pulling a machine from a jobsite, as well as allowing the [âŚ]
November 6, 2012
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