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Dealers
Tech colleges look to VR simulators, OEM partners to prepare, recruit future technicians
Technical colleges are keeping an eye on the changes in machine technology and what the future holds by working with their industry partners to help prepare their students. “This is a high-tech industry and that is becoming more apparent every day,” says Craig Kuehl, instructor at Milwaukee Area Technical College. The college’s diesel technician program […]
December 3, 2019
Construction Equipment
Inside development of Liebherr’s latest articulated dump trucks and a first look at the new TA230
Liebherr is adding its new line of articulated dump trucks to its company rental fleet in 2020 while the unit, TA230, will be available to end-users in 2021.
November 1, 2019
Driver/operator coaching/training
CM Labs updates virtual-reality training packs for dozers, motor graders
CM Labs has updated its Vortex virtual-reality simulator training packs for dozers and motor graders. The training packs are used with the company’s Vortex Simulators and are designed to give trainees the feel of operating a real dozer or motor grader. The training packs are compatible with any of the company’s simulators.  Dozer Training […]
August 28, 2019
Technology
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
Safety
Cat unveils its first virtual-reality trainer, simulating worker’s first day on road paving crew
Cat has developed common scenarios that could possibly occur on a rural four-lane highway paving operation. Check it out here on Equipment World!
February 18, 2019
Autonomous
In industry first, Komatsu autonomous mining trucks now qualified to run on LTE
The mining industry’s first autonomous haulage system will run on private LTE mobile broadband technology that's more reliable, secure and has higher capacity.
January 29, 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
Technology
Walk right through a D6 with the VR tech Cat uses for machine design
During a recent press event, Caterpillar showed off a virtual realty (VR) demonstrator that allowed editors to walk straight through a current production D6, viewing internal components along the way. (See video below.) If Cat offers this same experience at ConExpo, it will have a line of attendees snaking through the aisles waiting to get […]
November 11, 2016
Technology
FACE THE FUTURE: 5 reasons construction companies need to buy Google Glass right now
Despite the excitement around its unveiling more than two years ago—complete with the wearable device shooting a live video during a skydive— Google Glass has come a relatively short way since then. Though most news outlets aren’t reviewing the device since technically it’s still in development (even though Google is actually selling the device now), […]
July 21, 2014
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