New feature from CM Labs prepares operators for the teamwork requirements of the real work site
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CM Labs’ new training simulation enables multiple operators to complete a collaborative task within the same virtual worksite
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At CONEXPO 2020, held in Las Vegas in March, CM Labs Simulations showcased an expanded crew training capability that enables multiple operators to complete a collaborative task within the same virtual worksite, from connected simulators.
With the launch of a new crew training exercise that focuses on earthmoving equipment, CM Labs adds to its roster of collaborative learning options. The exercise enables an excavator operator to learn how to safely and efficiently fill an articulated dump truck, while another trainee learns how to operate the truck, interact with the excavator, and drive on various types of terrain.
While these two operators are training within the same environment, another can provide guidance from CM Labs’ unique Signalperson Training Station. To round out the team, a fourth trainee can work from an Instructor Operating Station to monitor and direct operations.
CM Labs’ simulators track all operating metrics during the collaborative training exercise, and roll them up into a single score for the team, which updates in real time.
CM Labs’ catalogue of crew training capabilities also includes the industry’s only simulation-based tandem lift exercises for mobile crane and crawler crane.
“This crew training capability is unique to the industry,” says product manager Julien Richer-Lanciault, “in that it is the only training solution that simulates critical machine reactions, such as the precise motion of the truck when dirt hits the trailer or when it is struck by the bucket. This allows operators to develop the sense of feel that is so critical to efficient operations.”