Augmented World Expo, ForgeFX Simulations, June 10-12 2025

ForgeFX Simulations is Proud to Sponsor Augmented World Expo (AWE) USA, June 10-12 2025

Augmented World Expo is the premier global event for spatial computing, taking place June 8–10 in Long Beach, California. As a leader in immersive training solutions, ForgeFX is excited to contribute to the conversation around spatial computing’s growing impact on workforce development and enterprise training. 

In addition to exhibiting a collection of immersive training simulators at booth 346 on the expo floor, we’ll be actively engaging with attendees throughout the event—our CEO, Greg Meyers, will be delivering a seminar titled How VR is Bridging the Construction Labor Gap and leading a Roundtable Session titled Scaling XR Training: Lessons from Fortune 500 Deployments, while our Executive Director of Enterprise Partnerships, Mary Pierce, will be hosting exclusive VIP tours on the show floor. We look forward to connecting with industry leaders and innovators shaping the future of spatial computing!

Come experience how we’re using immersive XR simulations to revolutionize workforce training and development across industries.

📍 Visit us at Booth 346 to see live demos, meet the team, and talk about how simulation-based training can supercharge your workforce.

💬 Come to our speaker session: How VR is Bridging the Construction Labor Gap.

🔁 Join our roundtable session: Scaling XR Training – Lessons from Fortune 500 Deployments.

ForgeFX Simulations at Industrial Immersive 2025: Hands-On XR Training for the Future!

 🚀 Experience the Future of Industrial Training with ForgeFX! 🚀

We’re excited to announce that ForgeFX Simulations will be exhibiting at Industrial Immersive 2025, bringing our latest VR-powered workforce training solutions directly to you! Join us at Booth 12 on March 3-4 in Houston, TX, for an exclusive hands-on experience with our cutting-edge industrial training simulators.

Why Visit ForgeFX at Industrial Immersive 2025?

🔧 Interactive Demonstrations: Experience firsthand how our immersive simulations transform workforce training, making it safer, smarter, and faster across multiple industries.

🎯 Industry-Specific Solutions: Whether you're in manufacturing, construction, energy, or logistics, discover how our realistic XR training environments can enhance operational efficiency and safety.

📈 Proven Impact: Learn how Fortune 500 companies are leveraging AR, VR, and XR simulations to revolutionize workforce development and reduce operational risks.

💡 Expert Insights: Connect with the ForgeFX team to discuss the latest trends in simulation-based training, AI-driven learning, and spatial computing—and how these innovations can benefit your organization.

What You’ll See at Booth 12

At ForgeFX Simulations, we specialize in developing customized simulation-based training solutions that replicate real-world equipment, environments, and workflows. Our technology enables trainees to practice complex tasks in a risk-free, highly realistic setting, leading to better retention, improved performance, and enhanced workplace safety.

Here’s what you can expect: 

✅ Live VR Training Demonstrations – Get hands-on with our latest immersive simulations. 

✅ Real-World Case Studies – See how global leaders are implementing XR training solutions. 

✅ One-on-One Consultations – Learn how to integrate simulation-based training into your workforce development strategy.

Join the Industrial Training Revolution

Industrial Immersive 2025 is the must-attend event for professionals looking to leverage XR, AI, and simulation technology to improve industrial training and workforce development. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with industry pioneers and explore groundbreaking advancements in digital twins, spatial computing, and immersive learning.

📍 Westin Memorial City, Houston, TX
📅 March 3-4, 2025
📌 Booth 12 – ForgeFX Simulations
🔗 Learn more about the event and register: Industrial Immersive 2025

Join us as we redefine the future of industrial training! 

Somero Enterprises, Inc. and ForgeFX Simulations Unveil the S-22EZ Advanced Laser Screed Virtual Training Simulator

Revolutionizing Concrete Construction Training: Immersive Virtual Reality Training Technology Enhances Learning, Productivity, Efficiency, and Safety

FORT MYERS, Fla., January 23, 2025 (Newswire.com) - ForgeFX Simulations and Somero Enterprises, Inc., the global leader in concrete leveling technology, announce the completion of the S-22EZ Advanced Laser Screed® Virtual Training Simulator. Designed to transform how operators learn and master the art of concrete leveling, this innovative training tool offers a fully immersive, scalable solution for the construction industry.

A Comprehensive Training Solution

The S-22EZ Advanced Laser Screed® Virtual Training Simulator delivers a fully realized training suite for Somero's flagship S-22EZ Advanced Laser Screed®. The S-22EZ boasts a 20-foot telescoping boom, 360-degree machine rotation, and advanced laser-guided controls for unparalleled precision. The machine's ability to spread, level, and vibrate concrete in a single pass makes it indispensable for large-scale flooring projects, but mastering such a sophisticated piece of equipment can be daunting.

To address this challenge, the S-22EZ Virtual Training Simulator offers comprehensive lessons designed to prepare operators to master the machine in a risk-free virtual environment. A digital replica of the S-22EZ provides a virtual environment that mirrors real-world dynamics, enabling a seamless transition from training to job site performance. Operators gain proficiency on the S-22EZ's functionality by practicing critical tasks for screeding operations, boom movements, grade control, and transportation.

Dive into the future of construction training with us!

https://www.newswire.com/news/somero-enterprises-inc-and-forgefx-simulations-unveil-the-s-22ez-22506122

Experience the Future of Construction Training!

ForgeFX Simulations is thrilled to partner with Somero Enterprises, Inc. to unveil The latest version of the S-22EZ Advanced Laser Screed® Virtual Trainer! 

Experience the next generation of virtual reality training technology at World of Concrete, January 21-23, 2025! This state-of-the-art simulator delivers immersive hands-on training to enhance operator skills and efficiency. Attendees can experience the simulator in the Central Hall at booths C5303 and C6106 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. We'll see you there!

Somero S-22EZ Advanced Laser Screed® Virtual Trainer by ForgeFX Simulations at World of Concrete 2025, Booths C5303 and C6106

Industry Trends: Explorations in Immersive Technology

Unity Technologies has just published their Industry Trends Report for 2025, and ForgeFX Simulations is thrilled to have been selected as one of the featured companies invited to share our forecasts on the use and adoption of immersive technologies over the next year.

For this year’s Unity Industry Trends Report, we asked a range of technology professionals to share their forecasts for the use and adoption of immersive technology within their industry over the next year. The overall consensus suggests 2025 will be a year of exploration.

According to our contributors, early pursuits with multipurpose 3D platforms help technology teams understand and integrate 3D development workflows, which allows them to build proof-of-concept applications that create cascading benefits for non-technical stakeholders across the organization.

While some experts noted slowed innovation earlier this year (largely due to prohibitive price tags on the latest virtual reality (VR) hardware), most agree that emergent market competition and reduced costs have lately catalyzed extended reality (XR) development.

📖 Read the full report here: https://unity.com/resources/industry-trends-report-2025

ForgeFX Simulations will be exhibiting at the DTRA CBD S&T Conference

We're excited to announce that ForgeFX Simulations will be exhibiting at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Chemical and Biological Defense Science & Technology Conference (CBD S&T) Conference! The premier event covering chemical and biological defense science and technology. December 2-5, at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida!

ForgeFX will be exhibiting a collection of our chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear detection device training simulators, as well as our new Virtual Operational Readiness Tactical Engagement Exercise (VORTEX) Mission Planner. Please stop by booth 110 to experience our simulators in-person.

https://cbdstconference.com/

ForgeFX Simulations Exhibits at AWE 2024

We had an amazing time exhibiting at AWE (Augmented World Expo) last week and connecting with innovators and leaders in the industry! Thank you to Sonya Haskins, Megan Gerber, Nate Harper, and the rest of the amazing AWE team for putting on another great Augmented World Expo!

ForgeFX Simulations loved meeting and talking with all the attendees, exhibitors, speakers, sponsors, and reporters about mixed reality training simulators and everything spatial computing!

ForgeFX Simulations at Industrial IMMERSIVE Week with Meta

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and visited ForgeFX Simulations at Industrial IMMERSIVE in Houston last week! Industrial IMMERSIVE is an initiative focused on transforming the Industrial, Energy, and Engineering sectors through the use of immersive technology.

We had a great time exhibiting with Meta, demonstrating the mixed reality training simulator that ForgeFX Simulations built for JLG Industries, and discussing the significant business advantages of Meta for Work and Meta for Business!

Future Forward: How Virtual & Mixed Reality Are Changing the Face of Training for the Trades, Healthcare, & Sports

 

While it’s still early days for the metaverse, technologies like virtual and mixed reality are already unlocking new possibilities to improve skills acquisition and training. From people looking to master a new trade to surgeons striving to reach the top of their game to injured athletes maintaining their skills and confidence on the road to recovery, immersive technologies have been helping people reach new heights and push the limits for years. Today, we’re spotlighting various ways people are tapping into the potential of VR and MR in their everyday lives.

For Shanna Ford, who grew up in a blue-collar household, the promise of a steady income offered by a career in the trades was ever present. And with her own artistic bent, she leaned toward welding.

“With welding, you can do anything,” she says. “I liked that it didn’t feel like it locked me in anywhere—if I wanted to go and do iron work and build huge structures, I could do that. And if I wanted to go to an auto shop, I could do that. Even Disneyland has their own welders. I could do art on the side or make furniture work for myself, make gates, these beautiful structures and creative sculptures. I could do anything.”

Of course, as with any trade, hours upon hours of practice are required to achieve a state of mastery—and it’s in that development of muscle memory where VR truly shines. 

“Everything used to be hands-on—everything was in the classroom,” 

Explains Alex Declair, who works for RSI—a StrataTech Education Group school, which tapped ForgeFX Simulations to develop a VR application based on their training and curriculum. 

“It was very traditional. And as soon as COVID hit, we were in a scramble, doing our best to take care of our students and get them to learn what they needed. But you can’t just send a welding machine home with a student to weld, you know. You have to have a lot of electricity, a lot of materials, consumables, and it just wasn't feasible. So our CEO Mary Kelly jumped on VR right away. We can give a Meta Quest headset to every one of our students, and they can take it home and learn how to weld.”

 

Read More: Meta Quest Blog: Future Forward: How Virtual & Mixed Reality Are Changing the Face of Training for the Trades, Healthcare, & Sports

https://www.meta.com/en-gb/blog/quest/metaverse-technologies-vr-mr-welding-trades-cataracts-surgery-sports-injury-physical-therapy

World of Concrete 2024

We are excited to invite you to the World of Concrete, happening from January 23 to 25, 2024, where an extraordinary experience awaits you in the form of ForgeFX's innovative Meta Quest-based training simulators! 

This year, we are proud to showcase our state-of-the-art virtual reality simulators, which will be featured at the exhibition spaces of two of our distinguished partners: 

JLG Industries: Prepare to immerse yourself in the access equipment industry with an unprecedented depth of experience. JLG Industries will be presenting the newest iteration of their renowned AccessReady Fusion XR™. This avant-garde training simulator, now powered by the Meta Quest VR platform, promises an unparalleled interactive experience. Be sure to visit us at Silver Lot, Booth #030944, to explore this cutting-edge technology firsthand. 

Somero Enterprises: Embrace the opportunity to master the art of leveling vast expanses of concrete with impeccable precision. Somero Enterprises introduces their latest Meta Quest-based VR operator training simulator, designed to elevate your skills in concrete leveling. Don't miss the chance to engage with this transformative technology. Join us at C Hall, Booth #C5302, for an insightful and hands-on experience. 

 This event promises to be a convergence of innovation and expertise, bringing together the latest in virtual reality training technology. Whether you are a professional in the field or an enthusiast for cutting-edge technological advancements, the World of Concrete 2024 is the perfect venue to witness the future of industry training tools. Please contact ForgeFX Simulations with any questions!

For Those Using Metaverse Technologies, the Impact Is Real

We are thrilled to have some of our latest VR training simulator work featured by Meta!

Demonstrating how new immersive technologies are already having an impact today, the VR welding training simulator that ForgeFX developed for StrataTech Education Group and the Tulsa Welding is expanding access for students and preparing them for the future. The positive impact of immersive technologies is already apparent, and as metaverse technologies continue to progress, we expect even more opportunities will emerge to maximize the benefits of these innovations.

Tulsa Welding School’s virtual reality training simulator, powered by ForgeFX Simulations, is expanding access for students and preparing them for the future. Learn more about how the metaverse is having impact today: https://about.meta.com/metaverse/impact/

JLG Partners with ForgeFX Simulations to Develop Virtual Reality Training Simulator

JLG® Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and a global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, will showcase its new AccessReady XR® Operator Training simulator at the ARA Show, February 18-20 in Anaheim, California, at booth #5441. This launch to the commercial market will offer JLG customers the ability to train and improve the skills of boom lift equipment operators in a safe, virtual environment.

JLG AccessReady XR provides virtual reality-based training for operators of all skill levels, with everything from controls familiarization to machine operation and advanced spatial awareness challenges. This type of immersive training optimizes the learning experience while preparing operators to efficiently use the controls and familiarize themselves with boom lift operation.

The simulator launch is the result of a year-long global pilot program that included introductions of the technology at numerous trade-show events, in addition to volumes of global customer feedback, designed to enhance the experience. The simulator was developed in partnership with ForgeFX Simulations, which specializes in 3D and visualization software.

“It’s been a privilege to pilot the AccessReady XR system for JLG this past year,” said Steve Wozniak, product support representative for Cloverdale Equipment Company. “My customers look forward to working with the VR kit at operator training classes. I’ve found it to be an extremely helpful training tool overall, but especially with my novice personnel. Putting them in the JLG VR system gives them real-world experience in a safe environment.”

“We are excited to bring this revolutionary virtual reality training program to our customers,” said Rick Smith, senior director, global product training for JLG Industries. “After years of testing, we feel this technology will help train boom lift operators faster and more effectively, which will significantly help to improve safety and job site performance.”

JLG is committed to helping customers meet and exceed new ANSI standards through machine design, safe use, and training. The AccessReady XR Operator Training simulator is the newest addition to the company’s growing training portfolio. This includes easy-to-access training courses to ensure operators and supervisors are compliant with standards.

Benefits of the JLG AccessReady XR Operator Training simulator include:

• Safe environment for training operators
• Increased “hands-on” controls training for reduced time to proficiency
• Improved quality of practice time, allowing operators to experience real-life applications more quickly
• Reduced trainee idle time to increase practice while evaluations are performed
• Reduced evaluation time, since knowledge of the controls occurs faster
• Real-time feedback to accelerate training knowledge

Other key features of the JLG AccessReady XR Operator Training Program include real-world controls, “virtual hands” (unique to JLG), a networked multi-user mode, multiple training environments (including proving grounds and construction sites), selectable virtual avatars for multi-user scenarios, an instructor-led mode, and tools to create unique password-protected scenarios and customized performance metrics.

The JLG AccessReady XR package includes:

• 4′ JLG 800S platform with controls and foot switch
• HTC Vive VR headset with headphones and Leap Motion camera
• HTC Vive sensors and tracker
• VR-ready PC pre-loaded with JLG AccessReady XR software
• Keyboard with touch pad and monitor for PC
• Portable cabinet for housing the PC and VR components
• System setup and operating instructions

For more information on the JLG AccessReady XR Operator Training Program and how to purchase, visit www.jlg.com/ARXR. For more information about JLG, visit the website at www.jlg.com. For more information about ForgeFX Simulations, visit www.forgefx.com.

Press Release: https://www.jlg.com/en/news-events/press-releases/2019/accessready-xr-feb18

ForgeFX Simulations at World of Concrete 2018

ForgeFX Simulations is excited to be exhibiting at World of Concrete this year, January 22-26, 2018, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. World of Concrete is the largest annual international event dedicated to concrete and masonry professionals. Boasting more than 50,000 attendees and 1,500 exhibiting companies, World of Concrete showcases products, technology, resources, and information related to concrete construction.

ForgeFX is proud to be exhibiting at World of Concrete this year, demonstrating our industrial equipment training simulators and how they can be leveraged by the concrete and masonry industry. This year, one of the simulators we'll be demonstrating is the VR Equipment Training Simulator that ForgeFX Simulations developed for JLG Industries.


Be sure to stop by booth #C7629 to meet the ForgeFX team, and try your hand at operating one of our virtual training simulators. Simulators are ideal tools for training heavy equipment operators to operate sophisticated concrete machinery. They are cost-effective, safe, and efficient methods for training all concepts and skills from controls familiarization to procedure compliance.

If you'll be attending World of Concrete this year, please contact ForgeFX Simulations to schedule an appointment to operate one of our virtual reality training simulators, or just stop by booth #C7629. We'll see you at the show!


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JLG VR Training Simulator at Vision VR/AR Summit

Thank you to everyone who participated in last week's Vision VR/AR Summit in Hollywood, CA—what a show! ForgeFX Training Simulations was honored to demonstrate the JLG Immersive Trainer, a virtual reality-based industrial equipment training simulator, that we developed for JLG Industries, Inc. JLG's VR-based equipment simulator provides training on everything from machine control familiarization, to equipment operation, to advanced spatial awareness challenges.

JLG Industries, Inc., an Oshkosh Corporation company and a leading global manufacturer of aerial work platforms and telehandlers, partnered with ForgeFX Training Simulations to develop the JLG Immersive Trainer, a virtual reality industrial training simulator for JLG equipment. The JLG Immersive Trainer was featured in the at the 2017 Unity Vision VR/AR Summit Showcase, where attendees could "meet the innovators pioneering the best in virtual, augmented, and mixed realities from around the world.".

JLG Industries, Inc. (2017) JLG Virtual Reality Training Simulator Featured at 2017 Unity Vision Summit in Los Angeles [Press Release] https://www.jlg.com/en/news-events/press-releases/2017/vr-training-simulator-may1

Virtual Reality Industrial Training Simulator

Virtual reality and industrial training simulators are a marriage made in heaven. By deploying industrial equipment training simulators as VR applications, we are able to deliver a virtual training experience that is far more immersive than traditional screen-based training simulators. The JLG VR Equipment Training Simulator, in addition to featuring interactive real-time stereoscopic 3D environments and equipment types, includes head, hand and positional tracking, which gives the trainee the ability to interact with the virtual world and machinery in a dramatically lifelike and realistic fashion.

Vision VR/AR Summit, VR Industrial Training Simulator

By integrating fully functional real-world equipment controls, and corresponding in-simulation virtual controls, the JLG Immersive Trainer provides an extremely interactive and immersive virtual industrial training simulator.

Unity Vision VR/AR Summit 2017

The Vision VR/AR Summit, sponsored by Unity Technologies, is an event for artists, engineers, programmers, designers, musicians, directors, producers, hardware manufacturers and researchers. The content and networking are focused on furthering the knowledge base of anyone developing virtual and/or augmented reality content in Unity. This year's showcase featured dozens of great talks and demonstrations from some of the biggest companies and contributors that are advancing the use of virtual and augmented reality.

Vision Summit 2017 Keynotes

Unity Technologies has made a number of the Vision VR/AR Summit 2017 Keynotes available on their YouTube channel. Watch the Vision VR/AR Summit 2017 Keynote with an intro from Unity Global Head of xR Tony Parisi. In his address, Unity CEO John Riccitiello outlines how and when VR will truly take off.

John Riccitiello, CEO, Unity Technologies

Brandon Bray - Principal Group Mgr, Microsoft 

Marcus Kuehne - Strategy Lead Immersive Technologies, Audi AG

Unity Vision VR/AR Summit Review, VRScout

For a great recap of the Unity Vision VR/AR Summit 2017, check out VRScout's review and their wrap video:

Vision VR/AR Summit, VR Scout Wrap Video

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Thanks for visiting ForgeFX at I/ITSEC 2016

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the ForgeFX Simulations booth at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando earlier this month. We really enjoyed meeting everyone at the show, demonstrating our latest simulation-based trainers, hearing about potential uses for our services, and getting tons of invaluable feedback from the public on simulators.

ForgeFX demonstrating their latest VR-based training simulators at I/ITSEC 2016

This year's 50th anniversary of I/ITSEC was an blast and ForgeFX was pleased to help celebrate 50 years of innovation in modeling, simulation and training. Thanks to Janet Spruill, I/ITSEC 2016 Conference Chair, and the entire I/ITSEC staff for putting on another fantastic event.

ForgeFX Simulations was proud to be an exhibitor for the 5th year in a row, demonstrating our custom virtual reality training simulators to all of the attendees on the exhibit floor. A special thank you to all of the US Air Force ROTC Juniors who attended our simulation demonstrations and helped us beta test some of our VR-based simulators.

Air Force ROTC Juniors spending time with ForgeFX Simulations at I/ITSEC 2016

VR-based industrial training simulators at I/ITSEC by ForgeFX

HTC Vive-based room scale VR training simulations

Virtual Reality (VR) Industrial Equipment Training Simulators

The VR-based aircraft deicing simulator that ForgeFX developed for Global Ground Support was a big favorite at the show. Operators were immersed in a fully interactive, virtual 360 degree snowing airport environment, where they have both head tracking and positional tracking capabilities within the virtual world, also known as 6 degrees of freedom. These 6 degrees of freedom allow operators to feel a sense of presence in the virtual world, so they focus on machine control operation as well as the complexities of the job they're training for.

ForgeFX CTO, Adam Kane, demonstrates a VR-based training simulator at I/ITSEC 2016

Coupled with hand-tracking and real-world controller integration, VR training simulators replicate real-world equipment, environments and spatial relations challenges. This combination provides a high-impact training environment. 

Innovation Showcase

ForgeFX Simulations President and Co-Founder, Greg Meyers, presented a talk at the Innovation Showcase pavilion where he discussed using modern game engine technology to produce and deploy VR-based industrial training simulators

ForgeFX VR-Based Training Simulators

ForgeFX featured 2 of their latest VR-based industrial training simulators at I/ITSEC 2016, an aircraft deicing simulator developed for Global Ground Support, and an aerial work platform training simulator developed for JLG Industries.

Thanks again to everyone who made I/ITSEC 2016 a huge success. We're looking forward to speaking with everyone whom we made contact with at this year's show. Please don't hesitate to contact ForgeFX Simulations to discuss custom training solutions for your organization, and we'll see everyone again next year at I/ITSEC 2017!

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