Vancouver SIGGRAPH 2014 begins next week and ForgeFX Simulations is looking forward to being part of the show! Please come visit us at booth #952 and try out the collection of 3D training simulators we've brought with us.
ForgeFX Simulations, SIGGRAPH 2014, Booth #952
ForgeFX Simulations, booth #952, will have simulators galore for attendees to get their hands on. Everything from an electric rope shovel training simulator, connected to real-world machine joysticks, to a laptop based aircraft deicing simulator, to a pork production livestock management training simulator.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the ForgeFX Simulators booth at CONEXPO-CON/AGG earlier this month in Las Vegas. We had a great time being part of the show by exhibiting the heavy equipment training simulators we've developed and encouraging attendees to jump aboard and take a virtual test drive. Training simulators were a big hit at CONEXPO this year and we enjoyed being one of the companies there demonstrating the benefits of virtual training simulators for heavy equipment operators.
Maureen, Shelly, Adam, David, and Greg from ForgeFX Simulations at CONEXPO-CON/AGG.
From our tablet-based assembly simulation, to our laptop-based aircraft deicing trainer, to our platform-based electric rope shovel training simulator - we had a solution to serve just about every potential requirement that was thrown at us.
Maureen operating our virtual rope shovel training simulator.
In addition to the simulators that we had at our booth, our client Joy Global had the wheel loader simulator that we developed for them featured prominently at their booth. This simulator allows operators to train to operate the largest front-end wheel loader in the world, the LeTourneau 2350.
David operating Joy Global's front-end wheel loader training simulator.
Simulators are great for training, but they're also great for trade shows, where it is not always practical to bring pieces of heavy equipment onto the show floor. Simulators allow companies to demonstrate their products virtually, greatly reducing their costs by removing the need to transport pieces of heavy equipment to show locations. Virtual simulators are also great for trade shows because you can allow attendees to get behind the controls of a machine and operate it right there on the floor, something you would never dream of doing with a real-world piece of equipment.
Construction Equipment Training Simulators
ForgeFX simulators were far from the only construction equipment training simulators at CONEXPO this year. A number of heavy equipment manufactures had training simulators on display, including Volvo, John Deere, Liebherr and Hyundai.
Volvo EC220 Excavator Simulator
Liehberr Rotary Drill Rig Simulator
John Deere Excavator Simulator
Heavy equipment manufacturers have realized that training simulators can deliver a huge return on investment to their customers and have jumped into the market with both feet. By providing simulators, you allow operators to train and become familiar with machine controls day or night, regardless of weather conditions - while using zero fuel and putting no wear-and-tear on real-world machinery. Simulators allow you to keep expensive machinery in production where it is making you money rather than being used for training.
John Deere says they will unveil their largest CONEXPO-CON/AGG presence ever this year in Las Vegas. With seven exhibit areas, covering more than 37,000 feet, featuring 35 machines, and staffed by more than 200 employees, it's clear John Deere is planning on putting on an exciting show.
In addition, to the 35 machines (8 of which are new products), John Deere will be have 15 machine simulators in their exhibit areas for the public to operate. In addition to the advantages that simulators provide during training, they are also a valuable sales tool for use at trade shows where it is not always practical to bring real-world equipment.
"CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the perfect international stage to showcase John Deere's customers, their projects, the equipment, and technologies they utilize on a daily basis. We've worked hard to better listen and respond more quickly and as a result we're able to build more profitable businesses and better communities together.", David F. Thorne, Director, World Wide Marketing & Support, John Deere Construction & Forestry Division.
KOBELCO Cranes also announced that they will have their crane service training simulator at the show. If you're interested in seeing the latest and greatest heavy equipment simulators, and you can make it to Las Vegas next week, then we'll see you at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2014.
A new report by the American Transportation Research Institute, titled: Safety Impacts of Truck Driver Simulator Training, examines the economic and safety impacts of using customized truck driver training simulators. Utilizing a targeted set of truck driving training scenarios, the report concludes that operators that receive simulator-based training are involved in fewer accidents. The study also notes that their is a shelf life to the training received via the simulator, with the benefits gained dropping off after 12 months, requiring the need to maintain a training simulator curriculum.
ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014 begins next week in Las Vegas and runs until March 8th. ConExpo-Con/Agg is a trade show for the construction industry that happens every three years. This year's show will feature more than 2,400 exhibitors demonstrating their latest state of the art products and services to more than 125,000 attendees from over 150 countries. If you're interested in where the construction industry is heading, then there's no better place to be next week than at ConExpo-ConAgg.
ForgeFX is proud to be one of the exhibitors this year at ConExpo-Con/Agg, demonstrating a number of the job training simulators we've built for heavy equipment operators. Stop by our booth, #135 in the Las Vegas Hotel, to get behind the joysticks of an electric rope shovel training simulator that we developed for Joy Global. Also, stop by Joy Global's booth, #51879 in the Convention Center Central Hall, to try the latest simulator we developed for them, a front end wheel loader.
ForgeFX Simulators at ConExpo-Con/Agg, Las Vegas Hotel, Booth #135
ForgeFX's simulators improve operator efficiency, reduce training costs, and minimize damage to equipment caused by novice operators. Construction training simulators give companies a tremendous advantages over their competitors, including being able to demonstrate their equipment virtually at trade shows like ConExpo-Con/Agg.
Construction Job Training Simulator
Our training simulators help our clients succeed by minimizing their risks and maximizing their profits. Be sure to stop by our booth, try out our simulators, and talk with us about what we can build for you.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth last week at the 47th annual World Ag Exposition. We had a great time being part of the expo, demonstrating how our job training simulators can help the agricultural industry maximize their profits while minimizing their risk.
Attracting over 100,000 attendees and 1,500 exhibitors, from more than 50 countries, World Ag is the largest agricultural expo in the world.
Located in Tulare, California, a state suffering from the one of the worst droughts in modern history, most attendees were well aware of the need to conserve resources, while still being able to produce high yields.
Ag World had a strong focus on technology this year, as farmers look for fast and affordable solutions that are innovative and help them increase their profit margins. From ForgeFX's virtual job training simulators, to ASI's unmanned farming vehicle technology, to Advanced Reconnaissance's aerial hyperspectral sensors that provide farmers with vegetative stress anomaly data for their fields, there were a number of new technology-based solutions available for all attendees to explore.
Job Training Simulators for Animal Production and Heavy Equipment Operation
In addition to our heavy equipment operator simulators, perhaps our most popular application at the expo was our virtual pork production simulator. Developed for Zoetis, formally Pfizer Animal Health, this animal production training simulator allows users to train for the process of running a wean to finish swine barn, without the associated costs and risks.
Virtual Pork Production Job Process Training Simulator
It was great to meet everyone at Ag World this year and see all of the great new techniques and solutions that farmers are utilizing to increase production while conserving resources. Let's all hope for rain, and we'll see you next year.
World Ag Expo, Bakersfield ABC News Affiliate Report
Regardless of the industry, whenever you are working on implementing a simulation-based solution, it helps to have research studies available to support your premise. Rather than assuming that users of simulators will benefit from virtual experiences, it always helps to have research papers available to support your ideas.
The study was conducted by Surgical Science, the makers of the LapSim virtual laparoscopic training simulator. The conclusion of the study is that deliberate individualized practice on a virtual reality simulator improves technical performance in the operating room. The authors believe that the results of their study will lead to more implementation of simulation-based curricula in residency training programs.
This study is just one more publication that confirms the use of virtual reality surgical training simulators. Surgical Science has compiled, and made public, a collection of over 40 research papers that validate the use of virtual reality training simulators for operating room professionals. Titled LapSim Validation Studies, the report includes publications from the American Journal of Surgery, the British Medical Journal, and the Annals of Surgery.
Whether you're trying to sell, develop, or market a virtual surgery simulator, it always helps to have data like this to substantiate your project to stake holders. Being able to verify the perceived goals, be they improvements of procedural outcomes, increased patient safety, or better utilization of resources, before the entire project investment is made will help to ensure a successful project.
ForgeFX is a training simulator software development company based in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. We provide custom application development services for clients looking to create PC-based interactive training applications, using high-fidelity 3D graphics. Our clients compete in the mining, aerospace, transportation, construction, health care, education, and pharmaceutical industries.
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