WorldWide Drilling Resource

To be noticed, give us a call: (850) 547-0102 or e-mail: wwdr@worldwidedrillingresource.com &DUROLQH 6WUHHW 3XQ[VXWDZQH\ 3$ :HE 6LWH KWWS ZZZ VWDULURQZRUNV FRP ( PDLO VDOHV#VWDULURQZRUNV FRP )$; 12 APRIL 2019 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Training No Matter the Season Adapted from Information by CM Labs Simulations The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 158 based out of Albany, New York, represents heavy equipment operators, mechanics, and sur- veyors in New York’s construction industry. It also has many members working in shops, quarries, and airports, in addition to a growing number of public sector units. The IUOE has been representing operating engineers in New York for well over a hundred years, but during many of those years, training opportunities have been frozen for at least four months, with heavy winters being a standard occur- rence in the northeast. This meant Local 158 was restricted to classroom learning from November to February, but this is no longer the case thanks to a virtual train- ing yard available 365 days a year. Year-round training is possible because of a Vortex simulator from CM Labs Simulations. A single simulator helps Local 158 provide training for a full fleet of equipment throughout the winter. Training on the simulator is also more convenient dur- ing heavy rain days, as an alternative to digging in the mud. Not only is the simulator opening up new training possibilities, it’s resulting in faster, more effective training for Local 158 apprentices. Because Local 158 has limited training space, the ability to swap ma- chines is a huge advantage. As the first company to develop swappable con- trols, CM Labs has made it easy to switch controls and pedal sets in just minutes, meaning a full catalog of cranes and heavy equipment training packs can be run from a single simulator. This includes training packs for mobile crane, flat-top tower crane, luffing tower crane, crawler crane, excavator, wheel loader, backhoe, grader, and more. The Vortex software simulates the real behavior of cranes and earth- moving machines, including rigging, cables, loads, and soil behavior, which are all validated against empirical and engineering data. The simulators also track and log performance metrics, such as cycle time, fuel consumption, pendulums, collisions, and failure to protect others on the work site. C&G