CM Labs Simulations Releases New Wheel Loader Training Module

MONTREAL, QC (May 16, 2016) — CM Labs Simulations has added a new training module to its roster of Vortex construction equipment training products. The extensive Vortex training suite already includes RT mobile crane, tower crane, tracked hydraulic excavator and other training modules.

With the release of a new wheel loader training module, CM Labs is bolstering its position as the industry’s leader in construction simulators and simulation-based training. “The Vortex Simulator is one of the greatest tools we have,” says Dub Huggins, training manager at Bakersfield (California)-based Crane Service Industries. “Vortex reduces the time that we have to spend out on the equipment, and it has reduced our maintenance and fuel costs phenomenally. The wear and tear reduction on the equipment out there has been dramatic.”

The Vortex Wheel Loader Training Module is designed to provide operators with valuable experience in safe operations, with no wear and tear to the loader, and no risk to themselves or others. The new wheel loader training module can run from any Vortex Simulator. This includes simulators ranging from the multi-screen Vortex Master with optional motion base, to the desktop-based Vortex Trainer.

The Vortex Wheel Loader is a composite, 13-ton loader based on actual OEM machines, and includes bucket, forks and truss boom tools. CM Labs’ Vortex training solutions are used at hundreds of installations internationally, to help apprentices develop the skills, coordination and jobsite awareness they need to master safe, efficient operations.

“The Vortex Simulator closes the loop on training. We’re confident that we are supplying the best and safest possible training to our operators,” says Mark Oterdoom, project manager, Mammoet.

Complete training solution provides realistic wheel loader experience and training tools The Wheel Loader Training Module features progressive learning exercises — from beginner to advanced — designed to gradually build student skill and confidence. Student objectives range from basic understanding of the controls and vehicle/bucket positioning to earthmoving and transport, excavation, truck loading and safe load handling.

The wheel loader training module also features the most advanced simulations available for soil digging, piling, erosion and compaction. Simulation of the wheel loader is built on proven Vortex dynamics and includes complete simulation of the mechanical and hydraulic systems and interactions with the worksite. This level of realism ensures that trainees develop skills and worksite awareness that transfer directly to the real machine.

Integrated training tools include an optional student management system that allows instructors to generate reports from training sessions and review current and past performance.

For more information, visit CM Labs.