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Deutsche Bahn opens VR training centre in Cologne

German railway group Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) has opened a new training center in Cologne-Dellbrück, the largest and most modern of its kind in Germany. Some 250 apprentices will be trained at the 7,200 square meters facility each year. The centre also makes use of the potential of virtual reality. A 2.2 tonne train simulator for the locomotive series 185/192 allows users to perform test drives and exams. It can simulate weather conditions such as snow, fog and heavy rainfall. "DB is increasing its capacity in education and training," board member Martin Seiler said at the opening ceremony. "We are investing in the future and in a strong track." The group said it was hiring thousands of new employees that required training. "Cologne-Dellbrück offers the most modern learning conditions," Seiler added. Construction of the new centre began in August 2018. It combines locations in North-Rhine Westphalia that were previously separate, turning them into a high-performance unit. The Deutsche Bahn subsidiary DB Training, Learning & Consulting will run the facility.  

By | 2019-11-20T09:30:17+00:00 November 19th, 2019|
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Singapore invests heavily in RMDP transport training

Singapore's Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Minister for Transport, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, has unveiled a S$100 million Rail Manpower Development Package (RMDP). The RMDP initiative for railway workers is co-developed with the Public Transport Operators (PTOs) and the National Transport Workers’ Union (NTWU).It aims to expand the rail workforce and accelerate the rail workforce transformation over the next five years. This will prepare workers to run an expanded and more complex rail system. The RMDP enhances existing training programmes offered by the PTOs and initiatives supported by Workforce Singapore and SkillsFuture Singapore. It comprises three key components: * Manpower development incentives to encourage PTOs to expand and accelerate their training in future-relevant technologies and skillsets, in emerging areas such as data analytics and condition-based maintenance. Around 3,000 rail workers will benefit; * New SGRail Industry Scholarships and in-service sponsorships co-funded by LTA and the PTOs to attract and retain talent to become future industry leaders. The SGRail Industry Scholarships for programmes at ITE and Institutes of Higher Learning are open to students who wish to pursue a promising career in the rail industry. Around 400 students and workers will benefit. * Co-investments in training hardware equipment like simulators or [...]

By | 2019-12-12T21:56:36+00:00 November 14th, 2019|
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Area9 Lyceum, EMC Performance Partner

Area9 Lyceum has signed a partnership agreement in the Netherlands with EMC Performance to improve business results through continuous improved human performance. Under the agreement, EMC Performance has rights to distribute Area9 Rhapsode, the fourth-generation adaptive learning platform, across The Netherlands. The Area9 Rhapsode Learner interface and all learning content will be in Dutch. EMC Performance helps organizations achieve their objectives by supporting employees and managers in improving their performance. For this EMC Performance develops practice oriented customized company training courses and tools for learning on the job. Measuring impact and workplace learning are the pillars of the approach. “EMC Performance is a great fit for Area9 Lyceum. Its broad reach across several outstanding Dutch profit and non-profit organizations will help us deliver cutting-edge learning solutions to even more organizations wanting to build skills and competencies across their workforce,” said Ulrik Juul Christensen, M.D., chairman of Area9. Area9 Rhapsode uses artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver a highly personalized approach that replicates the one-to-one interaction of a tutor and learner in a digital environment. By identifying and addressing each learner’s knowledge and skills gaps, the adaptive learning platform meets learners at their individual skill levels, which greatly increases engagement.  

By | 2019-11-13T22:20:52+00:00 November 13th, 2019|
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CM Labs to Showcase Driver Simulators at I/ITSEC

CM Labs Simulations Inc. announced that Vortex Studio product demos, including enhanced driver training simulators, will be present on two partner booths at I/ITSEC 2019, which takes place from December 2-6 in Orlando, Florida. At the influential military tradeshow, CM Labs will exhibit the advanced-physical realism, ease of deployment, and simulation-enhancing capabilities that are offered through the real-time, system-level simulation software. Vortex Studio is a COTS real-time simulation platform offering high-fidelity modeling for military training applications, including ground vehicles, logistics & engineering equipment, and maritime operations. It is a tool for rapid modeling, testing, and validation of simulation content—one which can be integrated into existing simulator frameworks or game-engines. CM Labs product experts will be on hand at Bohemia Interactive Simulations (booth #2534) and Epic Games (booth #2161). This team will highlight the full feature set of Vortex Studio as a high-fidelity simulation creation and deployment platform focused on how the simulation platform integrates with 3rd party software to augment users’ existing tech stacks. “When this realism is tied to other software tools and existing workflows, teams can enhance and supercharge their existing processes, projects and programs,” said Lisa Barbieri, vice president, Marketing and Customer Experience, CM Labs. To see [...]

By | 2019-11-11T21:54:39+00:00 November 11th, 2019|
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Carnegie Mellon University, ANSYS Expand Engineering Education

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and ANSYS are expanding their partnership to transform the future of engineering and research by enabling budding engineers to usher in the next industrial revolution with the opening of ANSYS Hall. The rapid transformation of manufacturing and product innovation – the next industrial revolution – is underway, and engineers are using simulation to increase innovation, lower cycle times and increase quality with unprecedented speed. ANSYS Hall is a collaborative and hands-on maker facility and education space where students have access to ANSYS' physics-based simulation tools and technologies for making, assembling and testing their designs. The partnership brings together two leaders in engineering, computation and simulation technologies to encourage opportunities for the exploration of materials and designs at the beginning of the development process. The shared goal is to build groundbreaking approaches and tools that will result in shorter product development cycles and better-quality final products. The 36,000-square-foot cornerstone learning center expands CMU's maker capabilities with a spacious high-bay building area and design studio with course work areas, fabrication tools and workshops, a computer cluster and multiple collaboration spaces. Professors and students in 18 engineering courses are already using the new ANSYS Hall resources. "Our long-term partnership [...]

By | 2019-11-01T18:30:12+00:00 November 1st, 2019|
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VirTra Wins Patents for TASER Training and Simulating Firearms

VirTra Inc. announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued the company two new patents: patent 10,438,503, which relates to VirTra’s TASER cartridge kits, and patent 10,436,539, which relates to mechanical malfunction of real firearms used in simulation training. Based on the parameters of patent 10,438,503, VirTra is the only company in the United States that can produce or sell a specially triggered training cartridge for the TASER line of products by Axon. The patent covers VirTra’s method of triggering the training device based on the acoustic sound produced by a TASER Conducted Energy Weapon’s (CEW) electrical arc. This innovation allows trainees to deploy the cartridges from a real TASER CEW during simulation training and avoid high-voltage feedback. It also allows trainees to practice with a TASER CEW’s “ARC” and/or “Re-ARC” functions, which increases the realism of each training session. By using a live CEW while training in VirTra’s simulators, trainees are able to improve their technique and develop proper habits that carry into real world situations. The patent applies to both legacy units and the latest multi-cartridge systems used for the TASER X2 and TASER 7 weapons. “TASER CEWs have been classified as ‘less-lethal’ devices, and [...]

By | 2019-10-31T14:47:50+00:00 October 31st, 2019|
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Federal Law Enforcement Places Order for VirTra Simulators

VirTra Inc. has received an order from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) for VirTra’s newest ultra-high-definition (UHD) 4K simulators. FLETC will be the first agency to receive VirTra’s new UHD simulators. The new simulators utilize 4K resolution projectors and more accurately reproduce objects, visual details, body language and non-verbal threat cues. These enhancements enable officers to train to recognize and appropriately respond to subtle nuances in human behavior and movement that were imperceptible with previous technology. In addition to the new simulators, VirTra will deliver training content, which includes scenarios related to use-of-force, dog encounters, elderly populations and special needs persons, just to name a few. FLETC is the nation’s largest provider of law enforcement training. The organization helps train law enforcement professionals at all stages in their careers to perform their responsibilities safely and proficiently. FLETC intends to utilize the simulators and new content for its use-of-force Judgmental Pistol Shoot (JPS) Program at its training academies in Glynco, Georgia and Artesia, New Mexico. The JPS program is specifically designed to improve the use-of-force decision making process of basic academy level recruits. “In addition to increasing the number of officers who will have [...]

By | 2019-10-29T20:14:35+00:00 October 29th, 2019|
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Microsoft Announces New Capabilities for IoT

Microsoft Corp. announced new capabilities that further simplify the customer journey and deliver highly secured IoT solutions. These solutions help customers embrace IoT as a core strategy to drive better business outcomes, improve safety and address social issues by predicting and preventing equipment failures, optimizing smart buildings for space utilization and energy management, improving patient outcomes and worker safety, tracking assets across a supply chain, and more. The proliferation of IoT devices is enabling companies to bring cloud intelligence to the edge, to create solutions that are adaptive and responsive to their environments. According to IDC,1 41.6 billion devices — including smartphones, smart home assistants and smart appliances — will be connected to the internet by 2025. Even sooner, by 2021, 94 percent of businesses surveyed will be using IoT, according to a recent Microsoft IoT Signals research report and, in nearly every case (97 percent), those companies are concerned about potential security risks. “At Microsoft, we are committed to building a trusted, easy-to-use platform that allows our customers and partners to build seamless, smart, secure solutions regardless of where they are in the IoT journey,” said Sam George, CVP of Azure IoT at Microsoft. “That’s why we are investing $5B [...]

By | 2019-10-28T16:57:58+00:00 October 28th, 2019|
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UEI College Launches New Electrician Technician Program

UEI College, the West Covina Vocational and Trade School, is growing with the addition of a new Electrician Technician training program at the West Covina campus. "UEI College's new electrician technician program is a timely answer to a growing need for trained electrician professionals," said J.C. Rivas, campus president. "As home and business construction grows, there is a corresponding need for electricians that can care for and repair large motors, equipment and control systems or install wiring and troubleshoot electrical problems." According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for electricians will grow by 10 percent for the next decade. In response, UEI's program gets students up to speed, following a hands-on curriculum that focuses on the skills that matter most to employers. In as few as 10 months, students will develop the skills and get the tools needed to work effectively in the electrician field. The Electrician Technician training program prepares students for an entry-level job in the residential, commercial, or industrial fields.

By | 2019-10-25T14:32:19+00:00 October 25th, 2019|
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Gateway Celebrates Expansion of Industry 4.0 Center

Gateway Technical College celebrated the renovation and expansion ribbon-cutting ceremony at Gateway’s SC Johnson iMET Center on October 22. The expansion features added labs with cutting-edge training equipment to provide the framework for advanced manufacturing career skills. Some of the high-tech training equipment is portable, allowing college instructors to provide training on-site to area manufacturers and high schools. “This expansion is not only great for the Racine County area, but it is great for Wisconsin’s manufacturing industry,” said Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. “And not just here in Wisconsin, and not just the country, but internationally, as well. Technology is driving the change in the way we live and work. We need to make sure we are ready to change with it, and this facility will help us adapt to that change.” The center expanded by 35,800 square feet, and 12,080 square feet of existing space was remodeled as part of the project. The center is home to 12 academic programs taught with some of the most technologically advanced classrooms and equipment in advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0. Many national companies stepped forward to provide resources, equipment and industry knowledge to help make the center a local, and national, site of [...]

By | 2019-10-25T14:02:22+00:00 October 25th, 2019|
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