SIMULATOR
LABS
Multiple simulators are located in a single room, connected to a central server called the Simulation Manager.
Multiple simulators are located in a room, connected to a central server called the Simulation Manager, which records the performance of trainees in a centralized database.
Simulator Labs
Increasingly, community colleges, operating unions, high schools and even the U.S. military have deployed simulator labs to train multiple students. Multiple simulators are located in a single room, connected to a central server called the Simulation Manager, which records the performance of each trainee in a centralized database. Several simulator labs are pictured below.
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This simulator lab at Ocean County Vocational Technical School District (USA) consists of 17 multi-purpose simulator stations for Skid Steer Loader, Backhoe Loader, Hydraulic Excavator, Bulldozer, Wheel Loader and Forklift operator training. Two stations are equipped with Operator Chairs, while the other fifteen have tabletop Replica Controls.
This simulator lab at Calhoun Community College (USA) consists of 10 simulation stations: 4 have tabletop Replica Controls with single (front) displays, and 6 have Operator Chairs with multiple displays. Each station is dedicated to just one kind of simulated equipment: Forklift, Hydraulic Excavator, Skid Steer Loader, and Wheel Loader.
The simulator lab at Avon Park Correctional Institute, Florida Department of Corrections (USA), consists of 6 simulation stations, all with multiple displays: 2 have tabletop Replica Controls, and 4 have Operator Chairs. Each station is dedicated to Forklift or Reach Lift Truck.
The simulator lab at Dorchester County Career and Technology Center (USA) features 5 multi-purpose stations for Backhoe Loader, Hydraulic Excavator, Bulldozer and Wheel Loader. The 3 stations with tabletop Replica Controls have single displays, while the 2 stations with Operator Chairs have multiple displays.
The simulator lab at Durham College (Canada) consists of 5 multi-purpose stations with Operator Chairs and single displays, for Mobile Crane and Tower Crane. (Only four stations are visible in the photograph.)
The simulator lab at the Prologis Trade and Logistics Academy, Miami Springs Senior High School (USA), consists of 2 stations with tabletop Replica Controls and multiple displays, dedicated to Forklift.
The simulator lab at Anchorage School District (USA) consists of 6 multi-purpose stations with tabletop Replica Controls (and laptop PCs) for Forklift and Hydraulic Excavator.
The simulator lab at Anchor Bay High School (USA) consists of 3 dedicated stations with tabletop Replica Controls and multiple displays for Backhoe Loader, Hydraulic Excavator and Skid Steer Loader.
The simulator lab at Omaha Public Schools (USA) consists of 2 dedicated stations with tabletop Replica Controls for Forklift.
