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Immersive Technologies brings training solutions underground

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Immersive Technologies has secured contracts to provide workforce training solutions for four undisclosed underground mining projects in the U.S., Canada, Chile and Indonesia. These solutions encompass machine simulation and digital learning technologies, as well as training program development. “Immersive Technologies recognizes the strategic importance of underground mining and has increased its investment in new Conversion Kit development for a growing…

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Immersive Technologies launches ‘world first’ underground simulator tech

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The Immersive Technologies IM360+ was recently unveiled for the first time publicly at MINExpo International 2024, along with never-before-seen visual system innovations to drive value for underground miners. This solution is designed for underground miners, who often face unique challenges in equipment operator training, the company said, and was equipped to combine stereoscopic 3D, photo-realistic graphics and RealView head tracking…

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Immersive Technologies opens new manufacturing facility

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Immersive Technologies recently celebrated the official grand opening of its new production campus in Perth, Australia, which will be its global base for manufacturing, hardware engineering and logistics. The location also serves as the central distribution center for parts fulfilment for the company’s 14 regional support offices who service 350-plus global mining customers in 50 countries. “This investment delivers a…

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Immersive takes trainer to EPSA

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Immersive Technologies has implemented a Komatsu HD785-7 Simulator training program with earthmoving company EPSA in Saudi Arabia, which the two said will focus to enhance operational readiness and support EPSA’s strategy to train a growing Saudi Arabian workforce. The simulator, not the first partnership for the companies, was placed at a phosphate project in the country. The two said one…

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Immersive Technologies honors five miners

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Simulator supplier Immersive Technologies has named the winners of its 13th annual Global Business Improvement Award that recognizes the most outstanding results achieved by mining companies who use simulation as a key driver in improving operational safety, productivity and maintenance. This year’s winners were:  Rio Tinto Kennecott (United States), shovel category. The miner completed a continuous improvement project targeting machine…

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First Greek mine adds Immersive simulation training

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Eldorado Gold’s Hellas Gold arm has deployed Immersive Technologies’ simulation-based training at its Olympias gold-silver-lead-zinc mine in northern Greece, the first operation in the county to do so. Olympias, located in the Halkidiki Peninsula, has been undertaking a modernisation project; the addition of the trainers was part of its strategy to improve production rates and efficiency over the last calendar…

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Tharisa teams for training with Immersive

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Immersive Technologies said it was selected as a workforce development partner by PGM and chrome concentrate producer Tharisa Minerals as it adds a new core component to its operator training program at its mine in South Africa. The operator has added a PRO4-B to its simulator fleet, which will use new equipment conversion kits from Immersive that include the Caterpillar…

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MINExpo product launch: Immersive Technologies PRO5

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Immersive Technologies selected last week’s MINExpo event in Las Vegas, Nev., to unveil what it calls a world-first for mining simulator technology in its class: its PRO5. The PRO5, according to the company, has built upon the success of its predecessors the PRO4, PRO3 and AES2B, which have to date trained more than 150,000 equipment operators in 45 countries over…

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