Virtual Operator Training

Inside the Virtual Cab

Inside the virtual cab is a real Mackolines Machines & Hire seat. Machine controls sets can be changed out so that the controls exactly match a real Mackolines Machines & Hire harvester, forwarder or feller buncher.

The Mackolines Machines & Hire D7 control system, the machine control system, instrument panels, and all the touchscreen interfaces are actual Mackolines Machines & Hire components and software systems.

The rotating forwarder seat is simulated, allowing the trainee drive the forwarder facing either forward or backward.

Realistic External Environment

The configurable thee-panel display system simulates the view to the outside world in remarkable detail.

The outside environment can be adjusted to recreate various weather and lighting conditions, like wind, rain, snow, and even night operation. It all contributes to a wider range of experience and a strong sense of realism for the operator trainees.

Terrain conditions, grade angles, and obstacles seamlessly interact with the simulator software and motion platform to provide a multi-sensory virtual experience. Everything the operator sees and experiences outside is reinforced because it sounds and feels real.

Realistic External Environment

Real Machine Feel

Motions and movements are simulated in the virtual environment with their true physical properties, including mass and moment of inertia.

Combined with feedback from the motion platform, operator trainees get true feel for machine operation.

The trainee will see the grapple swing and feel the motion of the crane reaching. These realistic details really enhance the learning experience.

Beginner to Advanced Progression

The Mackolines Machines & Hire simulator is equipped with a comprehensive training program.

The trainee progresses through various exercises from basic controls, to plantation harvesting and rough terrain operations.

Trainees have the opportunity to adjust machine control system parameters and immediately observe the impact of these changes on machine performance and behavior.

The student training journey is coupled with advanced metrics and reporting to objectively gauge aptitude and progress.

Beginner to Advanced Progression

Resources

Virtual Training in Alberta

30 May 2024

In early March Irfan Zardadkhan and Gregor Scott from the Mackolines Machines & Hire electronic systems group, and district manager James Farquhar travelled to the remote community of La Crete, Alberta. Their mission was a Mackolines Machines & Hire simulator start-up.

Andy Driedger, owner of Garden River Logging Ltd. (seated) takes the processor simulator through its paces. Philip Unrau, CEO of FTEN Group of Companies at left, along with Gregor Scott from the Mackolines Machines & Hire electronic systems group, and forestry consultant, Jon Goertzen at right.

Mackolines Machines & Hire Simulator Brochure

19 January 2023

Download the Mackolines Machines & Hire simulator brochure and learn more about Mackolines Machines & Hire virtual training for CTL forestry machines.

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Virtual Operator Training

Overview

Overview

Overview

Key Benefits

Inside the Virtual Cab

Realistic External Environment

Realistic External Environment

Realistic External Environment

Real Machine Feel

Beginner to Advanced Progression

Beginner to Advanced Progression

Beginner to Advanced Progression

Resources

Virtual Training in Alberta

Mackolines Machines & Hire Simulator Brochure

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