Vortex Edge Plus Training Simulator for Construction/Forestry

Providing a portable, desktop simulation for training in construction and forestry industries, the Vortex Edge Plus runs CM Labs’ full fleet of earthmoving, lifting, and forestry equipment training packs including the Excavator, Backhoe, Dozer, Wheel Loader, Motor Grader, Luffing Tower Crane, Flat-top Tower Crane, Mobile Crane, Crawler Crane, Forwarder, and Harvester. The simulator can also be used to quickly assess the skill level of new operators. Hardware includes a laptop, monitor, industrial-grade joysticks, and pedals, as well as a steering wheel to support specific earthmoving equipment.

The Vortex Edge Plus runs on the same engineering-grade software that powers CM Labs’ fully immersive Vortex Advantage simulators, used by training schools and fleet owners internationally. This means that all simulated machine components behave as they do in the real world, whether operators are digging a trench, delimbing a tree or catching a swing. In addition, the Vortex Edge Plus can be paired with an optional Instructor Operating Station (IOS) for instructor-led training. With the IOS, instructors can control the training right from their seat and do everything from launching exercises and manipulating the weather, to injecting machine faults, providing hand signals as well as customizing scores, and generating reports. The Vortex Edge Plus can also connect to other Vortex simulators, for collaborative crew training.