Pre-start inspections
Find inspection points, identify visible faults and decide when to stop and report. Trainers can see which checks a learner repeatedly misses.
Industries /
Heavy Equipment
Build operator confidence before using a live machine.
Rehearse controls, pre-start checks and operating decisions without using fuel or tying up production equipment. Move to the real machine under an instructor once the learner meets the agreed training criteria.
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PRACTICAL USES
Where it helps your team.
Basic familiarisation uses instructor time, fuel and equipment that could otherwise be working.
Operating practice
Repeat reversing, positioning, loading or dumping sequences in a controlled simulation. These repetitions reduce the amount of basic familiarisation needed on a working machine.
Abnormal situations
Practise the approved response to a warning, poor visibility or an unsafe work area. Use instructor-reviewed scenarios that would be difficult to stage safely.
PUBLISHED INDUSTRY EVIDENCE
What the data shows.
180 → 70on-equipment training hours per operator
Immersive Technologies reports this change for Codelco Radomiro Tomic in Chile. It describes a simulator-based training programme, not a standalone VR headset trial; the case is provider-reported.
Source: Immersive Technologies, training efficiency casesExternal research and implementation examples. These are not measured results from Vrelab projects.
MEASURE YOUR PILOT
Check the difference in your operation.
- Live-machine hours used for training
- Missed pre-start checks and unsafe decisions
- Instructor hours before operator sign-off
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
Build around the actual task.
The machine type, control references, approved operating procedures and an experienced instructor. Physical controls or a full simulator may be needed for the target skill.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Before you start.
Can a headset teach every operating skill?
No. A headset is useful for inspection, awareness and some decision practice. Control feel and machine handling may require simulator hardware and supervised live practice.
What is the business case?
Measure how much production equipment time, fuel and instructor time the selected training task currently uses. Compare a blended training programme against that baseline.