MINING SIMULATORS
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such as fuel are eliminated .
“ Because mine vehicles are being used for fewer training tasks , the associated running costs of training are greatly reduced ,” says Greg Lew , Executive Vice President of Global Business at ThoroughTec .
“ Damage and wear-and-tear on mine vehicles decreases as green operators are able to familiarize themselves with the controls of the machines and iron out their mistakes on the mining simulator instead of the real machine . This means less unscheduled maintenance and lower maintenance and training costs .”
Simulators remove the need to use real machines for training and significantly reduce operator training times . This also saves valuable working machines for training purposes , which lowers
Overall , simulators are being seen as an important part of mine safety as well as an investment into operator competency . This means simulators equate to increased safety , productivity and profitability .
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