Mining Magazine June 2014 | Page 83

Mining
Technology NACG uses state-of-the-art equipment provided from primary equipment vendors . The Company ’ s philosophy is all about having quality equipment and maintenance programs . As an equipment operator that ’ s your office , that ’ s your workplace , when there is quality equipment that ’ s safe and running effectively then that creates a good office environment for the operators .
One of the major technological advantages NACG has is its immersive simulator , which creates an actual environment , much like a NASA simulator . The immersive
simulator tracks the operator ’ s head movements and allows the Company to train operators not only on safety but on production . It can simulate emergency situations , like fires , and make sure people know how to respond . Workers may go throughout their career without having an emergency and this technology is able to train people so they know what to do when those situations occur .
There is also a lot of technology in the equipment with GPS and the real time reporting of machine health , where it can monitor equipment for faults on the equipment , which gets
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