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NEXT-GEN TRAINING Simulators are vital for addressing the forest machine operator shortage and assisting existing operators in achieving greater efficiencies – Eoghan Daly reports on the latest system from Ponsse
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attached to three 55-inch screens which, innish manufacturer Ponsse is thanks to the Full Simulator’s excellent renowned for its sophisticated forestry graphics, mimic the effect of machinery and recently looking through a front cab hit a milestone. In October “THE SIM’S window towards an over-cab 2020, the company delivered its EXCELLENT boom. 16,000th machine, an Ergo GRAPHICS MIMIC There’s also a Ponsse Opti harvester, to a Brazilian THE EFFECT OF information system that is customer operating on a LOOKING modelled on technology found eucalyptus plantation. in real forestry machines. The Keen to attract new operators THROUGH A measuring device’s touchscreen to the industry and develop the FRONT CAB goes one step further in terms skills of those already operating WINDOW of realism, being identical to forestry equipment, Ponsse also TOWARDS AN that seen in a genuine forestry offers a range of training OVER-CAB machine. The simulator’s simulators. And now there’s a BOOM” harvester section allows actual new flagship – the Ponsse Full harvesting tasks to be practised, Simulator. Launched in late different thematic exercises to be January 2021 and employing advanced performed, and the operation of a machine’s 4G Optics, the new system comprises an control and measuring system to be operator’s pod and overhead frame
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studied. In the forwarder section, it is possible to practise how to operate and load a forwarder and control a crane in realistic conditions. The Full Simulator can also be converted for excavator-based harvester training by replacing the handles and pedals. As well as allowing an operator to practice using Ponsse systems, the Full Simulator captures a wealth of data which can be analysed to improve the operator’s efficiency and productivity by correcting any bad habits. Ponsse’s new training device can also simulate machinery malfunctions and teach operators how to overcome them. Ponsse’s more affordable Compact Simulator and Basic Simulator make up the rest of the range, and with over 200 Ponsse sims already in use worldwide, it’s clear that companies are taking their worth seriously.
