Underground mining training simulator demonstrated by Immersive Technologies

April 14, 2011 - PRLog -- Held in March 2011 at the Canberra National Exhibition Centre, the conference brought together key companies and personalities from the Australian and global underground mining industry for a forum discussing best practices and shared experiences, providing the perfect platform for Immersive Technologies to further demonstrate the capabilities of its UG360 simulator.

Designed specifically for underground operator training, the UG360 builds upon Immersive Technologies' extensive experience developing and successfully integrating equipment simulators for the world's leading mining companies. Conference delegates provided highly positive feedback on the unique simulator technology, quickly recognising its potential to greatly increase safety, rapidly develop skilled operators and positively affect production and site profitability.

Immersive Technologies' Regional Manager Australia – Western, David Anderson said "We have been thrilled by the positive response received during the conference. Feedback indicates the market has been looking for a reliable and proven technology that can support its focus on safety and operator competence, and we believe this technology can achieve this."

"With key industry players such as Barminco already utilising this technology, we expect to see strong growth in the next year and look forward to working with the industry to generate the same positive outcomes that have been achieved throughout the world with our surface mining simulators."

The UG360 currently supports a range of Caterpillar underground trucks and load-haul-dump equipment, with additional units from a range of Original Equipment Manufacturers in current development.

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Immersive Technologies is the world's largest and most proven supplier of surface and underground mining equipment simulators to the global mining industry.

The company has achieved this unique position by focusing on its mission to make every mining and earthmoving equipment operator in the world safer and their employer more profitable through its simulation technologies. Immersive Technologies’ Advanced Equipment Simulators are helping hundreds of mining companies around the world to increase their equipment operators' safety and site profitability through effective simulation training.

Immersive Technologies' provides its customers with the most effective mining equipment simulators available. This is made possible through the formal exclusive licensing and technical information alliances Immersive has established with the leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), including: Caterpillar, Hitachi, Komatsu, Liebherr and P&H MinePro.