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The more you sweat in training the less you bleed in war. This quote, much loved by military instructors the world over, is equally applicable to other demanding and high-risk pursuits. Training and more specifically, realistic training is essential to achieving operational excellence! With this philosophy in mind, high-fidelity simulation…

Over the last few decades, pressure on training has intensified greatly in order to keep pace with the increasing complexity of heavy equipment, occupational health and safety requirements, and the constant drive to push productivity up and costs down. Consequently, the most progressive mines are looking for partners who can…

Holmesglen Institute, a leading and diversified TAFE operating throughout Victoria, will acquire two highly-advanced, 5th generation CYBERMINE simulators, to train underground equipment operators. The Sandvik DS421-C and DD420 simulators from ThoroughTec Simulation will enhance Holmesglen’s training offering in the mining and tunnelling sector. The simulators will be deployed at the…

ThoroughTec Simulation, the worlds’ leading supplier of mine workforce training and performance optimisation solutions, will be demonstrating their complete range of technology and services at MINExpo in Las Vegas, this September on stand 4639, central hall.

Liebherr Mining and ThoroughTec Simulation have signed a world-wide cooperation agreement that will provide Liebherr customers with access to the world’s most advanced operator training simulators and related services, which Liebherr believes are, “essential for honing the skills of workers operating heavy mining equipment”.

January 2021 Caterpillar Mining and ThoroughTec Simulation have concluded a global cooperation agreement that will bring the latest generation, simulator-based equipment training solutions to Caterpillar customers. This will help them improve safety, boost productivity, increase machine availability and create more sustainable mining operations. Under the agreement, Caterpillar Mining will recommend…

Extract from International Mining – December 2020 …ThoroughTec Simulation, which is particularly strong in the underground space. The company reminded IM that full autonomy aside, there is also a vast community of miners who are exploiting myriad less invasive and cheaper, but no less revolutionary technologies to empower their human…

November 2020 – Nordgold, the internationally diversified gold producer, has equipped its new West Africa Training Centre, located near the Lefa mine in Guinea, with a CYBERMINE Full-Mission Simulator. The simulator is a training tool for mining fleet operators designed to improve their skills in safe and efficient manipulation of…

Global Mining Review – October 2019 Andre Mendes, ThoroughTec Simulation, Canada, explains how to ensure a mine’s bolter operators are trained to the correct standard and that standards are continuously monitored and maintained. Extreme heat, high humidity, unstable ground, noxious gasses and possible risk of flooding make the labour-intensive work…

First Mining Zambia ThoroughTec Simulation, the world’s leading supplier of hi-fidelity, heavy equipment operator training simulators, is on a roll in Zambia, with a number of recent sales to surface and underground mines in the country. The South African company has a proud track record of simulating the most complex…

MiningWeekly.com Durban-based global supplier of surface and underground mining simulators ThoroughTec Simulation developed the CYBERMINE WX platform that monitors operator performance and provides targeted training to improve efficiencies.

ThoroughTec Simulation, the world’s leading supplier of heavy equipment workforce improvement solutions, will be demonstrating its unique CYBERMINE range of training technologies at this year’s Electra Mining exhibition. ThoroughTec’s exhibit will showcase the latest generation hi-fidelity, Full-Mission Simulator alongside the revolutionary CYBERMINE Workforce Excellence (WX) Platform.