CM Labs Simulations, has launched two new products to the port industry
The first is an enhanced Ship-To-Shore (STS) Crane Simulator Training Pack. Taking on board feedback from a range of customers and industry experts, the Montreal, Canada-based company is offering a range of new features in this package including an enhanced graphics engine and the following:
- Multiple STS Size application – expanded offering of cranes from Post-Panamax to MegaMax
- Support for various delivery methods - training to move cargo to transfer vehicles or straddle carriers on the dock
- Dual Cycle Support (load/unload) - move cargo off and on the ship in the same exercise
- Ship orientation (port/starboard) - choose and train for loading and unloading from port or starboard sides of the ship
- Exercise builder capabilities - instructors can make their own load plans – choose vessel, orientation, and cycle type
Devon Van de Kletersteeg, Product Manager, Ports, CM Labs explains why the update delivers a more absorbing experience for the user:
“Every port operates slightly differently. With this update to the STS, we wanted to make sure that the training addresses the operations needs of various port environments. With the enhancements, trainees will have a much deeper immersive experience and instructors will be able to more closely replicate the existing port environment. Combining the new features with the power of the physics-based CM Labs’ Smart Training Technology, the STS is the most accurate and realistic offering on the market today.”
The second product released is CM Labs’ MasterCab, a full-immersion training simulator. This product is powered by what CM Labs describes as the most “realistic port equipment simulation” offering available.
MasterCab is a comprehensive training solution that develops operational skills, muscle memory, and spatial intelligence. As a result, it allows terminals to safely and effectively assess and train new operators, while at the same time preparing personnel for new equipment and processes.
MasterCab features 10 high-definition displays, providing full field-of-view perspective, driven by what CM Labs describes as industry-leading simulation of operating conditions, machine response and the port environment.
Further aspects of the product offering that enable the trainee operator to gain a more realistic understanding include professional-grade seating, controls and pedals as well as high-fidelity audio and a motion system expandable to six Degrees of Freedom (DOF). This means that the MasterCab can reproduce the sensory cues experienced by operators on the real equipment, ensuring a more fluid transition from training to real operations.
Van de Kletersteeg notes:: “We are delivering on the promise to release a fully immersive simulation training experience with the MasterCab. With the MasterCab, Port Terminal managers and operators can experience more effective training and skills development, and ultimately realize a faster return on their investment.”
The MasterCab provides training that is available 24/7, and runs a complete catalogue of quay-side and yard-side equipment training packs and custom simulations, thereby giving instructors real-time training data so that all sessions can be monitored and assessed
CM Labs clients include the Port of Tilbury, Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal, Indonesian Port Corporation, Napier Port, Ports of Auckland, multiple DP World sites, the Pacific Maritime Association (USA) and over 100 other companies and equipment operators.
