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October 7, 2013
E. Hartford firm’s virtual training aids meld tech, hands-on skills
GREGORY SEAY 10.7.2013 Any experienced welder will tell you that to precisely join pieces of metal with a bulky, red-hot handheld torch is a difficult skill that takes years to master. But videogame-like instructional aids, including one from VRSim in East Harford, are providing a time- and money-saving training supplement…
June 6, 2013
Virtual Spray Painting Pushes the Envelope on Training
By Jennifer Rice| Managing Editor Thursday, June 6, 2013 — The curriculum for apprentices training at Painters District Council No. 30 (PDC 30) now have a cutting-edge, innovative teaching tool at their disposal. In February, the PDC 30 Joint Apprenticeship & Training Fund (JATF) program incorporated the SimSpray painting simulator into…
October 16, 2012
VRSim Updates Virtual Training System Components
10.16.2012 VRSim, a company specializing in virtual reality training systems, has added new feature updates to SimSpray and SimSpray Industrial. New parts, an enhanced user interface and an improved scoring and feedback system are now available and will be provided to current customers after Oct. 1, 2012. “We are excited…
October 5, 2012
Collision Repair/Refinish Program Implements 3-D Paint System
OCTOBER 5, 2012–The Southwestern Community College collision repair/refinish program recently received an exciting delivery–the SiM Spray 3D Virtual Paint System. SimSpray is an immersive virtual reality painting simulator. It will assist SWCC instructors in the teaching of spray painting and coating fundamentals. With the system in place, students will learn…
October 2, 2012
Learning to paint, weld, drive in virtual reality
Las Vegas Review Journal | October 3, 2012 — It was the smell of fumes in the automotive building as students learned to paint vehicles each semester that prompted John Ventura, director of the College of Southern Nevada’s Automotive Program, to search for a virtual solution. With the assistance of…
May 18, 2012
Virtual Reality Goes to School
By TUDOR VAN HAMPTON – MAY 18, 2012 THE blistering pace of advances in automotive technology may be confusing to consumers, but it seems to be creating a strong employment outlook for those who fix cars. According to a forecast by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from 2010 to 2020 the work force…
March 27, 2012
Matthew Wallace Selected for “Top 25 Newsmakers”
Matthew Wallace of East Hartford, CT has been honored with a recognition by ENR/Engineering News-Record in its selection of “Top 25 Newsmakers“ EAST HARTFORD, Conn., March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Announcing a special recognition appearing in the January 2012 issue of ENR/Engineering News-Record published by McGraw-Hill, Inc., Matthew Wallace was selected for the following honor: “Top 25 Newsmakers” Matthew Wallace commented on the recognition: “This is quite an honor…