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Next Generation HDD Training Simulator Boosts Jobsite Confidence, Safety

Tue October 10, 2017 - National Edition
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The virtual, hands-on experience simulates a variety of drilling scenarios, including soil conditions, piping options and downhole tooling.
The virtual, hands-on experience simulates a variety of drilling scenarios, including soil conditions, piping options and downhole tooling.

The Ditch Witch virtual reality simulator familiarizes HDD operators with machine controls while helping to reduce the possible safety implications of putting them directly on a job site. The experience provides an opportunity to simulate a real HDD job site via the technology's two-screen display and joystick. On one screen, operators can simulate drill controls while getting a 3-D look at the full HDD bore path on the other.

The virtual, hands-on experience simulates a variety of drilling scenarios, including soil conditions, piping options and downhole tooling.

For more information, visit www.ditchwitch.com




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