Virtual operator training offers learning without limitations

07 January, 2021

This can better prepare operators to respond to similar incidents in a live production environment and potentially reduce downtime or scrap. No matter what scenario you put operators through or how they respond – you can always take comfort knowing that you can reset everything with the push of a button.

Improve competency

Virtual training can help operators learn their jobs in new and more effective ways. Digital cues, for example, can help guide workers during training. If a worker is being trained on an assembly task, digital cues like moving arrows can help them identify the specific part they need to pick up, and a glowing or highlighted assembly fixture can help them identify where they need to place the parts.

Then, you can remove the digital cues to see if the operator can complete the risk without them. Workers can also be free to make mistakes in virtual training without worrying about disrupting production. If an operator does something wrong, that action can be recorded for remediation purposes. And operators can be required to demonstrate their competency in training before they’re put into the pressures of live production.

Benefits beyond training Virtual training can help workers build their skills and competency in a safe, immersive environment where mistakes have no real-world consequences. But the training can also help your business in other ways. You can observe operators or get feedback from them about tasks, for example, to identify ways to make those tasks more efficient. And you can train and test operators in the virtual world to see if calculations like throughput rate estimations are realistic.

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