Welding Simulation Software enhances training efforts.
November 23, 2009 -
Offering means to teach welding techniques and thus improve training of future welders, VRTEX(TM) 360 feeds computer-generated data with virtual welding gun and helmet equipped with internal monitors. This VRAW(TM) (Virtual Reality Arc Welding) solution provides virtual hands-on training experience that lets students complete more passes than traditional training and delivers real-time welding technique feedback to trainers as well as students.
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Original Press release
Lincoln Electric Co. Inc., The
22801 St. Clair Ave.
Cleveland, OH, 44117
USA
Lincoln Electric Develops New Virtual Reality Welding Simulator
VRTEX(TM) 360 Application
Cleveland - To help improve the training of the nation's future welders, Lincoln Electric has developed a new way to teach welding techniques through a new virtual welding system called VRTEX(TM) 360. The system incorporates technology Lincoln recently acquired from VRSim Inc., an East Harford, Conn.-based leader in the development of training software and graphic simulation for industry and academia. This next-generation virtual welding training system was developed in partnership by teams at Lincoln Electric and VRSim Inc.
According to Erin Justice, Lincoln's manager of virtual welding solutions, "having a sufficient supply of trained welders is critical to our country's industrial and infrastructure needs, and virtual welding provides a new and exciting approach to training that is desperately needed."
Lincoln's innovative VRTEX 360 is a VRAW(TM) (Virtual Reality Arc Welding) training solution and represents the next generation of VR welding training. The VRTEX 360 provides a "virtual" hands-on training experience that allows students to complete more passes than traditional training and provides real-time welding technique feedback similar to a video game to both trainers and students. The VRTEX 360 feeds computer-generated data with a virtual welding gun and helmet equipped with internal monitors. The student practices welding in virtual environments, including simulated welding booth training environment or field welding applications. Training using the VRTEX 360 can be conducted in various settings, including classrooms, an important consideration especially for schools and training centers with limited resources and shop space.
"In addition to attracting the next generation of welders, we are also doing it in an eco-friendly way," Justice said. "Our green virtual welding system saves energy, reduces the use of costly materials and avoids creating waste."
More information about the VRTEX 360 and virtual welding is available at Lincoln's dedicated Web site - www.VRTEX360.com.
Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the design, development and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln has 39 manufacturing locations, including operations, manufacturing alliances and joint ventures in 19 countries and a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices covering more than 160 countries. For more information about Lincoln Electric, its products and services, visit the company's Web site at www.lincolnelectric.com.
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