Welding Training System eliminates waste using virtual reality.
Press Release Summary:
Without requiring metal or gas, VRTEX® Engage™ sets up anywhere to help educators train welders and engage students. Self-contained and portable virtual reality training solution, offering welding transfer modes that simulate short arc, spray, and pulse welding, addresses introductory welding curriculum and incorporates STEM features into learning process. Touchscreen monitor, virtual reality welding gun, tracking device, and work surface are contained in portable, hardshell carrying case.
Original Press Release:
Lincoln Electric Introduces Next Generation of Virtual Reality Welding Training: VRTEX® Engage(TM)
Self-contained, portable system sets up anywhere to introduce students to a career path in the skilled trades
Cleveland – With no need to use actual metal or gas or even a dedicated welding booth, Lincoln Electric’s new VRTEX® Engage™ weld training solution brings the ease of virtual reality arc welding training to a student’s desktop.
This standalone, foundational system sets up easily, anywhere, to help educators train welders more efficiently and engage students in exploring the possibilities of a welding career or considering degree programs in engineering or related fields.
The cost-effective VRTEX Engage addresses introductory welding curriculum, including safety, machine and process selection, welding procedure set-up, welding theory and more, incorporating valuable STEM features into the learning process. All of this is done in a fun, safe virtual environment, using the VRTEX welding transfer modes simulating short arc, spray and pulse welding.
The system includes a touchscreen monitor, virtual reality welding gun, tracking device and work surface. All are contained in a lightweight, portable, hardshell carrying case with rollers for easy transportation. It’s a self-contained learning environment. All users need to do is open the box and get started with hands-on practice.
With VRTEX Engage, students can view a demo of each weld, perform the weld and replay their own weld with the instructor. The system provides instant feedback and assessment of student welds, allowing educators and trainers to immediately evaluate each student’s understanding of basic welding safety, welding procedure set-up and more.
Using VRTEX Engage also can help reduce overall training program operating costs. There is zero waste thanks to no use of steel, electrodes, wire and shielding gas. And, with VRTEX Engage, there are no licensing requirements or annual fees for use.
For more information about Lincoln Electric’s new VRTEX Engage and the VRTEX family of products or to request a demo, visit www.VRTEX.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 47 manufacturing locations, including operations 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 and its products and services, visit the company’s website at www.lincolnelectric.com.
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