Mainebiz

At SMCC, virtual welding provides new hands-on boost to workforce training

Southern Maine Community College sees plenty of workforce opportunity in the welding trade. In 2018, the college opened a new welding lab with state-of-the-art equipment to train prospective employees ...
Portland Press Herald

Community college opens virtual welding lab to enhance workforce and skills training

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. A student uses one of the welding simulators in Southern Maine Community ...
Business Wire

First of Its Kind Virtual Reality Training Aims to Help Growing Demand in Skilled Trade Jobs Amid New Infrastructure Bill

StrataTech Education Group Launches OcuWeld, an all-new virtual reality training program PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StrataTech Education Group, a leading operator of skilled trade schools, launches an ...
WREX

Virtual reality simulators help students at Harlem High School learn the ropes to welding

MACHESNEY PARK (WREX) — Students at Harlem High School are getting a hands-on learning experience virtually. William Duncan has been teaching welding at Harlem High for 14 years. About five years ago, ...
Houston Press

Students Spark Virtual Welding Torches at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

A Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo volunteer tries her hand at virtual reality welding. Credit: Photo by April Towery If you thought the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was just about country music ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

How Goodwill is using virtual reality to help train jobseekers

Through the dark mask of the protective hood, the welder saw sparks shoot in all directions as his torch ramped up to more than 3,000 degrees and the metal rod he held in one hand started to melt into ...
Machine Design

Welding simulator

VRTE X 360 is a virtual-reality arc-welding training system that lets students improve their welding skills in a simulated environment, lowering costs and reducing material waste VRTE X 360 is a ...
Green Bay Press-Gazette

Oconto uses virtual welders to introduce middle school students to career

OCONTO - Oconto Middle School students will have a chance to explore new career opportunities as they try their hand at welding. The Oconto Unified School District purchased a MobileArc Augmented ...
Yahoo

Virtual reality trade simulators prepare Tennessee students to enter workforce

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More people are leaving the trades workforce than entering. For every five retiring tradesmen, only one apprentice is training to ...
The Journal

Kansas welding and meat science grants secured

Garden City Community College has secured two new grants from the Kansas Department of Commerce totaling $335,000 to help purchase four virtual welding simulators and a refrigerated truck for the ...
Purdue University

Welding Fundamentals

This course provides a basic study and application of commonly utilized welding processes as well as additional topics such as: welding blueprint reading, OSHA 10 hour and welding safety, weld joint ...