Federal Bureau of Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons in Kentucky was one of the first customers to receive Lincoln Electric’s new VRTEX™ 360, the next generation virtual reality welding training system powered by VRSim. VTREX 360 met the needs to train students in a cost effective manner by reducing energy costs in the training program and saving money on material waste. A SimSpray™ demo was held on location at the Ashland prison earlier this year. - “The Bureau operates institutions at five different security levels in order to confine offenders in an appropriate manner.”

University of Alaska System
SimWelder’s virtual reality training builds students’ welding skills while saving money on materials that would have otherwise been used during basic training. The positive return on investment produced from using this technology led multiple campuses for the University of Alaska to purchase the SimWelder technology. - “The university employs roughly 7,000 people and contributes an estimated $1 billion annually to the Alaska economy.”

Edison Welding Institute
Welder training costs at all domestic shipyards exceed $5M per year.  On average, 1M to 1.3M man-hours are spent on the construction of one submarine pressure hull. VRSim was contracted by the Edison Welding Institute, The Navy Joining Center, and General Dynamics Electric Boat to create the first virtual reality welder training system, which simulated the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process. GMAW is used extensively in the construction of Virginia Class Submarines (VCS), destroyers (DDG 51), and aircraft carriers (CVN 78). The Navy funded ManTech simulator was the stepping stone for developing SimWelder™ and, later, the VRTEX™ 360. - “EWI is the leading engineering and technology organization in North America dedicated to the research and development of materials joining and welding.”

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