This video provides an inside look at the Portable Smart Process Sensor Learning System (990-SD20) from Amatrol—a compact, hands-on trainer designed to teach key Industry 4.0 skills. As industries embrace the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and cloud-based automation, this system offers learners experience with the smart sensor technologies driving modern process control systems.

Learners engage with a range of smart sensors, including analog pressure sensors, electromagnetic flow sensors, ultrasonic level sensors, and point level sensors. The system also includes practical applications and real-world components such as an IO-Link Master, PC-based software, and simulations for level and flow sensing. With built-in curriculum, learners gain both technical know-how and a strong conceptual understanding of IIoT, edge and cloud computing, and data analytics in industrial environments.

Municipalities and public works departments are under growing pressure to train equipment operators efficiently, safely, and cost-effectively. As heavy machinery used for road maintenance, utility repair, and emergency response becomes more advanced and expensive, the need for high-quality, standardized training is more critical than ever.

Simlog’s Personal Simulators provide city, county, regional, and state agencies with a safe, scalable solution for building operator skills without risking equipment damage or injury. These simulators replicate real-world operating conditions for equipment such as skid steer loaders, backhoes, excavators, bulldozers, wheel loaders, and forklifts—making them ideal for in-house training centers and regional workforce programs.

Designed to align with industry training standards, each simulator features exercises that develop core competencies required to pass real-world practical exams. This reduces skill variability across operators and enhances service delivery to the communities they serve. Tech-Labs proudly supports public works agencies that rely on Simlog simulators to prepare their teams for real-world tasks with confidence, consistency, and a strong commitment to safety.

  • Simlog Forklift Customer Success Story

Novelis, a global leader in sustainable aluminum solutions, turned to Simlog to elevate safety and efficiency in lift truck operations across its North American plants. After a successful pilot of the Forklift Personal Simulator at the Oswego, NY facility, Logan Aluminum—North America’s largest aluminum rolling mill—became the lead adopter. With over 85 lift trucks and 600 certified operators, Logan introduced simulator-based onboarding to reinforce safety and reduce incidents.

Using Simlog’s Forklift Personal Simulator, Logan Aluminum implemented a structured training process beginning with simulator orientation for new hires, followed by hands-on training with performance tracking. The system not only enhances skill acquisition but is also used to investigate real-world incidents and guide operator recertification. As Safety Specialist J.T. Major noted, “Our Simlog system has been very beneficial to us as we provide a safe and controlled learning environment.”

Driver Training Solutions’ Sanitation Simulator provides immersive, scenario-based training designed specifically for waste collection and sanitation fleet operators. Trainees can safely develop critical skills such as route navigation, vehicle handling, stop-and-go operations, backing, tight turns, and hazard awareness—all within a controlled virtual environment.

By removing the risks, costs, and wear associated with on-road training, organizations can deliver consistent, repeatable instruction while protecting both equipment and personnel. The simulator allows drivers to build confidence and competence before ever operating a real vehicle.

Ideal for municipalities, private waste contractors, and fleet training academies, this solution supports safer operations, reduces accident rates, and improves overall efficiency across a wide range of waste management applications.

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  • DAC Worldwide Technical Models
    DAC Worldwide’s models are detailed, to-scale models that depict various industrial machines across numerous sectors. The industrial models, which are loosely-based on common equipment by popular industry leaders, include all primary features and components.
  • Operating & Troubleshooting AC/DC Circuits
    Item Number:
    400-000
    DAC Worldwide’s Modular Basic Electricity Training System (400-000) examines basic AC and DC electrical principles. Learners will explore how electricity is used for power and control in various sectors, including industrial, commercial, and residential applications. The system covers industry-relevant skills, such as installing, operating, and troubleshooting AC and DC electrical circuits in a variety of applications.
  • Vocational Education Solutions
    Item Number:
    419-000
    DAC Worldwide’s Motor Load Option (419-000) is a component part of the DAC Worldwide Motor Fundamentals Training System (410-000) that adds a consistent, measured load to the 410-000’s system motors so that learners can study the operating characteristics of different motor types while under load.
  • DAC Model: 212-000
    Item Number:
    212-000
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  • DAC Heat Transfer & Steam
    Item Number:
    286
    Tech-Labs technical training solutions.
  • DAC Worldwide Models
    Item Number:
    287
    DAC Worldwide’s Multi-Pass Floating Head Heat Exchanger Training Model (287) is a highly-detailed scale model of a multi-pass, floating head, heat exchanger, supporting training in the operation and maintenance of industrial heat exchangers.
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    Item Number:
    275-160-PAC / 275-160G-PAC
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  • NIMS Industrial Technology Maintenance (ITM)
    The Industrial Technology Maintenance (ITM) certification features nine stackable credentials allowing students to find a job while completing each duty area.
  • Off-Highway Truck Operator Training Simulator
    Item Number:
    OHT
    Train haul truck operators with Simlog’s Off-Highway Truck Personal Simulator. Includes 10 modules, realistic controls, and immersive 3-display options for safe quarry training.
  • Mechanical Drives Cutaway Trainers
    Item Number:
    205-250
    DAC Worldwide’s Offset In-Line Helical Gear Reducer Cutaway (205-250) is one of an extensive series of actual industrial gear reducer cutaways for use in hands-on mechanical drives training in either the classroom or the laboratory.

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