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Operator training simulators
Give operators a working process to practise on. Mobatec builds generic and plant-specific simulators that bring process behaviour, control-room decisions and field actions into the same training exercise.
Choose your training starting point
Start with the skills you want to develop. We can model a whole plant or a selected process, with low, medium or high fidelity matched to the training objectives.
Let operators practise on a simulation of the process they work with. A plant-specific OTS can support training for an existing plant or preparations for a new one.
Develop process understanding and operating skills on a representative process. Generic simulators give industry and education a practical environment for exploring how equipment, controls and operator decisions interact.
The control-room experience
Connect the process model to a copy of your control environment, or let us build a DCS/HMI mimic. The right setup depends on the interface, control behaviour and training scope you need.
Connect our simulation model to an exact copy of the plant's Distributed Control System. Operators can work with the control environment they recognise while the process response comes from the simulator.
We can recreate familiar plant HMI screens and their look and feel, together with the plant logic and control layer. A mimic can offer a lower-cost route when a complete DCS copy is not needed for the exercise.
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Panel and field operators, together
Practise the communication between a control room and the people carrying out field tasks, including the time it takes to get there.
With MobaTAGnology, field operators can walk through the actual plant while taking part in a simulation. Walking distances, surrounding noise and waiting for a colleague become part of the exercise, giving the panel operator a more realistic experience of working with the field team.
The field operator scans an NFC tag with an ATEX phone and records the training action. The simulated equipment state updates immediately, so the control-room team can see the response in the model. These phone actions affect only the simulator; the training system does not operate real equipment.
The panel operator communicates a field task as part of the training exercise.
The field operator walks to the relevant location and scans its NFC tag with an ATEX phone.
The field action recorded on the phone changes the simulated equipment state immediately, bringing the field and panel teams back into the same process response.
An optional 3D training environment
A 3D environment offers another way for field operators to take part in the simulation.
We can connect the process model to a 3D plant environment with Kairos 3D. This brings field tasks into a virtual setting while the underlying model supplies the process behaviour.
3D visualisation partner
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Where and how you train
Choose the setup that fits your people, location and teaching format.
Run your simulator at your own location, with a setup agreed around your training environment.
Give learners access to a cloud-ready simulator through their browser, so training can take place from different locations.
Give each learner an individual simulator, or let a group train together on a shared simulator. A classroom can include different simulators.
Connect simulator training to a Learning Management System to track learning progress. We can discuss the integration your setup needs.
From training question to working simulator
Our process modelling specialists work with your team, using the Mobatec Modeller software we develop in-house.
Discuss who will train, what they need to practise and which process responses the exercise must represent.
Agree the process boundaries, fidelity, control-system representation and involvement of field operators.
Develop the process simulation in Mobatec Modeller and connect the chosen control interface and training environment.
Work through the simulated process behaviour and training tasks together, then prepare the simulator for your chosen delivery setup.
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Planning your simulator
The training objectives guide the choices. Here are some of the decisions we can help you work through.
A generic simulator supports training around representative processes and operating principles. A plant-specific simulator represents your selected process, including the equipment and control behaviour needed for the training tasks. We can help you define which approach fits the skills you want operators to develop.
Yes. The simulator can cover selected equipment, a process section or a whole plant. We can build models for existing plants and new plants, with the scope based on the information available and the training objectives.
Mobatec offers low-, medium- and high-fidelity simulators. The appropriate detail depends on what learners need to observe and practise. We agree the required process responses and level of detail as part of defining the simulator.
No. In the simulator training setup, actions recorded after scanning NFC tags change the simulated equipment state. Field operators can walk through the actual plant while the panel operator sees the response in the simulator.
Yes. Browser-based access supports training from different locations. In a classroom, learners can use individual simulator sessions or train together on one shared simulator. LMS integration can connect the training to learning-progress tracking.
No. Field operators can take part through NFC tags and an ATEX phone in the actual plant. A connected 3D environment is another option, with gamepads or optional VR for virtual field training.
Let's plan your training environment
Tell us about your process, your people and the tasks they need to practise. We can help you define a simulator that fits.
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