• Port Yard-Side Training Simulator from CM Labs

Advanced Reach Stacker Training with Realistic Container Handling

The Intellia Reach Stacker Simulator Training Pack from CM Labs offers the most realistic and effective way to train port equipment operators outside of live machinery. Designed for true-to-life behavior and control feedback, this solution models the entire reach stacker system—from hydraulics to camera systems and inching pedal response.

With stack heights up to five containers and realistic load capacities up to 45,000 kg (50 tons), trainees practice precise handling of 20-ft, 40-ft, and 45-ft containers in challenging, real-world conditions. Integrated performance metrics track over 20 KPIs, including collisions, containers moved, and operator errors. The system even tips under poor handling conditions, offering authentic feedback for safer, more productive training.

  • Learning Outcomes:
    • Familiarization with bays, rows, and cell ID
    • Safe, accurate container stacking in obstructed areas
    • Effective vehicle interactions with ITVs and trucks
    • Mastery of confined space maneuvering
  • Key Features:
    • Exercise builder for custom training scenarios
    • Camera system simulation and load dynamics
    • Compatible with Intellia Instructor tools
    • Multiple container sizes and stacking challenges
  • Supported Hardware Platforms:
    • Portable Trainer
    • Advantage Series
    • Master and MasterCab Series
  • CM Labs Yard-Side Port Training Simulators

Train Straddle Carrier Operators with Realism and Precision

CM Labs’ Straddle Carrier Simulator Training Pack delivers immersive, high-fidelity operator training designed to accelerate learning and boost safety. This advanced simulation solution allows trainees to master driving and container handling exercises in a controlled environment that mimics real-world conditions—including fog, rain, snow, and low visibility scenarios. Compatible with all Vortex simulator hardware, the pack supports year-round instruction and complies with sanitization and distancing needs.

Featuring a progressive learning program, trainers can deploy pre-set container movement exercises or create fully customized scenarios with the built-in Exercise Builder. Performance metrics are tracked in real time, giving instructors the ability to monitor progress, identify operator errors, and benchmark results. Key metrics include number of containers moved, collisions, and custom-defined standards tailored to specific port requirements.

Powered by CM Labs’ proprietary Smart Training Technology™, the simulator authentically replicates machine behavior—such as tipping during high-speed cornering or reactions to uneven loads—helping trainees develop skills that directly transfer to live equipment. Operators train with a virtual straddle carrier configured to match existing equipment specifications, ensuring familiarity with hoisting speeds, joystick responsiveness, and cabin positioning. The system is proven to boost operator productivity by up to 33%.

  • Quay-Side Crane Operator Training Simulators from CM Labs

Train your operators with the most advanced and realistic RTG simulation experience available. The Intellia Rubber-Tired Gantry (RTG) Crane Simulator Training Pack from CM Labs delivers an unparalleled learning environment, enabling trainees to build operational competency with complex port equipment in a safe and controlled setting.

This solution replicates essential driving and container handling tasks, including the manipulation of overheight, open-top, breakbulk, liquid, and standard 20-ft, 40-ft, and 45-ft containers. It supports safe operator development for real-world challenges such as pendulum swing management, tight yard navigation, and stacking in confined spaces. With manual steering capabilities and support for intermodal trailers and ITVs, it provides a true-to-life training experience for any terminal environment.

Key Features & Benefits

  • Progressive learning program covering RTG driving and yard operations
  • Exercise builder for unlimited custom scenarios
  • Simulation of manual steering and advanced container handling tasks
  • Training on special container types: overheight, open-top, breakbulk, and more
  • Best-in-class physics engine for true machine behavior and cable dynamics
  • Compatible with multiple CM Labs simulators: Portable Trainer, Advantage, Master, and MasterCab

Learning Outcomes

  • Familiarization with RTG crane controls and yard navigation
  • Accurate manipulation of 20-ft, 40-ft, and 45-ft containers
  • Pendulum control and handling of special container types
  • Safe positioning and maneuvering in tight yard spaces
  • Operation in challenging scenarios with tall stacks and limited visibility

Performance Metrics

  • Number of containers moved
  • Collisions and safety violations
  • Operator errors and productivity KPIs

A Complete Training Solution

The RTG Simulator Training Pack integrates seamlessly with CM Labs' suite of instructor tools for real-time monitoring, custom learning path creation, and fault injection. Its comprehensive performance analytics provide insight into operator safety, efficiency, and job readiness—making it ideal for high-stakes training environments.

Simulated Equipment Specs

  • Wheelbase width: 23 m
  • Wheelbase depth: 12 m
  • Capacity: 42 tons (below the spreader)
  • Container stacking height: 1 over 5

Compatible Controls

  • Industry-grade joysticks
  • CM Labs Intellia Ship Pedestal Crane Simulator Training Pack

The Intellia Ship Pedestal Crane Simulator Training Pack from CM Labs offers a highly realistic, scalable solution for developing expert crane operators. Built using CM Labs’ proprietary real-time physics engine and mechanical engineering layer, the simulator replicates true machine behavior, from slewing and hoisting dynamics to handling bulk and breakbulk cargo. The system supports progressive learning—starting with equipment familiarization and culminating in advanced cargo handling techniques across varied scenarios and cargo types.

Operators can train with containers, pipes, coils, pulp bags, and more using attachments like spreaders, motorized grabs, and pulp spreaders. The platform is enhanced by Intellia Instructor, providing dynamic conditions like fog, wind, and mechanical faults, plus deep reporting features for tracking KPIs related to safety, quality, and productivity.

  • Training Curriculum: Covers weeks of training from basics to advanced cargo handling
  • Attachments: Includes spreaders, motorized grabs, pulp spreaders
  • Exercise Builder: Create unlimited custom training scenarios
  • Performance Metrics: Over 20 KPIs including cycle time, collisions, and spill rates
  • Compatible Hardware: Portable desktop units to full-cab immersive simulators
  • A Virtual Training Solution for Ship-To-Shore Crane Operators

Train for High-Stakes Container Handling with Realistic STS Crane Simulation

The Intellia Ship-To-Shore (STS) Crane Simulator Training Pack delivers a comprehensive learning experience, enabling operators to master the complex operations of dockside cranes. From working with blind pockets and cell guides to managing 20-ft, 40-ft, 45-ft, and twin containers, this solution mirrors the intricacies of port logistics and crane dynamics. Operators gain hands-on experience with Post-Panamax, Ultra Post-Panamax, and MegaMax crane sizes, ensuring readiness for modern container terminals.

This complete simulator package includes high-fidelity spreader control with twistlocks, chain lifts, and an over-height frame. Users can train under dynamic conditions—rain, fog, snow, and various times of day—within a risk-free environment. Advanced functions such as trim, list, skew control, and status light monitoring support safe, efficient operations. Compatible with both internal transfer vehicle (ITV) and straddle carrier lane configurations, the system offers unmatched training flexibility.

  • Key Features: Instant record and replay, advanced crane physics, and unlimited scenario creation with Exercise Builder
  • Learning Outcomes: Container handling, pendulum control, confined space operations, and breakbulk management
  • Performance Metrics: Tracks 20+ KPIs including collisions, unsafe landings, bypasses, and moves per hour
  • Instructor Tools: Integrated with Intellia Instructor for live scenario injection, progress tracking, and report generation
  • Hardware Options: Compatible with Portable Trainer, Advantage, and MasterCab series

As global shipping volumes surge, the demand for skilled remote RTG crane operators is higher than ever. CM Labs' Remotely Operated RTG Simulator Training Pack delivers the most advanced and realistic simulation training available, helping operators master both crane functions and the complexities of remote interface operation.

Training begins with core skills like camera orientation, trolley control, and high-pressure container locking. As confidence grows, trainees take on advanced scenarios involving automation, environmental conditions, and high-stakes container stacking tasks.

Why Train with the Intellia RTG Simulator?

  • Authentic industrial-grade remote controls for tactile learning
  • True-to-life yard layouts, container types, and camera perspectives
  • Scenarios with automation systems, lag simulation, and camera failures
  • Support for HMI screen navigation and collision prevention systems
  • Trainer control via Intellia Instructor with live fault injection and performance tracking

Whether upgrading your terminal’s operator readiness or introducing trainees to remote RTG operations, this solution mirrors real-world jobsite demands—without any real-world risk. Built on CM Labs’ proven simulation technology, it’s the most trusted way to prepare operators for safe, confident performance at modern container terminals.

  • Prism® Downdraft Tables for Welding Education | Lincoln Electric

Safe, Quiet, and Effective Downdraft Tables for Welding Education

The Prism® Downdraft and Prism® Downdraft with Mechanized Cleaning systems from Lincoln Electric offer technical education programs a compact, dual-purpose solution for fume and dust control. Perfect for welding labs, CTE classrooms, and training centers, these tables combine a rugged workbench with integrated fume extraction, helping instructors maintain a cleaner, safer environment for students learning Stick, MIG, TIG, Flux-Cored welding, grinding, and plasma cutting (up to 50 amps).

Designed with education in mind, the Prism Downdraft table features intuitive front-access controls and drawers, making operation and maintenance simple for instructors and students alike. Available with an optional mechanized cleaning system, this unit reduces filter replacement costs and ensures consistent air quality in high-use classrooms.

  • Ideal for welding, light plasma cutting, and grinding (non-explosive materials)
  • Three-stage spark arrestor and MERV 16 filters ensure cleaner lab air
  • Powerful 1750 CFM airflow supports effective fume capture
  • Quiet operation: as low as 71 dB(A) with silencer & HEPA kit
  • Work surface: 53.8” x 29.5”, supports up to 440 lbs (or 330 lbs with wheels)
  • Mechanized cleaning option: Compressed air pulses reduce maintenance

Lab-Ready Equipment for Tomorrow’s Process Engineers

Whether you're designing a new chemical engineering lab or expanding your existing program, offers comprehensive Process Engineering training solutions from Pignat. These modular systems are trusted worldwide to train students in the core technical skills needed across industries like energy, water treatment, pharmaceuticals, and food processing.

Explore Our Process Engineering Categories:

Chemical Engineering & Unit Operations

Cover key unit operations including distillation, absorption, crystallization, extraction, and chemical reaction systems. Scalable from mini-units to pilot-scale systems.

Heat Transfer Systems

Teach conduction, convection, and radiation using industrial-grade equipment. Includes shell-and-tube exchangers, condensers, and evaporators.

Fluid Mechanics

Understand flow principles and hydraulics through practical experiments with pumps, flowmeters, and pipe networks.

Process Control & Automation

Develop skills in automated control using PLCs, SCADA, and PID trainers that simulate real industrial systems.

Water Treatment & Environmental Processes

Address sustainability and compliance through hands-on water treatment systems, including filtration, softening, and biological processes.

Bioprocessing & Bio-Industry

Train students in fermentation, CIP, gas-liquid flow, and other biotech-focused unit operations. Excellent for life sciences and pharmaceutical tech programs.

Who These Solutions Are For:

  • Technical Colleges & Polytechnics
  • University Engineering Programs
  • Industrial Training Centers
  • STEM Career Pathways in High Schools (select units)

Teach the principles of fluid flow, pressure drop, cavitation, and pump behavior with Pignat’s transparent, lab-ready training equipment. These systems are essential for students to understand hydraulic systems and flow diagnostics — foundational knowledge for chemical, mechanical, and process engineering careers.

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