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How Technology Is Changing the Way Equipment Operators Are Trained
Today’s operating engineers carry the equivalent of hundreds of libraries in their hip pocket, giving them more access to information than ever. As time goes on, it will become more accurate to think of today’s operator as tomorrow’s system engineer.
By Drew Carruthers
September 26, 2019
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by Drew Carruthers
Drew Carruthers is Product Line Manager for Construction Products at CM Labs Simulations, Montreal, Quebec. Drew Carruthers directs the development of CM Labs’ award-winning Vortex Construction Equipment Simulators. He has extensive experience as a systems engineer and technical trainer, and he closely follows technological trends in the construction industry.
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