Virtual Reality Comes to Plant Training

Automation World (2/27, Iversen) – Invensys Process Systems says its Immersive Virtual Reality Process technology will revolutionize operator training for the process industries. "From our perspective, virtual reality has reached a point where it is mature enough to be adopted in the process industry," declared Tobias Scheele, IPS vice president of advanced applications, during a Feb. 25 press conference unveiling the company's Immersive Virtual Reality Process technology. Scheele identified "major oil companies" and "major chemical companies" as the primary early adopters of the technology.