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Article | 21 22 | Article AT IRCE EVENT 2018 AT IRCE EVENT 2018 IR to introduce VR Based Simulators for Driver Training BHORUKA FABCONS : magical metal is poised to grow Image Credit : Bhoruka Fabcons About Us With the growing demand of aluminium products across various industries, the Bhoruka Group established BhorukaFabcons Pvt Ltd (BFPL) in the year 2007. The primary activity of BFPL was to process aluminium extrusions into turnkey products. Our focus is on the ‘industrial’ applications - Transport, OEMs, Aerospace and Defence products. Over the years, BFPL has grown in size and services. Today, our team comprises of over 60 members catering to ~75 customers across the globe. With the applications of aluminium growing, BFPL has built its infrastructure and team to offer the below services – • Design – We support in designing products to fit the application and optimize manufacturing. • Prototype Manufacturing – We offer prototype services which includes tool manufacturing and latest technology to expedite product launch. • Special Purpose Machine (SPM) – We build machines for scalability and productivity. www.railanalysis.com Article Source : BHORUKA FABCONS • Contract Manufacturing – Major sales contribution is from contract manufacturing. Our customer base ranging from small scale industries, to MNCs namely Asahi Glass, AISIN, Bombardier, Alstom, Stanley Black and Decker, UTC Aerospace Systems, BOSCH, GE Healthcare, TATA Motors to name a few. We also export to GCC region, Finland, Canada, Australia and exploring further opportunities. Our emphasis on ‘value addition’ and ‘project management’ sets us apart from the competition. The founders have been in the non-ferrous metal industry for over three decades which brings unparalleled insight into our workings. We strive to serve our customers with any queries about the aluminium industry in India. BFPL is certified with ISO 9001: 2015 and EN 15085 welding certification. We have 2 manufacturing units located in Mysore (Karnataka), and marketing offices in Bangalore, and Pune. It would be a pleasure to hear about your business activities and evaluate if BFPL can partner with you. We believe in long term partnership, and take our customer service as seriously as our products B ecoming a Grade One Loco Pilot running a premier [Shatabdi / Rajdhani] Train in India is no mean task. From date of joining, it can take up to 30 years : Assistant Loco Pilot [Diploma] – 10 Years Shunter– 5 Years Freight Pilot– 5 Years All-Stop Passenger Pilot – 2 to 5 Years Mail Express Pilot – 2 to 5 Years Grade One Loco Pilot. A Driver Training Simulator can help shorten this process and also improve driver efficiency. Unfortunately, super-expensive motion-based simulators require massive infrastructure, limiting their installations to only a handful of Driver Training Centres all over the country. Stemming from the above requirement, IR recently on- boarded a new technology that provides non-motion-based full-function Virtual Reality simulators. This innovative solution, christened “EcoSafe” by its developers, provides compact size and lower cost [about one-fourth the cost of a regular motion-based simulator] without any loss in functionality, allowing massive scalability. The first unit of EcoSafe is being built for IR’s New Train-18 Trainset by Prag Group of Industries using software and technology from REDS SA, Poland. EcoSafe will provide the actual Train-18 driver controls and functionality in Virtual Reality and will come with a 35 km test route that will model the actual signaling, track profiling, etc. of IR. Additionally, the physical console will include the actual driver’s desk and all controls. The product will be backed by cloud-based software ensuring real-time maintenance, upgrade, and service support. Article Source : PRAG Besides training, there are two additional key features (1) Measurement of Efficiency [M.O.E], i.e. the level of fuel / electricity consumption and how the same can be optimized through better driving, and (2) Measurement of Emergency Response Time [M.E.R.T] using artificial simulated scenarios such as falling of a tree, vehicle or cattle on track, and track disruptions / undulations. Loco Pilots can be graded based on their driving efficiency and Emergency Response Time. By regular training on EcoSafe, Loco Pilots can improve both these scores. Conventionally, to get training, a loco pilot has to take a ‘leave-of-absence’ from duty and travel to a Training Centre. “IR has more than 200 Loco Pilot lobbies in its network. With the EcoSafe Concept, now – for the first time – it is possible to bring the trainer to the trainee”, says Gokul Jain, CEO, Prag Group. Image Credit: ecosafe www.railanalysis.com