Thiess has become the first mining services provider to participate in Caterpillar’s MineStar Command for Hauling Sim School, an industry-leading autonomous haulage system training program delivered in-house at Thiess’ global head office in Queensland.
Caterpillar’s autonomous haulage training utilises Cat® simulation technology to provide hands-on system training for MineStar software users in a controlled, safe virtual environment.
“Thiess recognises that the continual development and upskilling of our people is instrumental to our success as a leader in autonomous mining services,” Thies Group Executive Transformation, People & Communication Shameelta Pratap said.
Pratap noted that Thiess has invested in training over 500 employees in autonomous mining systems thus far.
“We were pleased to have participated in Caterpillar’s Sim School learning programs — the first was for our experienced Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) Controllers and Builders, and the second program was to assist in upskilling our staffed MineStar Fleet Controllers and Pit Technicians into AHS Controllers and Builders,” Thiess Head of Autonomy & Operations Technology Trent Smith stated.
Sean McGinnis, Vice President and General Manager of Technology and Global Sales Support at Caterpillar said: “Caterpillar was pleased to deliver Sim School training to Thiess. Preparing customers to enable successful autonomous haulage operations on-site is very important. This simulation environment supports free-flowing collaboration and hands-on learning, resulting in a better experience for all participants.”
