Intellia Workforce Training System & Vortex Simulators

CM Labs Simulations is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, and has more than 25 years of experience in real-time simulation. It develops the Vortex Studio platform and operator training systems for construction, utilities and ports, with about 2,000 installations in 54 countries. It addresses the cost and risk of training operators on real heavy equipment.

The Intellia Workforce Training System combines simulator-based and web-based curriculum, training management tools and industry-specific simulators. Simulated machines include excavators, backhoes, dozers, telehandlers, crawler and rough-terrain cranes, overhead cranes, digger derricks, CDL trucks, forklifts, forestry machines and port equipment such as ship-to-shore cranes, rubber-tyred gantries, reach stackers and straddle carriers. A full-motion platform reproduces terrain, vibration and tipping, while instructors use performance data and AI assistants to assess skills before trainees operate live equipment.

• Wide equipment range: construction, crane, port, industrial and forestry machines in one simulator family.
• Full-motion platform: synchronised motion reproduces terrain, engine vibration and tipping sensations.
• Realistic audio and controls: job-site sounds, alarms and professional-grade operator controls.
• Simulation curriculum: progressive exercises based on validated machine behaviour and real conditions.
• Training management: instructor and admin tools with performance metrics and AI assistants.
• Vortex Studio: real-time physics simulation platform behind the simulators.

• Seaport operators in Vietnam training ship-to-shore and gantry crane operators on simulators before live operations.
• Construction contractors and vocational schools running excavator and crane certification programmes.
• Power utilities training digger derrick and bucket truck crews for line work.

• Safer training: trainees make mistakes on simulators instead of on live cranes, excavators or port equipment.
• Lower operating cost: training hours move off real machines, saving fuel, wear and equipment downtime.
• Objective assessment: session data lets instructors spot skill gaps and certify readiness consistently.
• Scalable investment: platforms can start small and expand with more machine types and stations over time.

Construction, port and utility operators face shortages of skilled equipment operators and rising safety expectations. Simulators allow faster, safer and more consistent training than seat time on real machines. Vietnam's expanding seaports, logistics hubs and infrastructure projects need large numbers of crane and heavy-equipment operators, creating demand for simulator-based training centres.

Headquartered at 645 Wellington, Montreal, Canada; more than 25 years in business and about 2,000 installations in 54 countries. Acquired Utah-based crane simulator maker GlobalSim in December 2025. CEO Robert Weldon. Customers include the Port of Tilbury, STRABAG, Baker Technical Institute and Hillsborough County Water Resources.