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Stock Journal Beef Week | 2023
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Virtual reality demonstrations at this year’s AMPC conference in
Melbourne.

IRTUAL reality in the immersive training
training is being with Virtually There’s
Vcommercialised for system capturing the
red meat processors. trainees’ completion and
The Australian Meat performance data for each
Processor Corporation’s session,” he said.
strategic investment into Task Labour chief
virtual reality training for executive Nathan Buckley
red meat processors has said: “We will be using the
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commercially available. and onboarding purposes
Virtual reality training and are working directly
provider, Virtually There, with a red meat processing
has sold its first modules plant to do this.
to Task Labour to help “For recruitment, we
train employees to work in will monitor the data
red meat processing plants from training in things
in Australia. like scribing and meat cut
The training works by recognition and ensure
putting on a headset which that candidates develop
gives you the real-life view the right skills before
of a carcase or packing recruiting them to work
line. If using the scribing in Australian red meat
module you then take a processing plants.
virtual saw in your hand “Initially we will be
and you cut what you see. using the training in the
The immersive simulations Taiwan market who are a
integrate highly realistic major supplier to red meat
environments with sound processing plants within
and real-life objects. Australia. I want to use it
“This is exactly why to break down the taboos
we do research and about working in red meat
development,” AMPC chief processing and to shake
executive Chris Taylor said. things up after COVID-19
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processing plants to open.”
adopt our solutions. Our Virtually There is also
research is strategic and working on two pilots
benefits all Australian with two other red meat
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this is a great example of AMPC funded 10 modules
commercial adoption.” across scribing, picking and
Virtually There director packing, and maintenance
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training will initially be of a strategic research and
used in the recruitment development investment.
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Task Labour will participate available.
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