News Updates

The Troubleshooting Skills Series V4 has been named the Gold Award Winner in the 2010 Electrical Construction & Maintenance (EC&M) Product of the Year competition.

Read the press release and check out the award.

Find out more about the Troubleshooting Skills Series V4.

The Troubleshooting Skills Series V4 has been named the Category Winner in the 2010 Electrical Construction & Maintenance (EC&M) Product of the Year competition in the Computers & Software category.

Read the press release and check out the award.

Find out more about the Troubleshooting Skills Series V4.

The Troubleshooting Motor Circuits V4 program has been recognized as the December 2009 Product of the Month by Electrical Construction & Maintenance magazine.

The product is featured in the December 2009 print and you can also read the article here.

Find out more about Troubleshooting Motor Circuits V4.

Simutech announces the launch of their new online store. The new, intuitive format makes the purchase process faster and easier for customers.

Check out the new store.

The Troubleshooting Skills Series V4 has been named as a 2009 Product of the Year Finalist by Plant Engineering magazine.

The product is featured in the November 2009 issue of Plant Engineering, and online at www.plantengineering.com as one of this year's finalists in the Productivity and Training Software category.

Voting for the 2009 Product of the Year runs from November 15th to December 15th and is open to eligible Plant Engineering readers only.

Read the press release.

Find out more about the Troubleshooting Skills Series.

Troubleshooting Industrial Controls has been awarded a 2009 Canadian Award for Training Excellence by the Canadian Society for Training and Development.

Troubleshooting Industrial Controls was the only GOLD Winner in the External eLearning Program category, awarded at the 2009 CSTD and IFTDO World Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Find out more about the award.

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Simutech announces the official release of Version 1.5 of the Troubleshooting Industrial Controls program. Previously titled as the FPS 3000 Troubleshooting Simulator, this new release includes simulator ehancements such as customizable regional settings, better and more realistic simulation behaviour, and more accurate component behaviour, among others.

Find out more about the new Troubleshooting Industrial Controls program.

Simutech announces the official release of Version 4 of the Troubleshooting Skills Series software. All three programs have been redesigned and now include more information and enhanced content, new simulations, and an improved evaluation system.

Find out more about the new programs:
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuits V4
Troubleshooting Control Circuits V4
Troubleshooting Motor Circuits V4

Simutech has released new videos showcasing our Troubleshooting Skills software, including an overview of the Troubleshooting Skills Series V4, an overview of Troubleshooting Industrial Controls, and a demo of a sample fault in TIC.

Watch the new videos here.

Simutech launches it's new Troubleshooting Skills Blog. Check it out at http://www.blog.troubleshootingskills.com.

Electrical Business Magazine put the FPS 3000 Troubleshooting Simulator to the test in the January 2009 issue.

To see what Electrical Business had to say about FPS 3000, read the full review here.

Simutech Multimedia has just released the Personal Edition of the FPS 3000 Troubleshooting Simulator. This advanced troubleshooting training program simulates an industrial control process for mixing and processing fluids.

To find out more about this edition please see FPS 3000 Troubleshooting Simulator.

Simutech Multimedia announces the release of a NEW program called the FPS 3000 Troubleshooting Simulator. This advanced troubleshooting training program simulates an industrial control process for mixing and processing fluids.

In addition to a much more complex system to troubleshoot, this program has enhanced features not found in the other troubleshooting programs. To find out more about this program please see FPS 3000 Troubleshooting Simulator.

The Electrical Troubleshooting Skills Series now supports Windows Vista.

The new system specifications are:

• Windows 2000/XP/Vista
• Pentium II Class PC or greater (500 MHz or higher recommended)
• Video Resolution of 800 x 600 or greater (XGA of 1024 x 768 recommended)
• Sound Card
• Mouse

A total of 5 Fault Packs are now available. With this new Fault Pack, designed for the Troubleshooting - Motor Controls program, there are now over 40 new faults that can be added to the Troubleshooting Skills Series programs. This means you now have access to over 100 faults to provide practice for your troubleshooting skills.

The new Troubleshooting Skills Series V3 is a total redesign of the original Troubleshooting Skills Series. Many new features have been added such as:

• scoring
• more faults
• improved simulations
• more comprehensive evaluation and feedback
• the ability to add additional faults via fault packs

Click for a description of the new features.

The programs are now available in three Editions:

• Personal
• Shop
• Industrial

Two new purchase options are now available for the Troubleshooting Skills Series:

• The Shop license is designed for businesses where up to 5 staff will use the software
• New Network options are now available allowing the programs to be installed on a network and be accessed from workstations connected to the network. (Options are now available from 1 concurrent user and up.)

Two new purchase options are now available for the Troubleshooting Skills Series:

• The Shop license is designed for businesses where up to 5 staff will use the software
• New Network options are now available allowing the programs to be installed on a network and be accessed from workstations connected to the network. (Options are now available from 1 concurrent user and up.)

Announcing the release of a new version of the Troubleshooting Skills Series. Some of the new features in this new version are:

• The Demo Version of the programs have been enhanced so they now assess the user's troubleshooting skills on a sample fault and provide feedback
• The activation process has been streamlined
• A listing of all fault messages is included in MCC with some now being optional

Single user version of all programs now allow you to retry faults. Once you have completed all the faults in any one of the programs (BT has 16 faults, BCC has 28, and MCC has 24) you will be able to retry these faults over and over again!

Simutech releases new versions of all three programs in their award winning Troubleshooting Skills Series. The key new features are:

• A Single User license is now available.
  This cost effective option is designed for individuals who want to work through the programs on their own.
• A Concurrent User Network license is now available.
  This allows organizations to purchase licenses based on the number of people who will access the program at one time, therefore saving costs.
• The user reporting functions have been enhanced.

Simutech picks up two OTTER awards at this years Awards Dinner presented by the Canadian Society for Training and Development. One was awarded for their Troubleshooting Skills Series and the other went to the custom courseware built for Hydro One. For more info check out the Awards page and the Press Release.