A simulator devised by a Moscow-based start-up aims to train students in the oil and gas sector by simulating real factory conditions.
Airat Muhametzyanov, CEO of RTsim, an operator training simulator for the oil and gas sector, told Anadolu that the development of their computer training simulator for the oil and gas sector is a more competitive alternative, being twice as fast and twice as cheap as global competitors operating in Russia.
On the sidelines of the 15th International Economic Forum Russia-Islamic World: KazanForum held in Tatarstan’s capital of Kazan, Muhametzyanov explained that the company is developing the digital ecosystem for the oil, gas and chemical industries.
RTsim copies the actual operating system used by an oil or gas company to train students via its website, a concept known as digital twins. Currently, 30 factory operations are simulated as part of the program, 29 of which are based in Russia and the remaining one in the United Arab Emirates.
According to the company’s website, RTsim’s operator training simulator (OTS) uses mathematical models of technological processes and the principles of internet gaming mechanics to train thousands of employees.
“We use digital twins to teach more than 5,000 students from over 100 universities and colleges in Russia that are already involved in this process,” he said.
RTsim says its OTS will reduce capital costs and decrease the start-up time for oil and gas processing.
-RTsim wants to make simulator available in Türkiye
The company’s web portal allows students to track and rate their progress on the platform.
Additionally, it holds a cyber championship in which students and current operators battle it out to become the top-rated professionals in the gas and petrochemical industries.
Not content with working with the biggest companies, universities and colleges in Russia, the company would like to expand its market base to Türkiye and other countries.
Young professional students who engage with the platform, in Muhametzyanov's opinion, have the potential to become the future generation of workers, well-versed in effective and secure work practices.
Muhametzyanov said the KazanForum provides a showcase of the platform’s capabilities and will hopefully generate interest from the Turkish market.
“I would be grateful for any business interest and would be willing to share our solution with any interested parties, he added.
By Mert Davut and Handan Kazanci in Kazan, Tatarstan
Anadolu Agency
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