History of the development and operational adoption of the SAVE simulator
OMV, Austria’s national oil and gas company, was first to recognize the potential of VR for refinery operator training. The SAVE simulator emerged from a technical cooperation between OMV and the Johannes Kepler University in Linz Austria, dating back to 1998. Roland Holm - a key partner at the University - subsequently established Phenomatics at the tech2b Business Incubator in Linz, as CEO. Since that time, the SAVE simulator has been continually expanded by Phenomatics, with numerous upgrades and new refinery apparatus added. SAVE now also incorporates an option to visualize inner-functioning of key apparatus, enhancing the learning experience. SAVE has been in continual use at OMV for training refinery operators in Austria and Germany for more than 20 years. Phenomatics is exclusively authorized to offer the SAVE simulator to interested organizations, and adoption has since followed at additional refinery clients in Germany. Contact Phenomatics for further information.