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Industrial Training International (ITI)

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Industrial Training International (ITI) is a crane, rigging and load-handling training company offering instructor-led and online courses, field services and VR simulations; it describes itself as an Interplay Learning company.

Websitehttps://www.iti.com/
HeadquartersIndustrial Training International lists its global headquarters and training center in Woodland, Washington.
FoundedIndustrial Training International says it was established in 1996, absorbing Wire Rope & Rigging Consultants, which its founders started in 1986.
OwnershipIndustrial Training International is part of Interplay Learning; its website says ITI is now an Interplay Learning company.
In this guideShipbuilding and shipyard trades

This profile uses the same fields and length limits as every other provider in the guide, drawn from Industrial Training International (ITI)’s own materials and public records.

Shipbuilding and shipyard trades

Products named: ITI VR Crane Simulator; Overhead Crane Inspector; Overhead Crane Technician; ITI Learning Hub

What they offerIndustrial Training International offers the ITI VR Crane Simulator, with crane models built to manufacturers' specifications and more than 1,000 scenarios for operator training and assessment, plus VR overhead-crane inspector and technician simulations.
Who they serveIndustrial Training International serves organizations that conduct crane, rigging and load-handling work, and says the U.S. Navy has used its training since the late 1980s.
How it is deliveredIndustrial Training International delivers its VR crane simulator on portable desktop or motion-base platforms with crane control pods; its inspection simulations run in a VR headset or web browser.
VR headset: yes; Desktop or browser: yes; Mobile: not published; Offline: not published; Classified: not published
Assessment and analyticsIndustrial Training International says its inspection simulations track learner progress, give remedial feedback and send results to the ITI Learning Hub; its overhead crane inspector assessment covers more than 60 inspection points.
AI featuresNot published.
Notable public programs and contractsUSAspending.gov lists simulators, subscriptions, a VR crane library and VR training bought from ITI or parent Interplay Learning for Puget Sound (2018-2025), Portsmouth (2018-2022) and Norfolk (2019-2023) naval shipyards; ITI said in 2020 Norfolk was the fourth naval shipyard to adopt its VR crane simulators.
How to buyIndustrial Training International sells the simulator as hardware plus a single-crane or unlimited-crane subscription; naval shipyards have bought it through Navy, DLA Maritime and DISA purchase orders.

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Sources

  1. Hands-On Crane and Rigging Training: Learn from the Experts. Industrial Training International. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  2. About ITI | Industrial Training | In Person & Virtual Courses. Industrial Training International. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  3. Advanced Crane Simulator training for Operators. Industrial Training International. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  4. VR Crane Training Simulator | Virtual Crane Training Simulator. Industrial Training International. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  5. Inspection & Technician | ITI Simulations. Industrial Training International. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  6. Norfolk becomes 4th US Naval Shipyard to add ITI VR Crane Simulator. Industrial Training International, January 22, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  7. ITI Simulations - Overhead Crane Inspector Assessment. Industrial Training International. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  8. USAspending.gov award profile N4523A19P1300: VR crane simulator subscription, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF (signed 2018-10-31). USAspending.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  9. USAspending.gov award profile SPMYM318P3079: subscription, DLA Maritime-Portsmouth for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (signed 2018-09-26). USAspending.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  10. USAspending.gov award profile SPMYM119P2582: simulators, DLA Maritime-Norfolk for Norfolk Naval Shipyard (signed 2019-09-25). USAspending.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  11. USAspending.gov award profile N3904022P0208: VR crane library, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (signed 2022-05-27). USAspending.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  12. USAspending.gov award profile N4215823PN005: virtual reality training, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (signed 2023-03-02). USAspending.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
  13. USAspending.gov award profile HC102825P0053: VR crane library unlimited subscription, awarded by DISA to Interplay Learning, funded by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF (signed 2025-08-28). USAspending.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2026.