Forklift simulator

Every move, rehearsed.Before the first shift.

The Exlynks Forklift Simulator recreates a counterbalance forklift, its controls and the warehouse around it in real-time 3D, so operators learn handling, load movement and safe manoeuvring before they use the real truck.

3D render of the forklift: yellow body, black mast and overhead guard, a loaded pallet at its forks.
Available 3D render

What operators practise

Handling: the truck’s controls and how it answers them, including the rear-wheel steering that swings the counterweight wide on a turn.

Load movement: picking a pallet up, lifting and lowering it, tilting the mast, and placing the load where it belongs.

Safe manoeuvring: travelling, reversing and turning in aisles and around racks, with the load carried low and tilted back.

Why train on a simulator

Practice without the risk: operators rehearse handling, manoeuvring and placement without putting machines, stock or people in harm’s way.

Repeat any scenario: the same task runs as many times as it takes, including situations that are rare or unsafe to stage on a live floor.

Meet the machine first: new operators learn the controls and the environment before their first shift, so their time on the real truck starts further along.

A simulator prepares operators; it does not replace practical training and assessment on the real machine, on your site, which still apply.

Built around your site

The simulator can be built around your own trucks and floor as a custom project: the machines you run, the layout of your warehouse, yard or training bay, and the tasks your operators do every day, so they practise in a copy of the place they will work in.

Our in-house Unity and 3D team studies the task, models the machine and its working space in real-time 3D, builds the controls and scenarios, sets the simulator up on the agreed hardware and refines it as training feedback comes in.

Who it is for

Warehouses, distribution centres and logistics operations that bring new operators on every month; manufacturing plants that move materials between lines and stores; and training institutes and skill centres that run forklift courses.

How a forklift works

Understanding the machine makes better operators. Our guide How a forklift works explains the counterweight, the stability triangle, the mast, the hydraulics and the steering, with an interactive 3D teardown you can take apart.

Forklift simulator: questions, answered

What is a forklift simulator?

A forklift simulator recreates a forklift, its controls and its working environment in real-time 3D, so operators can practise handling, load movement and safe manoeuvring without using a real truck.

Can a simulator replace practical forklift training?

No. A simulator prepares operators and lets them repeat tasks safely, but practical training and assessment on the real truck, on your own site, still apply.

Can the forklift simulator be modelled on our own trucks and warehouse?

Yes, as a custom build. We model your machines and your site in real-time 3D, build the controls and scenarios in Unity, and set the simulator up on the agreed hardware.

How much does a forklift simulator cost?

It depends on the hardware, the scenarios and how much of your own site is modelled. Tell us which trucks you train on and where, and we will scope it and send a quote.

Is the Exlynks Forklift Simulator available now?

Yes. The Forklift Simulator is available to order now, and we can set up a demo.

Book a live demo

Tell us which machine you train on and where. We will set up a demo, or scope a simulator built for your equipment.