Virtalis Ltd - Consultancy, application development, hardware and software for virtual reality, simulation, and advanced visualisation.

MAKING SENSE IN VIRTUAL REALITY

Virtalis is one of the world's leading Virtual Reality (VR) and advanced visualisation companies . Our systems and solutions offer the chance to really understand information and data, to interact with it and to foster communication between designers, manufacturers, trainers, marketeers and senior management. We help businesses and people across a variety of market sectors, ranging from the automotive, aerospace and construction industries to academics, engineers, retailers and the military.

Our mission is to demonstrate that advanced visualisation, simulation and VR offer a valuable return on investment, providing an essential set of tools to improve the competitive position of our clients in the marketplace. People using our tools and techniques have generated proven tangible and intangible benefits whilst reducing risk - BAE, Leyland Trucks and Fiat/Elasis are excellent case studies for this.

Our multi-disciplinary approach and open systems policies guarantee the longevity of our customers investments. We form quality partnerships with customers whatever the type of work, from a feasibility study, to an in-depth technology review, a concept demonstrator or full visualisation systems. In addition, through a series of partnerships with other companies and selected suppliers, we are able to offer a much wider portfolio of practical and affordable business solutions.

Virtalis helps you to compete and helps you to get ahead.

Consultancy

Human factors/ergonomics assessments
Consultancy re system design and use
Creativity and innovation guaranteed
Foster communication and understanding
Training courses (e.g. use, development)

Hardware & Software

Vast experience and up-to-date knowledge
Understanding of potential and limitations
Impressive demonstration facilities
Repair and maintenance facility

Support

Well-resourced to support you
Planned preventative maintenance
Upgrade requirements and timings discussed and agreed with you

Virtalis Recruits Digital Nomad

VIRTALIS has recruited a well known figure from the Virtual Reality (VR) sector. Ian Meredith has relocated from the Thames Valley to join the Manchester-based advanced visualisation specialists.
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Virtual Reality Systems Go Mobile

Exterior of the AMRC MANTRA truck VIRTALIS, a UK leader in Virtual Reality (VR) and simulation technologies, has supplied the expertise and equipment that’s enabling the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s MANufacturing Technology TRAnsporter (MANTRA) to have the first ever mobile Virtalis StereoWorks ActiveWall system. MANTRA is a specially modified demonstration HGV that travels the UK demonstrating the latest manufacturing, machinery and simulation technologies.

3D Games Developer joins Virtalis

VIRTALIS’ latest recruit to its Development Team is Mark Kelly, an experienced 3D graphics developer whose entire career to date has been in the computer games industry. Working on all types of 3D rendering and graphics models for a diverse range of gaming platforms, including Nintendo, Playstation, Xbox, and PC platforms, Mark has joined Virtalis as a software engineer. “I am enjoying applying my 3D graphics experience and skills to serious, real world applications and understanding the range of projects I will be working on”, said Mark. “Games today have 3D Graphics Engines similar to Virtual Reality (VR) in their lineage so I relish the challenge of creating the most realistic 3D virtual environments possible for VR with Virtalis.”

NVision Centre will be based at Kingsley Park THE UNIVERSITY of Northampton has ordered a unique, five sided ActiveCube and two StereoWorks ActiveWalls from Virtalis. The £1.5 million order represents half the value of the equipment for the University’s new, £8 million NVision Centre. Grants for the prestigious facility have been secured in the form of matched funding from the East Midlands Development Agency and the European Regional Development Fund, with further financial support from Northamptonshire Enterprise Ltd.

VIRTALIS is providing advanced visualisation expertise to the Quicksilver Team, which aims to challenge the World Water Speed Record in 2012. The record, which stands at 317.60 mph is held by Australia and has not been held by Britain for over 40 years.
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Civilising Influence at Virtalis

Nicola Curran joins Virtalis

EUROPE’s leading Virtual Reality (VR) company, Virtalis, has recruited its first woman programmer to join its burgeoning Development Team. Nicola Curran, 24, joins Virtalis from a CAD company.

CNH Modena 5 VIRTALIS, one of the world’s leading Virtual Reality (VR) companies, has designed and installed an immersive visualisation suite at Case New Holland (CNH) in Modena, Italy. This installation follows ones at Burr Ridge, near Chicago and New Holland, Pennsylvania. CNH is a leading agricultural and construction equipment Company and part of the Fiat Group. Virtalis has installed several projection and immersive systems at Elasis, the research organisation of the Fiat Group, over the past decade.