JENZ Hackthor · VR operator trainer
Mid-project review
What we promised, what we delivered, and what JENZ can do with the twin from here.
Nova Media · Joe Mecca · November 2026
Invoices, deliverables and running totals
Every payment and what it delivered
Dec 2025
€2,500
20243137JNZ3611
Received 29 Dec
Starter module
€2,500
4 deliverables
Jul 2026
€2,900
INV0123
Received 27 Jul
Controllers
14 Jul
July
€8,300
7 deliverables
Aug 2026
€3,750
INV0142
Received 27 Aug
Movements
€12,050
8 deliverables
Sep 2026
€3,750
INV-JENZ-0143
Received 21 Sep
Model split
€15,800
9 deliverables
Oct 2026
€3,750
INV0144
Received 20 Oct
CAD pipeline
15 Oct
Web 3D pilot
28 Oct
CAD Workbench
30 Oct
30 Oct
2 Nov
€19,550
14 deliverables
€19,550 paid · 6 of 6 invoices settled · 14 deliverables
From November: €3,750 a month to July 2027 · €33,750 to go
Timeline of events
Contracts, files, controllers and payments
12 Nov 2025
Meeting
First visit at JENZ in Hannover Agrotechnica
19 Dec 2025
Agreement
Starter module signed and invoiced, €2,500
29 Dec 2025
Payment
€2,500 received
13 Jan 2026
Meeting
Project start call; CAD formats agreed
18 Mar 2026
Delivery
Controls prototype sent; joysticks requested
31 Mar 2026
Hardware
VR headset arrives at JENZ
15 Apr 2026
Delivery
Phase 1 delivered: core app with physics
28 May 2026
Agreement
June and July phases agreed, €5,800
12 Jun 2026
Payment
€2,900 received (INV0182)
Late Jun 2026
Files
Processed STP files from JENZ
1 Jul 2026
Hardware
Joysticks leave JENZ by DHL
27 Jul 2026
Payment
€2,900 received (INV0123)
31 Jul 2026
Hardware
Joysticks reach Bologna after a DHL address loop
6 Aug 2026
Hardware
Right joystick dead: loose red wire; left one works
13 Aug 2026
Meeting
Review meeting; status video and costs
27 Aug 2026
Payment
€3,750 received (INV0142)
21 Sep 2026
Payment
€3,750 received (INV-JENZ-0143), paid by JENZ 17 Sep
29 Sep 2026
Agreement
€3,750 a month agreed; September delivery sent
20 Oct 2026
Payment
€3,750 received (INV0144)
30 Oct 2026
Files
JENZ movement figures; movement review
5 Nov 2026
Meeting
Mid-project review
Status · November 2026
Halfway through the programme, delivered month by month as agreed.
Done · Dec–Jul
Cab, scene, crane
VR driver seat, cab from JENZ STP files, forest landing, crane moving from the sticks.
Done · Sept–Oct
CAD pipeline
Model split for animation; STEP files to a crane rigged on real axes; web 3D pilot.
In build · Nov
Chipper and controls
Chipper movements on JENZ’s 30 October figures; physical joystick integration.
Planned · Nov–Dec
Lessons and delivery
Step-by-step lessons, guidance, points, saving; Quest tuning, QA, packaging.
What runs in the simulator today
Current build
Forest landing. Machine, log pile, chip container and work zone.
Cab. Operator seat with joystick, hard hat and checklist.
Log pile. Mixed lengths for grip and feed practice.
Promised vs delivered
Every line of the original proposal, and where it stands
| We proposed | Status | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|
| 1:1 cab twin, real seating | Done | VR driver seat; cab built from JENZ STP files |
| Forest environment | Done | Landing with log pile, chip container and forest road |
| Machine movements | In build | Crane rigged on real axes; chipper movements now, on JENZ data |
| Real joystick mapping | In build | Stick logic done; controller arrived faulty in August |
| Log handling physics | Started | Crane grips and lifts logs; full physics next |
| Tutorials, guidance, scoring | Planned | Lesson flow, points and saving: November–December |
| Analytics export | Planned | Comes with session saving |
| Quest APK, Windows build | Partly | Windows prototype builds shared; Quest tuning in December |
| Manual and video | Partly | Crane operation video ready; manual and media at packaging |
Sources: JENZ VR training proposal v2; Nova project status 11 Aug 2026; CAD Workbench log 2 Nov 2026
Beyond the proposal
What came on top, at no change to scope
CAD pipeline ▸
JENZ STEP files become a rig with real hinge axes, inside Unity. 114 automated tests.
New CAD revisions
Every edit is recorded, so a changed machine re-rigs by replay, not by hand.
Chipper separation ▸
Grapple, infeed, rollers, drum, blower and splitter separated and mapped to their axes.
Movement review page
Every movement shown for JENZ to check before building; reviewed together on 30 October.
Crane video ▸
A 2-minute video of the crane working in the forest scene, usable now on PC, not in VR.
Web 3D pilot
JENZ’s truck CAD running in a browser on desktop, tablet, phone and headset (October).
The real asset
The trainer is one use. The twin behind it is the asset.
The crane is rigged on its real axes, and every chipper assembly is separated and mapped: grapple, infeed, roller, drum, blower, splitter. Built once, it can drive a web page, a parts catalogue, a fair game, a service view and social posts.
Same part keys everywhere · a new CAD revision re-rigs by replay
One twin, five jobs
Who at JENZ uses it, and for what
Marketing, web
Product page animation
The Hackthor moves on jenz.de; Skyview and reach shown, not described.
Dealers, after-sales
3D parts finder
Click the part, get the right number; fewer wrong orders and calls.
Fair team, sales
Fair feed challenge
A queue at the stand and qualified leads with consent.
Service, product
Service twin
JENZ Telematics faults shown on the part, with fix steps.
Marketing
Social kit
Weekly posts in DE and EN without shoots or a machine on site.
Week by week · 1 of 3 · proposed, July 2027 path
November to January: the full machine
WEEK
MONDAY
WORK
MILESTONE
INVOICE
W45
2 Nov
Crane on the real CAD axes; 5 Nov mid-project review
Review
Invoice Nov €3,750
W46
9 Nov
Crane on confirmed limits: slew 385°, two-stage telescope, link and rotator
W47
16 Nov
Chipper joints: infeed, upper roller, drum, blower, splitter
W48
23 Nov
On site at JENZ 23–27 Nov: film the machine, compare with the sim
On site
W49
30 Nov
Right joystick repaired; all sticks, buttons and rockers mapped
Invoice Dec €3,750
W50
7 Dec
Infeed and drum behaviour: speed, reverse, overload, chip length; cab screen
W51
14 Dec
Full machine on the physical joysticks
Build
W52
21 Dec
Holiday break
W53
28 Dec
Holiday break
W01
4 Jan
Log physics: grip, slip and weight
Invoice Jan €3,750
W02
11 Jan
Rollers pulling the log; contact with cab and ground
W03
18 Jan
Lesson framework: step detection and guidance in view
W04
25 Jan
Module 1: orientation and calibration
Build
Week by week · 2 of 3 · proposed, July 2027 path
February to April: the five lessons
WEEK
MONDAY
WORK
MILESTONE
INVOICE
W05
1 Feb
Module 2: chipping basics, steps 1–6
Invoice Feb €3,750
W06
8 Feb
Module 2: chipping basics, steps 7–12
W07
15 Feb
Chipping procedure reviewed with JENZ trainers
Review
W08
22 Feb
Module 3: stacking
Build
W09
1 Mar
Module 4: safety, foreign objects in the log
Invoice Mar €3,750
W10
8 Mar
Safety: crane contact, holding a log while the rollers pull
W11
15 Mar
Points and penalties to JENZ rules
W12
22 Mar
Module 5: timed assessment and scorecard
W13
29 Mar
All five modules
Build
W14
5 Apr
Saving runs; CSV and JSON export
Invoice Apr €3,750
W15
12 Apr
Replay and instructor view
W16
19 Apr
German texts and voice prompts
W17
26 Apr
Fixes from JENZ feedback
Build
Week by week · 3 of 3 · proposed, July 2027 path
May to July: headset, trial and handover
WEEK
MONDAY
WORK
MILESTONE
INVOICE
W18
3 May
Meta Quest performance, 90 Hz target
Invoice May €3,750
W19
10 May
Comfort checks for first-time users
W20
17 May
Windows and Quest builds, QA pass
W21
24 May
Trial with JENZ trainees
Trial
W22
31 May
Fixes from the trial
W23
7 Jun
Operator manual
Invoice Jun €3,750
W24
14 Jun
Quick-start videos, English and German
W25
21 Jun
Release candidate
Build
W26
28 Jun
JENZ acceptance test
Acceptance
W27
5 Jul
Acceptance fixes
Invoice Jul €3,750
W28
12 Jul
Licence and packaging: builds without watermark
W29
19 Jul
Handover: trainer session at JENZ
Handover
W30
26 Jul
Project close
Close
Built once. Used everywhere.
Joe Mecca · Nova Media · joe@novamedia.nyc · +1 212 203 9546