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MEDICAL DEVICE MFG. USES VLMs TO PROTECT PERSONEL…THEIR BEST ASSET
A medical device manufacturer in Ohio was faced with the need to increase productivity while protecting the company’s most valuable asset; their personnel. The company fulfilled this need by installing two Vertical Lift Modules (VLMs). By using the VLMs throughput was increased and workers were able to ergonomically pick orders.
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Hood Lift Assist Device for Motor Vehicle Manufacturer
A US car manufacturing plant needed to be able to transfer hood components safely from a conveyor to a storage rack without causing product damage. Ingersoll Rand solved both problems by providing a vacuum lift assist consisting of a 3-handled control arm mounted on a modified torque reaction arm powered by an air cylinder.
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Easy Arm™ Intelligent Lifting Device In Action: Precision Lifting Protects People And Products
Nissan Castings is an Australian castings plant for transmission housings. In this work cell, they were loading and unloading alloy transmission castings into a jig where a quick machining process takes place.
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Easy Arm™ Intelligent Lifting Device In Action: Precision Placement Protects Pumps on Test Stand
Gorbel's Easy Arm™ has made loading and unloading two test stands in different work cells much easier for this pump manufacturer.
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Manipulator Designed to Solve Ergonomic Problem
Positech designed and manufactured a manipulator with a three function end of arm tooling to allow one operator to ergomomically perform a task.
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Cranes Lift Aircraft Firm's Productivity
An aircraft maintenance re-manufacturing plant in Canada needed a safer, more productive process for disassembling and reassembling turbine engine reduction gear boxes without product damage. The operation utilized a motorized I-beam crane with an electric hoist to lift shafts from gear boxes.
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Workstation Crane Solves Handling Problems
An automotive manufacturer in Canada needed a process for overhead material handling when their plant converted from a warehouse operation to a manufacturing operation. Learn how a freestanding bridge crane system provided their solution.
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A Pneumatic Balancer Provides Safety Without Inhibiting Transfer Cycle Time
The problem was how to safely handle picture tubes. The necks of the tubes cannot support the maximum weight (140 lbs.) of the tubes so it can be used as a grip point. The distance between the pick up point and set down point was 17 feet. There is a large variation in the sizes and funnel angles. Learn how this manufacturer who makes several size tubes, from 19" to 35" diagonally, solved its problems through the use of a pneumatic balancer by insuring that safety was a first priority, but the safety procedures did not inhibit the transfer cycle time.
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Intelligent Lifting Device Helps Pump Manufacturer Improve Safety and Double Productivity
A major pump manufacturer was looking for a safer, more efficient way to load motor adapter castings weighing up to 70 lbs. onto the chucks of their twin spindle-milling machines. Learn how an intelligent lifting device provided not only safe solution but also reduced cycle times.
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A Vertical Lift Cylinder Solves Problems for a Tire Assembly Plant
A tire assembly plant had a problem orienting the hub centerline parallel to the centerline of the axle since there is a close fit between the hub ID and the axle ID. The tire assembly must be rotated to align the hub key with the axle keyway. Further complicating the situation is the various tire sizes, which range from 36 to 94 inch diameter and 18 to 49.5 inch width and up to 6,000 lbs. Learn how a vertical lift cylinder provided a safe, ergonomically designed solution.
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A Lode Arm Solves Material Handling Problems with Blood Buckets
A beef packing plant needed a safe solution to smoothly handle the payload of its blood buckets. One problem is that the buckets are equipped with very sharp spikes extending at a downward angle from each side to hold it in place. The bucket is not only heavy when it is full, but also the sharp spikes present a danger to the employees handling the bucket. Also, since the contents are liquid, spills are always a concern. The application must work in a food processing area that must be washed down daily with hot, soapy water from a high-pressure washer. Learn how a lode arm solved these material-handling problems.
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Custom Designed 90-Degree Tilter Allows for Safe and Ergonomically Sound Material Handling
A cabinet manufacturer utilizes tilter/up-ender to enhance employee productivity, reduce costs by 10% and minimize product damage during the pre-shipping process. The tilter/up-ender makes material handling and load positioning as safe and ergonomically sound as possible.
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Double Acting Lift Turns Production Upside Down Creating Ergonomic Improvements in Workstations, Tools and Assembly Methods
A major manufacturer of hospital furniture uses a double acting hydraulic lift to turn its assembly line "upside down". The results were ergonomic improvements in the assembly workstations.
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Back Saving Pallet Level Loaders Win Accolades from Workers
Learn how preprinted newspaper inserts are fed into inserting drums using a level loader, which has virtually eliminated back complaints and reduced bending and stooping to create a more ergonomic working environment.
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Pallet Level Loaders Provide Relief from Back Problems, Reduce Worker Fatigue and Speed Production
Learn how a brick company created an ergonomic solution for its employees through the use of self-leveling pallet handling equipment. The pallet load leveler is designed to automatically keep the top layer of bricks at the most convenient height for loading and unloading. As workers transfer bricks from conveyors to pallets, the load lowers automatically, keeping the top level waist-high for worker convenience.
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