Category Archives: Case Studies
New Tool for GoLift
Roll Handling Device for GoLift Compact Vertical Lifts
The GoLift 5 is a battery powered, compact, vertical lift with lift capacities ranging from 300lb to 600lb. Here is a pre-delivery demonstration of a new roll handling device that will be used to lift and place these 350 pound rolls of plastic water bottle labels onto a boom that feeds the labels into the machine that places the labels onto the bottles. You can see that the lifting mechanism only partially engages the core of the roll, allowing room for the roll to be installed while still on the lift. The lift is modified with guides, specialized for this manufacturer, that allows the worker to easily engage the core by simply pushing the machine up to the roll until the guides bump the roll itself, perfecting aligning roll core and roll engagement tool. Rolls can be lifting from a pallet where they are stored vertically and rotated to a horizontal position for installation. An expanding mandrel allows this to occur without ever touching the fragile plastic label material, where as a fork or clamp lifting device may cause damage to the roll material.
This machine demonstrates our lower cost, manual rotation, human powered push with powered vertical lift. Want an all power machine? REQUEST A QUOTE online or CONTACT US.
Cost Effective Ergonomic Solutions
(We thought) We can’t afford an adjustable work table
Top on New Frame
There are solutions!
Has an insurance company or your ergonomist told you that you need to consider replacing all your tables or work benches with new adjustable height work stations to prevent work related injuries? Working on surfaces at the incorrect height often cause pain & stress to the back, neck and shoulders. Working too high can be just as troublesome as working too low. Too low and the worker is constantly bending over, a real risk for low back injury. Working at a surface that is too high and the worker places too much strain on shoulders, upper back and neck.
Trash Risks
Ergonomic Injury Risks from Handling Trash
When you think about each step of the task of trash removal, many ergonomic issues and injury risks arise. These injury risks effect janitors the most, but many times in busy work environments, manufacturing and food service the trash has to be removed frequently – requiring other staff to perform these tasks.
GoLift 7 with Lifting Jib
Folding Lifting Jib For Small Space, Extended Reach
Below the Hook Lifting
New product development: Box Lifting Arm
Order Picking Arm Device
Every now and then a project comes along that is really exciting for one reason or another. Sometimes its that the application is so unique and other times it’s because the need is so strong but nothing is available to answer it. This is one of those times.
One very specific ergonomic issue that exists in warehouses where orders are picked for distribution is one that begs for resolution. The challenge is reducing or eliminating the extended reach that is required when picking items from a pallet. Most of the time the product is stored on a pallet on the floor and there is often limited overhead space. That means that the warehouse worker must lean in,bend over and pick up boxes (sometimes very heavy boxes) then move them to a waiting pallet that is being loaded with the shipment.
