Ergonomics

Flipo Group, a division of JJK Industries (Booth C4398) presented its Hercules Harness System, while showcasing a variety of other products.

Gorbel Inc. (Booth B3224) is showcasing its full range of customer solutions at Modex this week.

Better Seat, More Productivity

The self-contained cooling system offers considerable energy savings.

Providers of casters and automated carts aren’t quite reinventing the wheel, but they are evolving to better support the move toward automation. That means evolution in terms of caster designs that are maintenance free and easy to roll to support high uptime.

Today’s lift trucks and standup orderpickers are designed with ergonomics in mind, but new types of wearables are another means of reducing strains and risk of injury for operators.

Better body mechanics. Less potential Covid exposure. Improved picking performance. Fewer injuries. Those are four of the benefits that wearables and warehouse software are bringing to people out on the DC floor.

Presto ECOA is displaying its P4 Roll-On Load Leveler with Turntable, a platform that essentially sits flush to the floor when it’s fully lowered, enabling operators to place or remove pallet loads with ordinary hand pallet trucks.

Industrial automation and climate control news

This week at ProMatDX, Southworth Products Corp is exhibiting its PalletPal 360 spring level loaders.

Big Ass Fans’ Clean Air System, which is being presented during ProMatDX, is able to kill up to 99.99% of pathogens—including SARS-CoV-2—within minutes.

Topper Industrial is showcasing its Tuggable Bar Cart.

The new standard, ANSI MH31.2-2021, provides a test method of evaluating performance characteristics for industrial guardrail barriers and barrier posts.

Sarcos’ robotic solutions are designed to enhance individual productivity and physically demanding jobs safer

The Upender is an ergonomic “lifting aid” that helps prevent worker injuries, lowering the cost of claims and downtime.