Ergonomics

Areva (La Prairie, Québec)
High-end manufacturer of electrical insulators
 

Application: Insulator manipulator.

Advantages: Avoids need to handle slings; capable of picking up insulators in a 48-in pile.


Wulftec (Estrie, Québec)
Manufacturer of wrapping machines
 

Application: Facilitates hanging of parts on hoists in shelving.

Advantages: Faster and safer for the employee.


Waterville TG (Waterville, Québec)
Manufacturer of rubber parts (automotive)
 

Application: Semi-motorized conveyor; two circuits on same level; criss-cross.

Advantages: Allows transfer of materials from station to station; saves floor space; reduces lost time.



IPL (Estrie, Québec)
Manufacturer of plastic parts
 

Application: Turner for baskets with heavy loads; the rotational movement is executed by a hydropneumatic pump.

Advantage: Baskets can be emptied more ergonomically.



BRP (Valcourt, Québec)
Bombardier Recreational Products
 

Application: Crawler track manipulator; facilitates handling of all types of tracks.


Ling (Warwick, Québec)
High-volume printing plant
 

Application: Feeding of cardboard rolls to a printing machine.

Advantages: Semi-automatic feed; elimination of injuries (6,500-lb rolls); faster and more precise; no assembly; variable roll dimensions.


IPL (Estrie, Québec)
Manufacturer of plastic parts
 

Application: Allows ergonomic emptying of baskets and boxes; units grabbed by the corner (the corner of the box is in the centre).

Advantage: Less demanding for the back (repetitive labour).


IPL (Estrie, Québec)
Manufacturer of plastic parts
 

Application: Up-ending of containers, boxes and baskets.

Advantage: Less demanding for the back (repetitive labour).


BRP (Valcourt, Québec)
Bombardier Recreational Products
 

Application: Set of tool rails allowing lighting installation and use of the structure to hold production tools.

Advantages: Allows more ergonomic assembly stations and each station to keep its own tools.

 


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