| Ergonomic Packing Stations
 
Use
• Increase operator efficiency
during a manufacturing or packaging process.
• Decrease operator fatigue.
• Increase product and/or process quality.
• Increase operator comfort.
• Decrease work related illness.
Description
• The ergonomic packing station is designed
around the operator’s, product and process.
• Operator’s movements and vision area are analyzed
using an ergonomic posture program.
• An optimum position is defined taking into consideration
repetition, force, posture, reach, contact stress, vibration, product
size and weight, and environmental variables (light, temperature,
noise).
Sample configurations
Parallel packing station
• The parallel packing station is used in the cartoning of
small products.
• The product arrives in front of the operator via the infeed
conveyor.
• The operator picks it up and places it on the inclined shipper.
• When the shipper is full, the operator pushes the shipper
into the out going conveyor.
Parallel process station
• The parallel process station is used in process involving
consecutive manual activity for small products.
• The product arrives in front of the operator via the infeed
conveyor.
• The operator processes the product and places it on the
outfeed conveyor.
• The outfeed conveyor from operator 1 is the infeed conveyor
for operator 2.
• The number of stations required is dictated by the process.
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