Operator Lifts Five Times As Many Parts With Easy Arm™

"We try our best to make our employees happy," said one shift manager. "The Easy Arm™ helps keep our employees safe, and that makes everyone happy."

A major tier one auto parts supplier stamps round sheet metal blanks into clutch hubs and clutch housings for automatic transmissions. The thin blanks range in diameter from 6-14 and weigh up to 8 pounds each. They arrive in a bin and were being manually loaded into the transfer press. In order to load the blanks into the press, operators had to bend over the edge of the bin, grab as many blanks as they could hold, and then turn and carry them to the loading turn table. By the end of workers shift, fatigue would set in and productivity would drop. Many workers complained of back strain and fatigue, however other injuries related to the process included cuts to the hands, and wrist, elbow and shoulder pain.

Gorbel Inc. www.gorbel.com
800-821-0086

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