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Fixtures: bench top backstop pins cradle quick release powered clamps tiltable fixture ball joints rotating   Fixtures: free-standing shop stands positioner stands pedestals trunnions work positioner […]

Pallet and container lifts fixed height spring-loaded floor flush overhead portable turntable manual pump   Conveyors standard belt and roller flexible multidirectional inclined overhead auger/screw air […]

  By Dan MacLeod CPE www.danmacleod.com June 19, 2007 Overview Time and Physical Demands Analysis combines biomechanics with time study, which provides a very practical approach to […]

This workstation designed for circuit board assembly incorporates a number of good features: A — Tiltable fixture B — Task lighting C — Storage racks (in […]

90 – 90 – 90 and All That by Dan MacLeod, CPE There’s an old rule of thumb that suggests that the correct sitting posture is […]

Die cart converted to sturdy workstation Die carts, which have been used for decades in stamping operations, happen to be very good for use as sturdy […]

More Details   Hopper wheels in frame   Wheels on the hopper fit in the frame, ingeniously taking advantage of the I-beam structure to stabilize the […]