Low, constrained area, hard to turn Good height, clearance, and wheel size Principles affected Posture Force Reach Height Motions Clearance Background The two main issues that […]

Background The food industry — meat processing in particular — has developed ingenious techniques to take apart and reassemble equipment quickly for frequent cleaning. These techniques […]

Principles affected Posture Force Reach Related pages Material handling Dumpers Background Objectives Ideas and Options First issue                   […]

Principles affected All Related pages   Background Objectives Ideas and Options First issue Poor access tray and support in the way Cannot see well No particular […]

Holding cover open with one arm, adjusting with other Principles affected Force Reach Motions Related pages Maintenance Access panels Tools Quick releases Background Machines often have […]

Background All of the techniques of parts handling in generic workstations can be applied in machine operations.  Additionally, the following are several special issues that are common with […]

Palm buttons: Frequently heavy, awkward Finger sweeps: Easy, convenient Principles affected Posture Force Reach Height Motions Related pages How to design a workstation Machine Ops Miscellaneous […]

Parts hard to remove Gravity drops too low Principles affected Force Height Motions Related pages Machine Ops Loading Parts handling (special issues for machines) Workstations Parts […]

Reaching to load — sometimes with a heavy part Principles affected Posture Force Reach Height Motions Fatigue Clearance Related pages Workstations Parts handling Material handling All […]