Ergonomic and Material Handling
The potential for reducing injury related costs alone make Material Handling & Ergonomic interventions a useful tool for improving a company’s productivity, product quality, and overall business competitiveness.
Air Power Inc understands these principles and offers a variety of products and solutions to address these elements which effect our customers productivity, as well as profitability.
Providing dedicated resources to assist our business partners, Air Power Inc offers a variety of products, and solutions to provide turnkey applications into reality. From design phase to installation we will continue to add to our offering in support of our customer demands.
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Find out more about integrated lean thinking, ergonomics and improving manual material handling in the workplace by reviewing these documents:
Integrating Lean Thinking
Ergonomic Guidelines for Manual Material Handling
Manufacturers Represented:
Ingersoll Rand has pioneered the development of pneumatic powered lifting, balancing, and handling equipment making us the world leader in the manufacturing of ergonomic, in process, manual assist, pick and place solutions. By using Ingersoll Rand solutions created for your material handling needs, you can expect improved productivity mandated by a global economy. At the same time, you can expect ergonomic solutions which improve operator performance and avoid labor downtime due to health or safety issues in using automation. |
Demag is a world leading producer of overhead bridge cranes, wire rope and chain hoists, gearmotors and other material handling products. Load handling know-how and expertise based on years (over 180) of experience. We provide optimum solutions to meet a broad spectrum of crane application requirements with the highest level of efficiency, reliability and safety. |
FANUC Robotics America, Inc. is the leading supplier of robotic automation in North and South America. They offer over 175 robot model variations to meet the needs of a wide range of applications. |
Custom Industrial Products is a leading manufacturer of quality Vertical Material Lifts. For over 14 years, satisfied customers have been relying on CIP to safely and efficiently move products and material between multiple levels. |
Unidex manufactures material handling equipment designed to improve productivity in the workplace while enhancing safety and comfort for the operator. Whether mechanical, electrical, hydraulic or pneumatic, Unidex products are reliable and easy to operate. They are backed by a comprehensive one-year warranty. Unidex offers a variety of mobile lift tables, manipulators and end effectors, adjustable-height workbenches, workstations, work positioners, personnel lifts, industrial carts, gas cylinder trucks, and pallet lifts. Their vast experience in providing custom equipment enables them to provide standard products with special features. |
Major manufacturing facilities look to C-tek and the American Pro-Pipe System to provide better, more cost effective ways for material flow and continuous improvement of operations with: high strength configuration components and accessories for custom flow racks, carts, workstations and other unique ergonomic structures, full rack and flow assembly services, standard and custom starter kits, and fast deliveries. |
Gorbel has over 30 years experience providing overhead handling solutions to customers in a wide range of industries. They have a comprehensive line of Crane Technology products, including work station bridge cranes, patented track cranes, I-beam jib cranes, gantries, and work station jib cranes. In addition, Gorbel has an exciting line of Ergonomic Lifting products, featuring our G-Force® Intelligent Lifting Device and our Easy Arm® Intelligent Lifting Arm. |
Manufacturers of market-leading equipment in the auto body repair, quick lube and industrial lift markets. Herkules expanded its lifting solutions to industrial applications in 2001, creating a series of unique, versatile pneumatic material handling lifts that greatly improve ergonomic working conditions. |
Scaglia Indeva has been designing and manufacturing industrial manipulators since 1970 and today it’s a world leader in supplying material handling solutions. Scaglia INDEVA offers the most complete range of industrial manipulators on the market, including both traditional pneumatic manipulators and state of the art electronic manipulators, better referred to as INDEVA. Their products provide solutions to meet both ergonomic and lean manufacturing goals. |
Founded in 1901, Lyon has grown to become the largest and leading manufacturer and supplier of top quality lockers, industrial storage and workspace products. Our primary mission is the continuing development of innovative high-quality products that serve our customer's needs and provide the best possible locker, storage and workspace solutions. |
Ergonomic barrel and drum handling equipment to lift, move, rack drums, weigh and pour drums... drum trucks, drum dollies, drum palletizers and drum handling forklift attachments. Morse makes a full line of drum handlers: drum rotators and drum rollers to mix the contents of your sealed drums. Drum cones are used to control the flow of dry material from a drum. Morse also has drum pumps, drum wrenches, drum faucets and drum heaters. Morse has the most extensive line of 55-gallon drum handling equipment. |
For over 60 years Presto has been the industry leader in the design and manufacture of hydraulic equipment that improves safety and productivity. Their products include Stackers, Scissor Lift Tables, Container Tilters, Palletizers, Hand Pallet Trucks, Post Lift Tables and more. |
Tri-Motion Industries is proud to offer a wide range of ergonomically designed pneumatically powered balancers and lifters with controls which create ergonomic solutions for work force efficiency and safety for the workplace. Tri-Motion controls, when used in conjunction with the Bal-Trol air balancing hoists, can provide you with multiple options when a repetitive lifting problem needs to be addressed. |
Creating more than just innovative products, ValleyCraft designs and builds specialized material handling solutions to meet your unique needs. Valley Craft's Ovation Service solves material handling needs that cannot be satisfied with standard products found in catalogs or stores. Ovation offers custom- solutions to accommodate any need. |
Hubbell Workplace Solutions offer workstation kits, accessories and components that can be affixed to or used with new or existing benches, conveyors or other work areas. Their systems are fully adjustable to fit any task and any worker. The Hubbell product line also includes jibs and booms, tool balancers, mobile kits, packaging station kits, work stands and computer enclosures. |
J.D.Neuhaus L.P., established in 1989, is a subsidiary of J.D.Neuhaus GmbH, which was established in 1745. JDN, LP is located in Sparks, Maryland. Today, J.D. NEUHAUS is a world-wide market leader in air-driven hoists, whether the loads to be moved are heavy or light. In addition, JDN provides air winches, cranes and kits. The new JDN Air Winches utilize a self lubricating vane motor with integrated brake function for fewer components. This technology has been proven in our chain hoist series, and results in reduced maintenance costs, with no additional air lubricant required. |
"UNEX is the undisputed leader and innovator of gravity flow products for storage, parts picking, and order fulfillment systems." |
Since 1974, "engineering excellence" has been the hallmark of Advance Lifts products. Recent innovations include the "Ultra High Cycle" lift with a 3,000,000 cycle warranty, the only lift of it's kind in the industry. Also, Advance Lifts holds the patent for the "Platform Centering Device" which is now standard on all of their production tables and it virtually eliminates the single greatest cause of lift wear. Advance has designed a positioning system for production lift tables that can position a table to + .030". Advance Lifts has been advancing the "state of the art" in lift performance at a dramatic pace. |
Aero-Motive produces products that improve productivity and promote safety in manufacturing, construction and materials handling settings. Products include workstation systems, tool balancers, cable and hose reels, festoon and multi-conductor systems. |
Gardner-Denver hoists are engineered to provide high productivity for virtually limitless applications. Their hoists are available with both axial piston and rotary vane motors and are available in a wide variety of power, speed, weight, size & mounting configurations to meet your most demanding requirements. |
GCI is a custom designer and manufacturer of industrial manipulators, assembly fixtures, torque reaction systems, and material handling equipment including automated, powered and manual movement for use in a wide variety of manufacturing or assembly needs. From sophisticated automation applications to simple hoist suspended tooling, GCI can design and build the machines you need to help with the ergonomic lifting and torque reaction issues faced in today’s manufacturing arena. |
At Wearwell, they define their prime customers as companies with standing workers who care about the health and welfare of their employees. Wearwell is the only matting company to further the scientific proof that mats reduce fatigue by conducting its own study at Illinois State. Anti-Fatigue mats have been proven to reduce the physical stress of standing by 50%, thus reducing the physical damage on the feet, legs, back and neck. Wearwell mats can improve productivity and positively impact your bottom line. |
An extensive range of industrial workbenches and ergonomic workstations for manufacturing applications are available from All Metal Designs, Inc. (AMD). Their modular, adjustable workbenches and industrial workstations can be custom engineered to meet your particular requirements by using both standard and specialized components and accessories. AMD workstations are delivered mostly assembled – ready to position and use within minutes. |
Anver provides a full range of vacuum system components, from suction cups and vacuum cups, air, mechanical and electric vacuum pumps and vacuum generators, vacuum gauges, and ergonomic vacuum lifters, to complete vacuum lifting systems. Anver designs and builds its equipment in Hudson, MA, USA and sells worldwide. |
DENIOS Inc provides the most complete range of chemical storage, handling, and containment products available. Whether through custom solutions designed by DENIOS Engineering, or through the time tested line of innovative standard storage and containment products, customers look to DENIOS to help manage their ever-growing responsibility to safely store, handle, and contain hazardous chemicals. |
Providing creative solutions for difficult ergonomic challenges has made Eckhart and Associates an industry leader. From a simple hook hanging from a balancer to PLC and servo motor driven lift devices, Eckhart is your one-stop provider for ergonomic solutions. |
TAWI has served industry for over 80 years. They focus on developing complete solutions to substitute manual lifting. Tawi products save backs, knees and shoulders and help create a more effective handling of goods, thus saving you money. Their products include: vacuum lifter, crane system, electric lifter, hoist, and manipulator. |
Wampfler provides top-of-the-line retractors, balancers, air hoists, media supply systems, jib booms and equipment cranes. In addition, for transport within a facility, Wampfler’s modular handling systems can provide customized transport solutions that ensure an optimum material flow. |
America's best selection of quality safety cabinets, safety cans and specialty containers; drum vents, faucets, funnels and pumps; plunger, dispenser and bench cans; cleaning tanks; oily waste cans; waste receptacles and disposal cans. |
SPANCO is the industry leader in both overhead material handling solutions and rigid lifelines fall protection systems. They take great pride in our cost effective lifting, moving, and fall prevention solutions since 1979. Spanco holds the industry standard in quality and continuously reach new levels of innovative design and safety. SPANCO is ISO 9001:2000 registered. |
LPI, Inc. Lift Systems designs and manufactures personnel lifts and work platforms suitable for use in a wide variety of industrial settings and applications. LPI, Inc. supplies equipment to customers in rail, aircraft, construction machinery, transportation, aerial and other manufacturing settings. Applications range from painting and blasting to maintenance and material handling. |
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