Background

Employees making a nutritional supplement for horses need to product premixes. Ingredients arrive in 50 pound boxes and bags. 30-40 bags and boxes are needed for each mix and 20-25 mixes are produced each day.

The Problem

The workforce at this location is aging. They were having to manually move these bags and boxes onto pallets throughout the day. The Manager of Operations wanted to provide an ergonomic solution that would assist of the employees with this task.

The Solution

A Gorbel Easy Arm Intelligent Lifting Device was the solution. The technology enables the operator to life and maneuver naturally, as if the device were an extension of their own arm.