ergonomic support Archives - American Manufacturing

Extreme tilt provides extreme benefit for production workers

Extreme tilt provides extreme benefit for production workers

Sometimes we like to overthink our manufacturing processes. With all the available mother-daughter or quad steer cart systems out there, you can find your manufacturing costs skyrocket in a short amount of time. Our standard line of carts might be the actual fix you need while keeping your investment costs down. In this video we will break down the CMHE4492 tilt cart. This cart is simple to use and even easier to maintain. These dollies give you the opportunity to remove some of your forklifts to create a safer manufacturing space. You can find all our carts on the [...]

Brian2022-11-02T13:02:35-04:00November 2nd, 2022|Blog, Product Demonstration|0 Comments

A simpler way towards a Fork-Free workplace

A simpler way towards a Fork-Free workplace

Sometimes we like to overthink our manufacturing processes. With all the available mother-daughter or quad steer cart systems out there, you can find your manufacturing costs skyrocket in a short amount of time. Our standard line of carts might be the actual fix you need while keeping your investment costs down. In this video we will break down the static cart with a riser. This cart is simple to use and even easier to maintain. These dollies give you the opportunity to remove some of your forklifts to create a safer manufacturing space. You can find all our carts [...]

Brian2021-03-29T13:43:07-04:00April 19th, 2021|Blog, Product Demonstration|0 Comments

Integrating Ergonomic Equipment Into the Manufacturing Process

Integrating Ergonomic Equipment Into the Manufacturing Process

What is ergonomics? Ergonomics is defined as “an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things people use so that the people and things interact most efficiently and safely,” according to Merriam-Webster. Ergonomics, as it applies specifically to manufacturing, relates to the science of creating the process to fit the worker rather than pushing the worker to fit the job. The worker is the central focus and their capabilities shape deciding factors. Ergonomic equipment makes performing tasks more comfortable for the worker by limiting awkward motions and positions such as twisting, bending or stretching past a feasible and safe [...]

Morgan Nielsen2021-02-09T12:21:26-05:00February 9th, 2021|Blog|0 Comments

How to Choose the Right Manufacturing Company

How to Choose the Right Manufacturing Company

Choosing the right manufacturing company is an integral part of a successful business. In addition to being an initial step towards success, the right manufacturing company can help optimize both the efficiency and quality of a business. In order to best guide your search, it can be helpful to first define your specific manufacturing needs and then find a manufacturing company to meet the criteria. Define your communication needs The frequency in which you will need to communicate with your manufacturing company can immediately narrow the search. For reasons as simple as time zones, communicating with a domestic or [...]

Morgan Nielsen2020-10-13T17:30:08-04:00October 13th, 2020|Blog|1 Comment

Heavy-Duty Tilt Cart

Heavy-Duty Tilt Cart

Creating a Forklift-Free environment This is not an easy task. Having forklifts driving around pedestrians in a manufacturing facility account for over 95,000 serious and non-serious accidents annually. In our last blog we broke down our double gravity tilt showing off the safety and operational features of this space saving piece of equipment. For this post we will dig into our heavy-duty industrial cart line. These dollies give you the opportunity to remove some of your forklifts to create a safer manufacturing space. You can find all our carts on our Cart and Dolly page of the website. The [...]

Brian2020-09-30T15:29:55-04:00October 1st, 2020|Blog, Product Demonstration|0 Comments

Dual Column Hydmech Saws

Dual Column Hydmech Saws

For our inaugural post under the equipment part of our blog, we figured we should talk about the newest (and biggest) addition to our manufacturing equipment fleet. We recently purchased and implemented two (2) brand new H-22A-120 Hydmech automatic dual post horizontal band saws. These saws quadrupled the amount of output during cutting than compared with our old band saws. Our significant investment was not only to improve upon our current processes and shorten lead times, but we are also able to get into the production saw cutting market. In Production Saw Cutting - Time [...]

Brian2020-09-28T08:44:10-04:00September 1st, 2020|Blog, Product Demonstration|0 Comments

Ergonomic Double Gravity Tilt

Ergonomic Double Gravity Tilt

Welcome to the product demonstrations part of our blog! This is the place where we show off our products and give better insight as to how to use them more efficiently. A large part of our business is ergonomic improvement, allowing for increased productivity on your manufacturing floor. We all know that space is the most valuable commodity in a manufacturing setting. American Manufacturing Inc. (AMI) offers myriad products to help with space savings as well as assist with ergonomic improvements. We will dissect the video below to show the ins and outs of what makes our product stand [...]

Brian2020-09-28T07:57:16-04:00August 7th, 2020|Blog, Product Demonstration|0 Comments