Mobile award winner: JumboFlex Picker impresses with ergonomic concept
From left to right: Ralf Eisele (IGR), Sandro Katz (Product Management, Handling), Michael Schlaich (Head of Business Development Process, Handling) and Dr. Maik Fiedler (Head of Business Unit, Vacuum Automation).
Schmalz has closed an ergonomics gap in its product range - and is receiving the Innovationspreis Ergonomie 2023 for it. The award-winning product is the JumboFlex Picker. It enables ergonomically correct work even in mobile applications: Skilled workers can pick goods stored on the floor, for example, in a more body-friendly way. "We are delighted with the appreciation that the IGR has shown for our efforts to make everyday working life healthier. In the context of the shortage of skilled workers and demographic change, we are seeing that more and more companies want to bring employee health in line with efficient processes," explains Michael Schlaich, Head of Business Development, Handling at the award ceremony on May 30, 2023.
IGR considers an ergonomic concept to be successful only when it combines ease of application with high utility value. This is exactly what the JumboFlex Picker achieves. A battery supplies power to the design, vacuum generator and tube lifter everywhere. At the same time, the entire handling system is so compact that it fits on the forks of various industrial trucks. If the employee is loading a pallet, for example, the JumboFlex Picker remains on the forklift or ant and creates a safe stand on the floor via the automatically extending parking stands. The system's intuitive operation helps the user get the job done smoothly and quickly. Together with the sensitive control of the JumboFlex tube lifter and its ergonomically shaped handle element for left- and right-handers, the JumboFlex Picker is "ergonomics to go" in all facets.
The Nuremberg-based Institute for Health and Ergonomics is an association of experts in the fields of ergonomics and back health. It was founded in the mid-nineties. The main focus was initially on courses for children. Today, the focus is primarily on projects and initiatives on the subject of healthy working. One focus is consultation for companies that want to optimize their workplaces ergonomically.
The JumboFlex Picker allows working ergonomically even in mobile applications such as picking goods stored on the floor.
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