The manufacturing process is constantly evolving in response to customer needs and emerging technology. Managing the assembly workstation, tooling requirements, production flow and employee safety is indeed a challenge. The daily repetitive fastening process exposes your assemblers to potential stress injuries. Increasing your awareness of ergonomic challenges and looking for ways to improve operator safety and the assembly process are key objectives.
Daily, weekly, monthly, an assembly operator performs hundreds and thousands of repetitive fastening rundowns. For the assembler, the repetition of holding and operating a torque tool without ergonomic safety equipment is a risk and opportunity for an injury. There is no excuse for having an ineffective ergonomic assembly process. Lacking the proper ergonomic tooling is inexcusable. Workers’ compensation claims are time consuming and preventable costs. Litigation expenses can quickly impact the bottom line. Providing your employees with safety and comfort lowers the risk of work-related injuries and increases productivity.
With different workstation configurations and fastening needs, Mountz offers an assortment of ergonomic torque arm solutions. The ergo arms are available in a variety of options, allowing you to choose a solution that is suitable for your fastening application and workstation configuration. The EZ-Glider linear torque arm offered by Mountz is one potential ergonomic solution to consider. The Mountz torque arm eliminates torque reaction of power and pneumatic assembly tools.
The EZ-Glider torque arm is designed to improve production and quality control during the assembly process. The ergonomic design of the torque arm reduces RMI (repetitive motion injury) and CTS (carpal tunnel syndrome). The torque arms are engineered to absorb the reaction that’s generated when a power tool shuts-off at its preset torque setting. The effortless handling of the ergo arm provides comfortable tool operation and increased production. (Watch the linear torque arm in action – view video).
The ergonomic torque arm prevents side load and cross threading, by securely clasping the electric screwdriver or pneumatic screwdriver and keeping the tool in a proper alignment. The torque arm helps remove the operator’s influence in the assembly process and strengthens quality control. Easy and safe to install, the torque reaction arms are ideal for automotive, aerospace, appliance and general industry assembly lines, where operator safety is mandatory.
A “downward assistant kit” can be installed on the linear torque arm to speed up and improve the production process. The system requires no effort from the operator to press downward on the power tool. An assembly operator simply guides the power tool and the cylinder automatically glides the torque tool downward. These kits are ideal for self-tapping applications, as well as other fastening applications. (Watch torque arm with the “downward assistant kit” in action – view video).
Using an ergonomic torque arm makes a safer world through accuracy and precision. An ergonomic mindset ensures safer assembly conditions. The goal must be to protect the operator from any potential injury and make them feel comfortable and secure in operating a torque tool.
It’s up to you to make changes to ensure proper ergonomic safety equipment is being used. Improve employee comfort and safety and reduce accidents with a Mountz torque arm solution. Unsure of which torque arm fits your needs best? Give us a call at 1-866-404-2475 and one of our representatives will be happy to assist you.