A Case Study of the Ergonomic Consequences of Engineering Decisions

Neumann, Patrick; Kihlberg, S.; Medbo, P.; Winkel, Jorgen

doi:10.32920/ryerson.14639019.v3

A Case Study of the Ergonomic Consequences of Engineering Decisions

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posted on 2022-10-04, 13:03 authored by Patrick NeumannPatrick Neumann, S. Kihlberg, P. Medbo, Jorgen Winkel

This paper presents a case study of the ergonomic consequences of engineering change. Within the context of a project to re-design an electronics assembly system a decision was made to automate transportation functions. A manual batch-cart system was changed to a line-system with automatic conveyors.