The saying, "a man's reach should exceed his grasp," may be inspirational, but it certainly is not ergonomic when considering assembly line work design. Assembly work involves considerable reaching ...

When Ford Motor Co. added motion tracking for ergonomics simulation to its virtual build process, injuries plummeted while quality climbed. Assembly-line work is not easy. Producing a vehicle every 60 ...

Allison Stephens, a technical specialist at Ford's ergonomic lab, showed CBS News how - with 3D animation - she and her team can approximate an assembly line in the quiet of their office ...

According to Armstrong, ergonomics have improved in the industry ... Dawnya Ferdinandsen, 54, is an assembly-line worker at the Toledo, Ohio, General Motors propulsion plant, which makes ...

but some manufacturing equipment adapted to ergonomic principles, as well. Still, repetitive tasks in manufacturing plants are unavoidable. Assembly line workers may tighten the same screw or ...

Stellantis uses its virtual reality lab at the company's U.S. headquarters to problem-solve on its assembly lines.

Stellantis is using virtual reality (VR) technology to redesign assembly line production in an attempt to improve quality and ...

BMW’s upcoming Neue Klasse – that’s German for “new class” – vehicles are really living up to the name. Once it hits its stride, this electric vehicle platform is expected to underpin ...

She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Investopedia / Matthew Collins An assembly line is a production process that breaks the manufacture of a good into steps that are completed in a pre ...

The company says the lab helps it make improvements for workers at its assembly line stations as well as ... Dodge and Fiat brands, is to help ergonomics teams “fine-tune platform heights ...