Work Positioners, Custom Fixtures, Upenders, Inverters, and Inspection Station Videos

Ergonomic Partners built this custom inspection station for 750-pound engine blocks. Our station allowed our customer to increase efficiency and productivity, reduce lifting and maneuvering time, and improve work accessibility while enhancing safety and worker ergonomics. The tools base, mast, and frame are made of lightweight and sturdy aluminum and high-strength steel, Linatex lined grip pad jaws with a pneumatic grip cylinder, pneumatic lifting cylinder with upper limit switch, two overhead mounted adjustable inspection lights, and a 230VAC/460VAC rotation motor. The control station incorporates, a green / red grip pressure indicator, E-stop, grip / release with interlocking common button controls, 360-degree continuous rotation with precise momentary rotation lever control, and momentary lift / lower controls. The tool and inspection station have three safety systems using a safety switch that prevents release of the engine block before it is fully lowered, interlocking common button, and a pressure sensitive mat that locks out all the controls while operators are standing on it.

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Our Ergonomic Partners in-house team of engineers and fabricators built this custom fixture to allow operators to grind, deburr, and clean pinion gear teeth. The work positioner streamlines the deburring / finishing process improving productivity, enhancing operator safety, and provides workers the ability to focus on consistent, high-quality finishes. The gripping tool, fixture, and positioner feature a pneumatic gripping clamp that securely holds the bottom of the pinion in place, pneumatic sliding steel tailstock with Linatex lined grip pad holds the top of the pinion, 180° pneumatic flipping frame with +90°/ 0° / -90° stops, 230VAC variable frequency drive controlled geared rotary motor provides precise 0° to 270°, smooth, and fluid rotation ensuring that all sides and edges of the gear can be evenly deburred. The control station features a common button / safety interlock (operator two-hand presence) on all controls, protective enclosures, flip +90° upright / 0° horizontal / -90° inverted controls, grip / release controls, momentary rotary jaw clockwise / counter-clockwise controls, and tailstock slide controls.

Our team designed, fabricated and built this conveyor table to rotate 350-pound parts. The table features a lightweight all aluminum frame, aluminum rollers, locking swivel casters, adjustable height rotation limits, and conveyor table leveling adjustment allowing up to 2-degrees of tilt. The table has handles allowing workers to easily roll the table to switch between conveyor lines.

Ergonomic Partners custom designed this workstation positioner for the assembly of missiles. The station grips the parts, and the operator can raise, lower and rotate the missiles. The positioner features: delrin dynamic grip jaws with powered vertical travel cylinder, delrin cradle, rotation brake, momentary up/down control lever, grip/release controls with common button, and foot pedal or on/off toggle lever brake controls.

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Ergonomic Partners custom designed this inspection station for automotive parts. The station grips the parts and the operator can lower the built-in conveyor and then proceed with a 360-degree inspection. Once the operator is finished they can raise the conveyor rollers to roll the part to the next station.

We engineered, designed and manufactured an air over oil pneumatic station for griping, pitching and inspecting metal automotive parts. The parts are set in place by a robotic arm and the station has an optical sensor that allows the robot to know if the grip jaws are in the correct position.

We engineered, designed and manufactured this table for pitching, flipping and transferring large titanium sheets. The sheets are flipped by pitching the metal vertical and transferring it to the other conveyor.

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This work table features a pneumatic gripper integrated with a roller conveyor. The grip jaws have 360-degree rotation allowing the operator to easily inspect automotive engine blocks.

This custom inverter features variable speed motors and a 2-ton capacity. The inspection station inverter can position the pumps in three axis of rotation.

Custom hydraulic downender with adjustable conveyor for 800 pound parts.

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This work positioning tool provides the operator with the ability to move items in any position, with 360 degree rotation, adjustable height and tilt.

Semi-automated test inspection station for small tanks.

This motorized compact work positioner has bi-directional turntable rotation, variable speed, tilt, and work height adjustment.

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