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Special visitors to the Ergo Innovation Space™ last Friday. JC Rodriguez, Global Ergonomics & Safety Manager for Georgia-Pacific; and Auburn University OSE program students - Connor Lusk, Rong Huangfu, and Bob Granzow. JC has a broad background in ergonomics … spanning both industry and consulting. Visits by industry ergo leaders like JC are a vital component to understanding the ergo technology needs of industry and getting feedback on new technology innovations. And an oppo

Looking forward to attending ACE-ODAM Conference in Banff next week. The conference runs from July 31 - August 3. This will be my first time attending the ACE, Association of Canadian Ergonomists, Conference. On Thursday, August 3 at 3:30 PM, I will be taking part in a panel discussion: The Challenges and Benefits of Calculating the Cumulative Ergonomics Risk Associated with Multiple Subtasks. Other panel members are noted ergonomists Jim Potvin, Kevin Perdeaux, Carrie Taylo

Had a blast yesterday hosting Brock Anderson, Coca-cola Ergonomics Program Manager, and Principal Consultant of ergo-ology. Brock is a true innovator in ergonomics. His background in biomechanics, kinesiology, and early-career experience in athletics strength & conditioning (Auburn University & Atlanta Falcons) gives Brock a perspective on force & fatigue evaluation that is unique. I learned a lot from Brock yesterday. The concept behind this type of meeting is to gain a bett

Some ergonomics professionals, particularly consultants, do not understand the value I see in openly sharing & publishing new ergonomics application technologies. This is a different approach … I agree. But beyond the answers of “because I can” or “because I want to”, I have solid reasons for openly sharing information with the ergonomics community. The primary reason I choose to share is that I have an abundance mentality concerning ergonomics innovation, rather than a scarc

In 2017 (and beyond) Saturn Ergonomics is introducing exciting new technology innovations in applied ergonomics. These include MULTI-TASK FORCE EVALUATION Ability to evaluate forces of different magnitudes (even forces of different frequencies & durations) in the same calculation. CONTEXTUAL FORCE EVALUATION Determine acceptable limit for a specific force exertion, factoring-in the other (contextual) surrounding forces. FORCE ESTIMATION TECHNOLOGY Sometimes it is difficult to