This is where ergonomics can play a critical role.īy adapting tasks, work stations, and equipment to fit workers, ergonomics seeks to reduce physical stress on a worker’s body and minimize or eliminate serious work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).
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Today’s manufacturers are challenged to address the repetitive motion and forceful exertion of manual assembly efforts. Prevention is key to addressing these challenges and can be approached by focusing on using ergonomically friendly connector designs and creating a more ergonomic workspace. Field failures can strain your sales managers’ relationships with their customers brand reputation and, indirectly, decrease future revenue. Production line failures and high employee turnover directly impacts a company’s bottom line and interrupt the flow of the manufacturing floor. high mating force required for some connectors resulting in injury to production line workers, connectors not being fully mated, and latches not being fully engaged.
connectors that are improperly mated resulting in production line and field failures. inappropriately arranged workspaces that cause repetitive strain injuries. Key challenges that arise when connectors are assembled in the manufacturing workspace include: These repetitive motions may cause carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), strained muscles and other physical injuries that impact workers’ productivity, morale and health. Workers tend to make mistakes when they perform hours of repetitive motions during the assembly process of mating two connectors. The goal is to reduce human error in the factory and product repairs in the field.įocusing on the ergonomics of connector assembly Low-insertion-force FASTON receptacle terminal (courtesy TE Connectivity) By focusing on ergonomics - the science for optimizing the design and arrangement of the work environment - manufacturers can spot problem areas, implement best practices, and select appropriate connector designs. Proactively identifying ergonomic issues that affect a worker’s performance helps reduce human error, but also improves workplace efficiency and safety. Although robots and automation can be used for some connector-assembly tasks, many connectors are still assembled by hand. That’s because advanced sensors, controls, and communication/networking capabilities being used to make more intelligent appliances also require more connectors of many different types. In recent years, the task of connector assembly has become more complex. Many connectors are used in power and controls circuits of washers, driers, refrigerators, ovens, and air-conditioning systems. All levels of assembly must be considered during the initial design stage.ĪPEX has expertise in optimizing product design for assembly designing all levels of assembly equipment estimating, specifying, purchasing, installing and qualifying equipment and conducting failure analysis on assembly operations.Proper workplace and connector design reduces worker stress and boosts product reliabilityīy David Erickson, field application engineer with the appliances business unit of TE ConnectivityĬonnector assembly is a critical function in appliance manufacturing. Product design plays a very important role in the selection and success of assembly operations. It is customary to start production with low-level assembly, and then automate as the market is established and product quantities grow. The level of sophistication of assembly operations depends on factors such as quantity, cost, size of components, local labor rates, capital, and product life cycle. The vast majority of connectors and electromechanical devices are composed of multiple components that must be accurately and cost effectively assembled. Typical assembly operations range from simplistic hand positioning to highly complex automated machines.
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