Hand Force Measuring System helps assess occupational safety.
Press Release Summary:
Type 9809A hand force measuring system is designed for short- and long-term assessments of biomechanical forces, loads, or applied stresses to objects or machines. System features 2 hand force measuring handles with charge amplifiers, as well as USB interface, datalogger with CompactFlash card, DAQ system, software, and cables. Included multi-component piezoelectric force transducer offers dynamic measurements in 3 orthogonal directions. Unit requires laptop PC with USB port for operation.
Original Press Release:
Kistler Introduces Type 9809A Hand Force Measuring System for Biomechanics, Ergonomics, and Occupational Health & Safety
Amherst, New York, USA - Kistler (www.kistler.com), a worldwide supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, has introduced the Type 9809A, a hand force measuring system designed for both short- and long-term assessments of biomechanical forces, loads or applied stresses to an object or machine.
In many areas of research and industry, the need exists for continued assessments of applied hand force effects on typical mechanical machinery and equipment. This also includes added human body stress imposed during pushing, pulling, lifting or carrying of loads and other technical design tasks. Use of the Kistler Type 9809A can help to identify viable occupational health risks; diagnose occupational diseases caused by the handling of loads over the course of a working life; and to measure general biomechanical load factors important for the development of heavy machinery and equipment. The determined forces collected by the Type 9809A can serve as the basis for medical research toward solving construction, design or relevant health and safety challenges, including the development of maximum load exertion guidelines for workers in different body positions. The Type 9809A provides critical data for assessments of in-laboratory and field-related ergonomic and occupational health and safety risks, while facilitating the proper measurement of human-machine or system interface operating force parameters required for effective industrial design.
The Kistler Type 9809A consists of two hand force measuring handles with built-in charge amplifiers, as well as a USB interface, datalogger with CompactFlash card, data acquisition system, software and necessary cables. The ready-to-use system incorporates a multi-component piezoelectric force transducer, offering dynamic measurements in three orthogonal directions, with only a laptop PC with USB port (not included) required for operation. For additional details and specifications, please contact Kistler North America toll-free (in the US & Canada) at 1-888-KISTLER, via email at sales.us@kistler.com or visit www.kistler.com.
About Kistler North America:
Kistler North America (www.kistler.com), a Kistler group company, is a supplier of precision sensors, systems and instrumentation for the dynamic measurement of pressure, force, torque and acceleration, as well as related electronics and software serving the automotive, aerospace, industrial, metal processing, plastic injection molding, R&D and testing & evaluation communities. Kistler products, ISO certified since 1994, are well recognized for performance, quality and reliability. With global headquarters in Winterthur, Switzerland and established North American operations since 1955, Kistler's expansive global sales presence is supported by the activities of 25 group companies and 30 distributors ensuring customer proximity, individualized application support and short product lead times. K-Beam®, PiezoStar® and PiezoBeam® are registered trademarks of Kistler. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
