Paced Work Platforms increase productivity in assembly plants.
Press Release Summary:
Easy Step(TM) Paced Work Platforms are floor-mounted, recessed-belt conveyors, designed to convey production workers, their tools and supplies, at same speed as main assembly line. They have steel frame and pulleys, adjustable, cushioned floor supports, debris catch basin, and automatic boot-activated safety stop. Oil-resistant, non-slip belt materials are available to match applications. Sizes range from 18 to 102 in. wide, 10 to 72 ft long, and 7.5 in. high.
Original Press Release:
Siemens Dematic Introduces Easy Step(TM) the Paced Work Platforms
Easy Step(TM) Systems Help Improve Quality, Productivity and Worker Satisfaction in Assembly Plants
GRAND RAPIDS, MI-(September 12, 2002)- Siemens Dematic, Rapistan Material Handling Automation Division, introduces Easy Step(TM) Paced Work Platforms, a line of floor-mounted or recessed belt conveyors engineered to convey production workers, their tools and supplies, at the same speed as the main assembly line. Easy Step(TM) units are sized and paced to provide the operator with the exact time needed to complete the assembly task assigned to that station. Applications include large scale and high volume assembly lines like automotive assembly, as well as assembly applications to convey trucking, construction, and farm equipment.
Easy Step(TM) conveyors help alleviate the discomfort and fatigue associated with repetitive assembly line tasks. By eliminating the need for workers to walk backwards, sideways or unnecessarily stretch to reach for parts or tools. Easy Step(TM) systems improve ergonomics, maximize worker comfort, increase safety, raise quality, boost productivity and contribute to greater worker satisfaction.
Standard Easy Step(TM) features include a heavy-duty steel frame and pulleys, adjustable/cushioned floor supports, easily accessible drive unit, debris catch basin, plastic edge guards and vulcanized track guides, as well as an automatic, boot activated safety stop.
Units are available with thick, oil resistant, non-slip belt materials matched to your application. Standard sizes range from 18" to 102" wide, 10' to 72' long, and 7.5" in height. Additionally, sizes can be customized to meet individual needs.
Siemens Dematic
With its world headquarters in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, Siemens Dematic's Rapistan Material Handling Automation Division is a subsidiary of Siemens Dematic AG, based in Nuremberg, Germany. Siemens Dematic AG is the world's leading supplier of logistics and factory automation systems. As a systems integrator, Siemens Dematic supplies a full range of products and services, from individual products and systems to complete turnkey facilities as a general contractor. It consists of three business units: Material Handling Automation, Postal Automation and Electronics Assembly Systems. The company, with approximately 11,500 employees worldwide, has a business volume of around $3.2 billion. For more information about Siemens Dematic go to www.siemens-dematic.com.
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI), headquartered in Munich, is a leading global electronics and engineering company. It employs some 450,000 people in 193 countries, and reported worldwide sales of more than $74 billion in fiscal 2001 (10/1/00 - 9/30/01). The United States is Siemens' largest market, with nearly 80,000 employees and sales of $18.9 billion for fiscal 2001. For more information about Siemens in the U.S., go to www.usa.siemens.com
