Ergo Cup winners named
Posted March 16, 2006
Ergo Cup winners at the 2006 Applied Ergonomics Conference earlier this month were Sunrise Medical in the Team-Driven Workplace Solutions category and Johnson & Johnson/France in the Training & Education category.

Sunrise Medical won for its entry Ergo Assembly Station. The team built a flexible and height-adjustable assembly station that includes a built-in electrical power source. The fixture docks and unlocks at the start and finish of the assembly process line.

Johnson & Johnson/France won for its entry Ergo Shop Book & Safety Sheets. The book describes ergonomic risks and how to prevent them. The safety sheets are used as a training tool for temporary employees.

A 12-member panel judged the Ergo Cup awards.

The new Ergo Excellence awards in various categories were determined by a vote of conference attendees. Winners were:

• Innovation: Boeing; Everett, Wash., aircraft door installation tool 
• Risk reduction: GE Transportation, Mexico, locomotive gearcase replacement
• Presentation quality: Honda of America, Anna, Ohio, tension relievers
• Simplicity: Johnson & Johnson, Argentina, bag feeder separator
• Cost Savings: Dell; West Chester, Ohio, "Think Inside the Sand Box"

The nationally recognized Ergo Cup is presented by IIE and sponsored by The Ergonomics Center of North Carolina.