Tower Automotive Material Handling Case Study

Key Technologies

140 Southworth Lift Tables and Articulating Lift & Tilt Tables with special Ergonomic Hand Controls.
12 Big Joe Walkies for Ergonomic Work-In-Process container transportation without the need for Fork Trucks.
10 Heavy Unit Load Container Conveyors and Chain Transfers with Programmable Controllers for Automatic Indexing.
2 Special 4,000lb Frame Lifts to lift Truck Frame Beams out of the WIP Containers while reducing back potential injuries.

Install equipment between shifts so as not to compromise production schedule
Implement ergonomic part presentation for the operators in order to minimize injuries and fatigue while maintaining optimum build rate
Minimize Fork Truck traffic

BMH's solution reduced fork truck activity, thereby cutting expense, downtime and inefficiency.
Ergonomic system minimized reaching and repetitive movement while achieving maximum production. Certified by outside ergonomic consultant firm
Fabrication, assembly and testing took place off-site to maintain plant production schedules. The equipment actually shipped ahead of schedule to be staged in an off-site warehouse until the new assembly line was completed