A Groundbreaking Invention for Virtual Weightlessness of Heavy Tools
A brand new device will hopefully hit the market which will help employees move tools and parts easier and will also help avoid work related injuries. The name of the invention is the ZeroG arm, which was invented by California Company Equipois. The invention is an electronic arm which makes tools virtually weightless when in use. A user is also able to move them around with a completely full range of motion. Garrett Brown, who is famously known for inventing the steadicam is also the inventor of the ZeroG arm.
The ZeroG has been described as revolutionary and has the capacity to change the way manufacturing is done. It is the first and only product that takes gravity out of the equation. It gives workers the ability to work safer and more effective from the first time they use the ZeroG arm.
It’s been described as the only device that achieves true zero gravity with complete range of motion.
The tool balancer holds tools and keeps them within reach. You can literally move the full distance of your arm and feel a heavy tool weigh nothing.
This technology has cut task time by 60 percent for one aerospace customer. This specific aerospace company poses ergonomic risks all the time due to employees having to work with arms outstretched for hours on end.
The success of the ZeroG will depend on the interest of the product, which will rest on various ergonomic factors. These factors include how the invention will prevent specific injuries, prevent muscle fatigue, and how successful it will be in reducing the amount of time spent working on specific tasks and how much the ZeroG will cost.
For more information on the ZeroG, be sure to visit http://www.zerogarm.com