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Integrating Safety Culture into Process Design
Author: Umayr Mahbub Safety culture is the ways in which safety is managed in the workplace, and often reflects the attitudes, beliefs, perceptions and values that employees share in relation to safety. It has also been described as "how an organization behaves when...
Fatigue Failure and How To Avoid Injuries at Work
By: Mitch Carswell It has long been recognized that materials experience failure through either a large single force applied to the material OR repeated applications of a lesser load. The Fatigue Failure Theory (FFT) has been around since the 1800’s and has gone by...
Industry 4.0 Breakfast Meeting | Charlotte NC
Sandalwood Engineering & Ergonomics and partner Feyen Zylstra served as panelists on Factory Eye’s #Industry40 Breakfast Meeting last Tuesday August 17th. APLIX S.A, and other #CharlotteNC area manufacturers discussed their successes and challenges...
Human Centered Process Design Webinar Recording
Last Wednesday August 25, 2021, the Sandalwood team along with our partner, Tim Stuart from Visual Decisions hosted a free webinar discussing Human Centered Process Design. The presenters discussed the Human Centered Design program, a formalized concept, approach and...
You’re Invited! Human Centered Design Free Webinar
Join us for a free webinar this Wednesday August 25th, 2021 at 11 am ET where we discuss Human Centered Design as a formalized concept and approach to manufacturing processes and technologies. As technology and requirements grow in scale and complexity, the human...
You’re Invited: Industry 4.0 – What Are the Secrets To Making It Happen?
Mid-sized manufacturers are making 4.0 a reality! Hear about the challenges, goals, and progress that local Charlotte manufacturer APLIX is making on its journey to Industry 4.0. Join the Manufacturing Revolution! Take this opportunity to learn about how industry...
Gardening and Ergonomics
Who doesn’t love having a cool, comfortable, beautiful garden that will enable you to take advantage of our current weather? To foster a good environment outside for your plants, you will have to place them in a sunny area, water them as needed, change the substratum...
Embarking on Machine Learning in Manufacturing
Nadir Khoja - Systems Integration Associate The year was 2015, I had just graduated with a master’s degree in electrical engineering and had started a job at a manufacturing facility making die sets for the metal forming industry. From the very first day, I realized...
Ergonomics at Home – Optimize Your Home Office Setup with the Right Chair
Take a look at our latest #injuryprevention video on optimizing your home office setup by choosing the right chair. In this video you'll learn four things to look for in an office chair including: Adjustable height Lowback support Armrests Comfortable seat Have...
Ergonomics for the Virtual Learner
