Thank you for attending the 22nd Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference
Download conference presentations
Click here to visit the 2019 conference program, then select a session to see if its description includes a downloadable presentation files. Such files are only made available based on authorization by the presenters.
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Conference photo album
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AEC 2019 Ergo Cup® Awards
If you missed the livestream on March 28, then you can
click here to watch it on the IISE YouTube channel.
The internationally recognized Ergo Cup® competition, sponsored by the
Ergonomics Center of North Carolina and
Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University and presented by IISE, provides an exciting opportunity for companies to highlight their successful ergonomic solutions. The general theme across all Ergo Cup® categories
is innovation.
Ergo Cup® categories
Five Ergo Cup® awards are presented annually for outstanding solutions through training, engineering and teamwork:
2019 Ergonomics Program Improvement
Initiative Ergo Cup® Winner
“Effective Leveraging Virtual Reality to Enhance Ergonomics Integration”
Lockheed Martin Space
Littleton,
Colorado
2019 Workplace Solutions II Engineering/Ergonomist
Driven Workplace Solutions Ergo Cup® Winner
“Auto-Bagger Easy Release Pole”
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Bristol, Pennsylvania
2019 Workplace Solutions II Engineering/Ergonomist
Driven Workplace Solutions with Internal Competition Ergo Cup® Winner
“Harness Installation Hooks and Spool”
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation - Lockheed Martin
Stratford, Connecticut
2019 Workplace Solutions I Team Driven
Workplace Solutions Ergo Cup® Winner
“Stepanquat GA-90 (Ammonyx) Handling
Estée Lauder Companies – Aveda Corporation
Blaine, Minnesota
2019 Workplace Solutions I Team Driven
Workplace Solutions with Internal Competition Ergo Cup® Winner
“The Pit Crew”
Honda of America Manufacturing
East Liberty, Ohio
Ergo Excellence Awards
In addition to the Ergo Cup®, five Ergo Excellence awards are bestowed. The Ergo Excellence awards are chosen by ballot of all conference attendees. The criteria for these awards are the same as for the Ergo Cup.
2019 Ergo Cup® Excellence
Award Winner for Innovation
“The Pup (IP Line Kit)”
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky
Georgetown,
Kentucky
2019 Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner
for Simplicity
“Chair Hauler”
Wegmans Food Markets
Rochester,
New York
2019 Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner
for Cost Savings
“3D Printed Self Lubrication Rail System”
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Inc.
San
Antonio, Texas
2019 Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner
for Ergonomics Risk Reduction
“Radar Love”
Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC
Greensburg,
Indiana
2019 Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner
for Presentation Quality
“Automatic Fabric Puller”
Cintas Corporation
La
Ceiba, Honduras
Creativeness in Ergonomics (CE) Award
Creativeness in Ergonomics (CE)
Student of the Year Award
Sponsored by CNA Insurance, this award recognizes achievements in ergonomics application or research, including process improvement, education, applied instrumentation and product development as submitted for presentation in a poster or oral presentation at the Applied Ergonomics Conference.
The Creativeness in Ergonomics
(CE) Student of the Year Award Winners are:
Robyn Reist
University of Saskatchewan
"Getting to the Bottom of Shoulder Pain: An Ergonomic Assessment of Bovine Rectal Palpatations"
Lucas Balbinotti
UNISOCIESC - Universidade
Sociedade Educacional de Santa Catarina
Human and Ergonomic Impacts with the Advent of the Industry 4.0: Concepts Applied in an Automaker
Eboni Smith
Mississippi State University
Comfort Analysis of Using Smart Glasses During “Picking” and “Putting” Tasks
Kamrie
Sarnosky
Texas A&M University
Can Ergonomics and Productivity be Impacted by Indoor Air Quality in Employees Working in Home Offices Full-time?
Creativeness in Ergonomics (CE)
Practitioner of the Year Award
Sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., this award recognizes achievements in the creative application of ergonomics, including process improvement, education, applied instrumentation and product development.
Creativeness
in Ergonomics Practitioner of the Year Award Winner
Dr. Ranjana Mehta
Texas
A&M University
The Tom Waters Award
Sponsored by Liberty Mutual in recognition of the Best Manual Handling Presentation at the 2019 Applied Ergonomics Conference.
Tom Waters Material Handling
Presentation Award Winner
Ben
Zavitz
Ergo Human Performance LLC
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