10 Reasons to “Get Your Ergonomic On” at Work

Ergonomics is a popular workplace safety theme in today’s industrial era, especially in assembly and manufacturing. Is ergonomics really worth all the hype it’s getting? Read on to learn some of its key benefits, and how those can affect your company. 1. Prevents Injuries By decreasing the levels of repetition and awkward postures in the workplace with ergonomic solutions (such … Read More

The Gift of Ergonomics

Through the end of the year, all LTW products ship with Christmas packaging – red protective wrap and a bow! Give the gift of ergonomics to your company this year. LTW’s industrial and height adjustable products (tables, workstations, operator platforms, and more) are made with the individual worker in mind: people in assembly, manufacturing, and other industrial workplaces.  With the … Read More

Thanksgiving: Thank your Customer

Your company’s sole purpose is helping customers. Without them, you wouldn’t have a company! Shocking, right? It’s pretty self-explanatory why thanking your customers is a good idea. BE THE KIND OF PERSON YOU’D WANT TO BUY FROM Can you think of a time when you were a customer, and had a bad experience because of the company’s employees? Just this … Read More

Thanksgiving: Thank your Boss

Talking about bosses can be tricky – depending on your relationship with them. Talking to bosses can be even trickier! Let’s take this Thanksgiving season to reflect on their importance and value to your company.   How does your boss help you? Do they help you keep projects on track at work? Managing people can be a stressful job. Tons … Read More

Thanksgiving: Thank your Coworker

Have you ever *genuinely* thanked your coworkers? For us at LTW, the company wouldn’t be the same without any one of our valuable team members.   How do your coworkers help you? Do they share jokes, keep the work space tidy, or help you meet a deadline? We don’t know of anyone who doesn’t like to be appreciated. Are you … Read More

Why You Should Love Your EHS Manager

By Heather Lanphear, Marketing at LTW Ergonomic Solutions   Are EHS Managers important, or are they out to waste company money with safety changes? The Institute for Safety and Health Management gives them a pretty high responsibility. “To have a strong hold of Environmental Health and Safety, companies should have measures on how to address air quality, ergonomics and other … Read More

CoBase™ Robot Table in Global Electronics Publication, U.S. Tech

Collaborative Robot Table in U.S. Tech Magazine - LTW Ergonomic Solutions

Recently, LTW’s height adjustable collaborative robot table (known as the “CoBase™,”) was featured in the Tech Watch section of “The Global Electronics Publication,” U.S. Tech. Check out what LTW’s Heather has to say about the product! Providing Stability and Mobility for Collaborative Robots Height-adjustable E4H tilt cobot table. By Heather Lanphear, Web Designer, LTW Ergonomic Solutions One challenge to using … Read More

Get Rid of Industrial Workplace Back Pain with Height Adjustable Workstations

Your company works hard. You have goals and dreams that encourage everyone to do their part. While some of your office staff may work at adjustable desks, your assembly department spends eight hours a day (or more) standing or sitting at static tables and workstations, creating products that are your business’s legacy. But sometimes our hard work takes tolls on … Read More

CoBase™ & Cobots – LTW with Universal Robots at The ASSEMBLY Show

LTW Ergonomic Solutions attended The Assembly Show 2017 with the collaborative robot (or cobot) producer, Universal Robots. Here LTW showcased the first CoBase™ – a height adjustable table made just for Cobots. The CoBase™ is a brand new product by LTW to fill the automation industry demand for a cobot table. The first on the market, this CoBase™ features height … Read More

Where To Put Your Cobot: Tilting Height Adjustable Tables

Image: Universal Robots So you bought a Cobot - but where should you put it? Cobots offer incredible benefits to companies by adding automation to their productions. Cobot owners enjoy things like easy programming, fast set up, flexible deployment, collaboration, and safety. "There are many reasons for the emergence of collaborative robots: companies are using them because they can be ... Read More

LTW Featured in Assembly Mag’s “What’s New With Assembly Workstations”

Recently, LTW Ergonomic Solutions had the opportunity to be featured in the Assembly Magazine’s 2017 May cover report. Specifically discussed was the RCT-SL (Rapid Change Technology- Side Load) system.  Senior editor of ASSEMBLY Jim Camillo writes, “Even though the Great Recession has passed, manufacturers in many industries are still adjusting to the reality of a downsized market struggling to get back … Read More

ProMat 2017, a Huge Success for Manufacturing! LTW Product Recap

Height Adjustable Workstations, Tables, Operator Platforms - Standing Conference Tables - LTW Ergonomic Solutins

We brought a few of our best selling products along for the ride from southwest Michigan to the ProMat 2017 show at McCormick Place in Chicago. Below is a recap of those lucky products that got so much attention. Whether you already saw them at the show or you weren’t able to attend, read on to learn more about them! 1. … Read More

ProMat 2017: “Largest Expo for Manufacturing & Supply Chain Professionals…”

 Do you want your company to be part of something big? ProMat is big–huge, for that matter.  “ProMat 2017, held April 3-6, 2017 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, is the largest expo for manufacturing and supply chain professionals in North America.” —ProMat Website Here at LTW, we specialize in making workstations, machine bases, operator platforms, and other products that help make … Read More

Height Adjustable Bases Change the Way You Work

Good posture at work is crucial. Low back pain is one of the most common reasons for people missing work, being the single leading cause of disability worldwide according to the Global Burden of Disease 2010. Have you ever gotten back pain from working at a table or desk that was not the right height for you? Bending over or reaching up for … Read More

Exclusively ASSEMBLY-Come see us at The Assembly Show 2016!

We have attended The Assembly Show produced by Assembly Magazine since our first time exhibiting in 2014. Make sure to come visit our booth at the 2016 show being held October 25-27 in Rosemont, Illinois!   “Exclusively ASSEMBLY. “You’ve seen the ads. You’ve read the tagline. But for us, it’s more than a slogan; it’s our commitment and mission. “Each … Read More

Height Adjustable Operator Platforms Skyrocket

Our E1 Base will help you raise and lower smaller machines with the push of a button, but it won’t lift you to the height of the jet airplane that your company has to safely manufacture. There are many large machines that, for some, can be operated only with the help of a ladder or other means of raising their … Read More

5 Proven Benefits of Ergonomics in the Workplace

First, what IS ergonomics? According to Dictionary.com, ergonomics is defined by “human engineering.” Human engineering is defined by “an applied science that coordinates the design of devices, systems, and physical working conditions with the capacities and requirements of the worker.” LTW wants to help your working environment fit your worker- not forcing your worker to fit the working environment.  “1. Ergonomics reduces costs. By systematically … Read More

LTW at 2016 AEC Conference!

LTW Ergonomic Solutions AEC Conference

This year LTW made the trip from Michigan down to Nashville, Tennessee for the 18th annual Applied Ergonomics Conference! GOErgo, the Global Organization of Ergonomics, was the presenter of this conference. “GOErgo supports the Annual Applied Ergonomics Conference and Expo, a conference where attendees gather from around the world to share best practices with other professionals in ergonomics, healthcare, safety, human … Read More