Industrial manipulators are the only available solution to suit the demand for more ergonomic safety in the material handling , in order to:

• Prevent muscoloskeletal disorders 
• Keep production rate consistent (a man that manually handles loads cannot keep the same working pace all day long every working day), 
•  comply with the EU (EN 1005-2) and National Regulations relative to ERGONOMICS AND SAFETY

All lift assist equipments have a positive impact on on ergonomic safety, nevertheless conventional ergonomic assist equipment (actuated by pressing buttons to control either pneumatic or fixed-speed electric devices) have not been associated with productivity improvements. For applications requiring rapid and accurate movement, they are awkward, slow and do not take advantage of the natural human ability to coordinate and control motions. They overtravel, bounce and require lots of little corrective movements that cause strain and reduce productivity.
The lack of intuitive and responsive control also results in product damage and cumulative trauma injuries, especially when people force the equipment, or they get frustrated working with unresponsive equipment and put it aside.
For a real ergonomic safety it is necessary that the manipulator not only eliminates the strain in the vertical load handling, but also the inertia during acceleration, braking or direction changing.

Only a new generation electronic manipulator better known as intelligent assist device (IAD) or INDEVA (Intelligent Device for Handling) can satisfy these requirements!

Only Scaglia Indeva, in Europe produces Intelligent Devices for Handling.

They allow a very precise positioning of the load and very smooth, quick handling movements. It also allows handling loads with different weights or that change their weight while being handled (filling/emptying cases etc..), with no need of selecting a different setting each time and with the gripping tool remaining perfectly still while the weight is changing.
SCAGLIA INDEVA has been designing and manufacturing industrial manipulators for over thirty years and is constantly upgrading its products which today are the only solution available that meets the need for faster and more accurate way to move loads, whilst increasing safety.

Scaglia INDEVA can provide you with: 

• 360° assessment study on your company work (NIOSH assessment criteria , etc...) 
• Design or re-design of your work stations 
• Material handling solutions that increase productivity together with ergonomic safety, thus your profit.
• Worksops on ergonomic safety for your engineers and managers

The EU Regulations (EN 1005) are the reference for a series of different regulations on work ergonomic safety.

The NIOSH method allows to easily carry out a risk assessment on material handling operations.

1. Niosh load weight assessment method
2. NIOSCH calculation form
3. EU Regulations on ergonomic safety
4. Manual handling handbook
5. Why IADs actually improve ergonomics in manual load handling
6. Manual Handling - risk assessment and training tools