On Thursday, March 29, this year’s Ergo Cup® winners were announced at the 21st annual Applied Ergonomics Conference in Atlanta, GA. 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.
Watch the Awards Ceremony at the AEC YouTube Channel
Ergonomics Program Improvement Initiative Ergo Cup® Winner
“ERGO LOGIC – New Model Packaging Process”
Honda of Canada Manufacturing, Ontario, Canada
Workplace Solutions I – Team Driven Workplace Solutions Ergo Cup® Winner
“Mix” It Safer
The Esteé Lauder Companies, Melville, New York
Workplace Solutions I Team Driven Workplace Solutions with Internal Competition Ergo Cup® Winner
“EGO” (Ergonomics-on-the Go)
Cintas, Greensboro, North Carolina
Workplace Solutions II Engineering/Ergonomics Driven Workplace Solutions Ergo Cup® Winner
“Self-Turning Tool”
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, San Antonio, Texas
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.
Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner – Innovation
“Hands Down”
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Princeton, Indiana
Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner – Simplicity
“Die Setter Laser Light Marker”
Toyota Motor Manufacturing, San Antonio, Texas
Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner – Cost Savings
“CryoVac Juice Extractor”
Coca-Cola, Dunedin, Florida
Ergo Cup® Excellence Awards Winner – Ergonomics Risk Reduction
“The Clampetts”
Honda of America Manufacturing, Anna, Ohio
Ergo Cup® Excellence Award Winner – Presentation Quality
“TALK the TALK – ERGO Moments”
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida
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 winners are:
Automated NIOSH Lifting Equation
Meiyin Liu, University of Michigan
Manual Material Handling Mitigation of Musculoskeletal Injury Risks with Simulation and Ergonomic Principles and Tools
Shanon Wooden, University of Central Florida
A Cognitive Ergonomic Assessment of Office Chair Design
Ashley Shortz, Texas A&M University
Design of Roller Coaster Seat from Anthropometry Perspective
Jingwen Li, Penn State University
Creativeness in Ergonomics (CE) Practitioner of the Year Award
Sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., this award recognizes professional career achievements in the creative application of ergonomics principles, including process improvement, education, applied research (research that has been translated into practice), applied instrumentation and product development.
The recipient for 2018 is – Stephen Jenkins, Cintas
The Tom Waters Award
Sponsored by Liberty Mutual in recognition of the Best Manual Handling Presentation at the 2018 Applied Ergonomics Conference.
The recipient for 2018 is:
Smartphone-based Ergonomic Risk Screening
SangHyun Lee Ph.D., University of Michigan