The IP12 model Skelex is an exoskeleton and is light, company and flexible. It is suitable for all tasks in which arduousness may be caused by overhead arms. It makes work easier by significantly reducing weight and muscle fatigue, as well as energy expenditure. It guarantees improved productivity while minimising the risks of musculoskeletal disorders.
Light and mobile, it relieves tension that may be felt in the rotator cuff (shoulder), trapezius and arms. It does not require an external power supply due to its 100% mechanical design. It is available in different sizes and is suitable for all builds.
MAIN ADVANTAGES
Customisable
Light
Flexible
Use
This ergoskeleton can be used in all applications requiring work with arms overhead with or without a tool. As an example, public works, industry, service professions, etc. The spectrum is extremely broad: workers in the metallurgy, automobile, aviation and naval industries using light tools (drills, sanders, welding torches, etc). As well as workers on building sites (painters, electricians, roofers, etc) and all other underbody workstations (maintenance, repair, servicing, etc.)
Users
Working with overhead arms or away from the body repeatedly causes fatigue and affects accuracy. This can result in costly production errors. This fatigue can also lead to long-term MSD of the shoulder and back. Our handling and assistance exoskeleton for holding tools, the IP12 model Skelex, supports employees’ arms and allows them to focus on the work they are doing with their hands by reducing arduousness.
Our IP12 exoskeleton is intended for anyone who heavily uses their shoulders in their work. Here are the possible application sectors for the IP12: second work, shipyards and industry, dairy farming, landscaping, hospital environment, automotive and aeronautical construction, auto mechanics.
Examples of applications of our IP12 – Skelex ergoskeleton
BUILDING PAINTER
The IP12 model SKELEX ergoskeleton helps building painters will all their tasks with overhead arms such as sanding and painting. It allows work over long periods of time and helps to reduce MSD risks.
This ergoskeleton, also known as an exoskeleton, perfectly complements the IP11 for the work of painters who often assume uncomfortable neck positions. In this case, the IP11 helps to reduce neck cramps, compression and pain.
Are you painters? Are you familiar with this pain? We can redirect you to a painting professional.
LAUNDRY
The IP12 exoskeleton can also be used in laundries, where repetitive actions with overhead arms take place. It allows the operator to maintain the same position for long periods without suffering fatigue.
AGRIFOOD
The use of exoskeletons in the agrifood industry offers considerable benefits in terms of improved productivity, safety and well-being of workers. Thanks to these technological advances, workers can benefit from a safer, more ergonomic and more productive work environment.
SANDING
During repeated sanding operations, the IP12 model Skelex ergoskeleton, in addition to reducing fatigue, increases productivity and improves quality by reducing areas where sanding needs to be repeated.
DAIRY FARMERS
Repetitive milking actions can put dairy farmers at risk of shoulder pain, tendinitis, bursitis, etc. To prevent this MSD risk, AGRO CONCEPT has chosen GOBIO and its IP12 exoskeleton.
The exoskeleton has been adapted to provide enhanced and earlier assistance to meet the specific needs of dairy farmers.
PRUNING OF GREEN SPACES
During maintenance of green spaces, for tedious tasks such as pruning trees or cutting hedges, the shoulders are put under significant strain. The high position of the arms in addition to carrying a heavy load quickly results in a loss of productivity and favours the appearance of MSD. Use of our IP12 exoskeleton can help to overcome these two problems.
FIREFIGHTERS
Thanks to the IP12 exoskeleton, firefighters reduce muscle fatigue related to overhead work and technical maintenance operations on their vehicles.
Line technician
Thanks to the IP12 exoskeleton, line technicians gain comfort and endurance during high-arm interventions and network maintenance operations.
During repeated sanding operations, the IP12 model Skelex ergoskeleton, in addition to reducing fatigue, increases productivity and improves quality by reducing areas where sanding needs to be repeated.
Composite laminator-sander
The IP12 exoskeleton assists painters and naval finishing operators during sanding or boat hull preparation, to reduce fatigue associated with overhead work.
User testimonials
François DEROT, Director – AGRO CONCEPT
«To reduce the arduousness suffered by dairy cow farmers in their daily work, AGRO CONCEPT has selected GOBIO and its IP12 exoskeleton. In fact, this exoskeleton has been specifically adapted to the specific needs of farmers in order to provide enhanced and earlier assistance.
It helps prevent the risks of shoulder pain, tendinitis, bursitis or any other MSD related to repetitive milking actions. Today, the IP12 exoskeleton has been adopted by more than milkers in the Grand-Ouest and by the INRAE in Rennes»
David Prins, Welder – DMI, unit of the Royal Netherlands Navy
« […] This is a support device. I used it for a large welding job where the tasks had to be done overhead over a length of 30 metres, in three layers. When you spend the whole day in a position like this one, it causes significant muscle acidification. The support for the arms makes all the difference»
See the full interview with David Prins and Thomas Scholtens, welder and shipbuilder with the DMI respectively (unit of the Royal Netherlands Navy).
Cédric Eloy, Director of Group Innovation – DAHER
« The exoskeleton offered by GOBIO means we can help our colleagues to improve their posture at work and prevent possible MSD. After a testing phase, we have adopted the solution to several of our activities and our employees like the easy and reassuring use of the exoskeleton »
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