Specialty tools
9 categories in Specialty tools
Automatic cable tie guns

Purpose: Reduces manual fatigue and promotes neutral working wrist postures

Ergonomic guidelines: Recommended trigger lever length is not greater than 3.0''

Photo source: Panduit

North America
Hellermann Tyton
Panduit Electrical Group
Mobile Telephone Accessories

Asia
Zhejiang Zhen Da Explosion Proof Electric Co., Ltd.
Bent-tip soldering irons

Purpose: To maintain power grip and neutral wrist postures

Ergonomic guidelines: Recommended handle grip length is 5.5'' and should be perpendicular to tip

Photo source: Bertech-Kelex

North America
Bertech-Kelex
MSC Industrial Supply
Sunshine Glassworks Ltd.

Europe
AHC

Asia
Jiujiu Soldering Tools
Cloth cutting machines

Purpose: Reduces stress on the hands and wrists when cutting cloth

Ergonomic guidelines: Select a machine with a low center of gravity and a low power-to-weight ratio

Photo source: Eastman

North America
Apparel City Sewing Machine Co.
Eastman
Westchester Sewing Machine Co.

Drive air impact wrenches

Purpose: Specifically designed to promote neutral body postures during a tire change

Ergonomic guidelines: Recommended torque should be less than or equal to 2.36 lb-ft (3.2 Nm)

Photo source: Ingersoll-Rand

North America
Ingersoll-Rand
Impact hammer

Purpose: Reduces forceful exertions and non-neutral body postures

Ergonomic guidelines: Vibration based on a total daily exposure of 2 to less than 4 hours is 6 m/s2

Photo source: Slide Sledge

North America
Slide Sledge

Multi-spindle heads

Purpose: Allow operators to run multiple bolts at once

Ergonomic principles: Reduce repetitive and awkward postures associated with running bolts one at a time

Photo source: Pibomulti

North America
Autodrill
E2 Systems
Pibomulti

Spray guns

Purpose: Reduces manual fatigue and promotes neutral working wrist postures

Ergonomic guidelines: Recommended trigger lever length is not greater than 3.0"

Photo source: DeVilbiss

North America
DeVilbiss
Graco
DrillSpot

Torquenuts

Purpose: Specially designed jackbolts, which require less force to install and remove with simple hand tools

Ergonomic principles: Reduce friction by distributing the load more evenly over the thread engagement

Photo source: Superbolt

North America
Superbolt

Europe
Wellbore
Weld destruct kit

Purpose: Specifically designed to provide tools necessary for weld teardown/destruct operations

Ergonomic guidelines: Can be custom designed with appropriate tools to suit specific needs

Photo source: Honsa Ergonomic Technologies, Inc

North America
Honsa Ergonomic Technologies, Inc