Whether you’re designing a kitchen appliance, a bar countertop, or ergonomic office furniture, incorporating the right motion control mechanism lends functionality, safety, and elegance to your product.
Mechanical Motion Control Solutions: Find the Right Option
Topics: Motion Control, Counterbalance Hinge, Hinges
Counterbalance Springs or Heavy-Duty Gas Springs? Cost Vs. Lifetime
When it comes to weight and motion control, developers certainly have their options. Two of the most popular options in high-stress, high-performance applications are gas springs and counterbalance spring hinges. Like with many other competing technologies, there’s a debate over which is the better value.
Topics: Counterbalances, Gas Springs
6 Signs Your Ergonomic Accessories Manufacturer Is Causing You Pain
Some of the tell-tale signs your ergonomic accessories manufacturer is underperforming:
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Topics: Ergonomics, Durability, Safety, Cost, Manufacturing
[Overview] The New Slim-Integrated SI.1 Concealed Hinges
Our new concealed hinge solution – the Slim-Integrated Series Appliance Hinge (SI.1 Hinge) – provides high-end appliance manufacturers with valuable features including:
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Topics: Motion Control, Hinges, Food Industry, kitchen, hospitality
[5 Tips] Elevating Office Ergonomics with Height Adjustable Desks
The results are in on ergonomic height adjustable desks – they’re better for employees and better for businesses.
Topics: Ergonomics, Motion Control
The Importance of Prototyping Your Motion Control Design
Motion control design prototypes offer a fairly long list of benefits. Some are obvious, others not so much. The advantages of motion control prototyping include:
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Prototypes validate designs. Just as -- or possibly more -- important, they validate designs before they go into production.
Topics: Motion Control, Design, Engineering, Testing & Prototyping
3 Motion Control System Design Elements for Ease of Accessibility
When it comes to designing for user experience, motion control systems allow for safety and flexibility. These characteristics not only improve the durability and longevity of your product but also allow for:
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Topics: Motion Control, Hinges, Industrial, Manufacturing
Heavy-Duty Industrial Hinges: Time to Upgrade From a Standard Hinge?
Topics: Ergonomics, Motion Control, Design, Appliance, Counterbalance Hinge, Hinge, Hinges, Industrial, Durability, Manufacturing
Have you ever looked at your grill design and thought, “I wish this lid wasn’t so heavy and didn’t slam whenever I let go?”
Topics: Motion Control, Counterbalance Hinge, Grill, High End Grill, Hinges, Smoker, Smoker Grill, Food Industry, kitchen
Hotel Furniture Design | 5 Trends Sticking Around Post-COVID
The post-COVID-19 traveler wants flexibility.
To keep up, hotel furniture design is trending toward multifunctional spaces and furniture. Gone are the days when a room or piece of furniture was used for a single purpose. Hotel rooms have become personal gyms. Hotel lobbies are meeting spaces. Even beds transform into a workstation.
After the hard hits the hospitality industry took during the pandemic, hotels that thrive post-pandemic will be those that creatively evolve with changing health concerns and guest priorities.
Topics: Ergonomics, Counterbalance Hinge, Engineering, hospitality, trends, Hospitality Furniture