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Assoziation, Erwartungen und Barrieren eines Exoskeletteinsatzes in kleinen mittelständischen Unternehmen

BACKGROUND: In the manufacturing industry, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) result in sick days and have substantial economic consequences for the enterprise and the national economy. Exoskeletons can support the body when handling heavy loads and enduring enforced postures. Exoskeletons...

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Autores principales: Hoffmann, Holger, Pitz, Imke, Adomssent, Björn, Russmann, Christoph
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8762628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35068706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40664-021-00453-7
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author Hoffmann, Holger
Pitz, Imke
Adomssent, Björn
Russmann, Christoph
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description BACKGROUND: In the manufacturing industry, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) result in sick days and have substantial economic consequences for the enterprise and the national economy. Exoskeletons can support the body when handling heavy loads and enduring enforced postures. Exoskeletons are being piloted particularly in large companies in the automotive industry; however, exoskeletons have so far attracted little interest in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and their use has so far barely been scientifically examined. The aim of this work was to determine barriers to exoskeleton implementation and expectations for their use in the manufacturing sector. METHOD: Semi-structured guided interviews in six manufacturing companies were carried out and analyzed. RESULTS: In the enterprises a variety of activities up to the loading limits are carried out. Exoskeletons are generally expected to facilitate work and provide economic advantages. There are concerns with respect to their use due to cost factors, uncertain benefits and wearing discomfort. Particularly uncertainties about the effects of exoskeletons become evident. CONCLUSION: The presented interview results are one step in an interdisciplinary process of further developing and implementing exoskeletons in the manufacturing industry. Concerns and unawareness of potential enterprises and users must be addressed, also to achieve a high user acceptance. Further studies that survey the identification of needs with better discriminatory power could provide additional insights.
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spelling pubmed-87626282022-01-18 Assoziation, Erwartungen und Barrieren eines Exoskeletteinsatzes in kleinen mittelständischen Unternehmen Hoffmann, Holger Pitz, Imke Adomssent, Björn Russmann, Christoph Zentralbl Arbeitsmed Arbeitsschutz Ergon Originalien BACKGROUND: In the manufacturing industry, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) result in sick days and have substantial economic consequences for the enterprise and the national economy. Exoskeletons can support the body when handling heavy loads and enduring enforced postures. Exoskeletons are being piloted particularly in large companies in the automotive industry; however, exoskeletons have so far attracted little interest in small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and their use has so far barely been scientifically examined. The aim of this work was to determine barriers to exoskeleton implementation and expectations for their use in the manufacturing sector. METHOD: Semi-structured guided interviews in six manufacturing companies were carried out and analyzed. RESULTS: In the enterprises a variety of activities up to the loading limits are carried out. Exoskeletons are generally expected to facilitate work and provide economic advantages. There are concerns with respect to their use due to cost factors, uncertain benefits and wearing discomfort. Particularly uncertainties about the effects of exoskeletons become evident. CONCLUSION: The presented interview results are one step in an interdisciplinary process of further developing and implementing exoskeletons in the manufacturing industry. Concerns and unawareness of potential enterprises and users must be addressed, also to achieve a high user acceptance. Further studies that survey the identification of needs with better discriminatory power could provide additional insights. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022-01-17 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8762628/ /pubmed/35068706 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40664-021-00453-7 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access Dieser Artikel wird unter der Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz veröffentlicht, welche die Nutzung, Vervielfältigung, Bearbeitung, Verbreitung und Wiedergabe in jeglichem Medium und Format erlaubt, sofern Sie den/die ursprünglichen Autor(en) und die Quelle ordnungsgemäß nennen, einen Link zur Creative Commons Lizenz beifügen und angeben, ob Änderungen vorgenommen wurden. Die in diesem Artikel enthaltenen Bilder und sonstiges Drittmaterial unterliegen ebenfalls der genannten Creative Commons Lizenz, sofern sich aus der Abbildungslegende nichts anderes ergibt. Sofern das betreffende Material nicht unter der genannten Creative Commons Lizenz steht und die betreffende Handlung nicht nach gesetzlichen Vorschriften erlaubt ist, ist für die oben aufgeführten Weiterverwendungen des Materials die Einwilligung des jeweiligen Rechteinhabers einzuholen. Weitere Details zur Lizenz entnehmen Sie bitte der Lizenzinformation auf http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.de (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Russmann, Christoph
Assoziation, Erwartungen und Barrieren eines Exoskeletteinsatzes in kleinen mittelständischen Unternehmen
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8762628/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35068706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40664-021-00453-7
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