2016 ERGO CUP® COMPETITION WINNERS 

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 ergonomics solutions. The general theme across all Ergo Cup® categories is innovation.

Ergonomics Program Improvement Initiative Ergo Cup® Winner
Team Based Ergonomic Intervention in a Large Electric Utility
Pacific Gas & Electric Company, Central & North California

Workplace Solutions I - Team Driven Workplace Solutions ERGO Cup® Winner
Insert Tab Dispenser
Gulfstream Aerospace, Appleton, Wisconsin

Workplace Solutions I - Team Driven Workplace Solutions with Internal Competition ERGO Cup® Winner
Fountain Drink Spool Tool
Coca-Cola Refreshments, Philadelphia

Workplace Solutions II - Engineering/Ergonomist-Driven Workplace Solutions ERGO Cup® Winner
Molten Thymol
Johnson & Johnson, Lititz, Pennsylvania

Workplace Solutions II - Engineering/Ergonomist-Driven Workplace Solutions with Internal Competition ERGO Cup® Winner
Let the Puller Do The Pulling
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL), Huntsville, Alabama


2016 ERGO Cup® Excellence Awards

Innovation – 
Fixture Fixers
Honda of America Mfg. Inc., East Liberty, Ohio

Simplicity – 
Pallet Stop
Coca-Cola Bottling, Tempe, Arizona

Cost Savings or ROI – 
Thinking Outside the Box to Build the Box
Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Georgia

Ergonomics Risk Reduction – 
Look, Don’t Touch: Auto Highlighting Tool for Deform Inspection
Honda of Canada Mfg., Ontario, Canada

Presentation Quality – 
The ERGO LEVER – Rolling Away from a Pinch
Depuy Synthes Products Inc., Miramar, Florida