CNH enhances workplace safety with ergonomic technology

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CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNHI) is enhancing workplace safety with innovative ergonomic technology across its global manufacturing sites. The company has successfully trialed AI-powered ergonomic analysis technology to reduce the risk of skeletal and muscular injuries among operators. This technology assesses individual movement ranges and identifies process improvements.

At CNH's Case IH and New Holland plant in Curitiba, Brazil, a partnership with Kinebot resulted in reduced ergonomic analysis time and improved employee wellbeing. Similarly, at the Saskatoon, Canada plant, the use of wearable devices to track spine and shoulder movements led to zero incidents. This success has prompted the adoption of this technology across other CNH sites.

CNH Industrial, a world-class equipment and technology company, continues to invest in cutting-edge solutions that improve work quality, safety, efficiency, and productivity across its iconic brands, including Case IH, New Holland, CASE, and New Holland Construction Equipment.

CNH enhances workplace safety with ergonomic technology

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Basildon, October 17, 2024

Innovation at CNH goes beyond the products from our iconic brands. We continue to invest in cutting-edge solutions across our company that improve the quality of how we work and what we make. These include technologies that enhance workplace safety, efficiency, and productivity at all our global sites.

We continue to prioritize operator safety. One of the ways we are doing so is by running trials across manufacturing sites to assess operator wellbeing. We have successfully trialed ergonomic analysis technology, which helps reduce the risk of skeletal and muscular injuries. This technology uses AI to assess the ranges of an individual’s movement, and then identifies how our processes can be improved. All movement data collected is fully anonymized and linked exclusively to the workstation for safety-related project use.

At our Case IH and New Holland plant in Curitiba, Brazil, a partnership with the ergonomic assessment technology company Kinebot, resulted in reduced ergonomic analysis time and better employee wellbeing.

A similar trial at our Case IH and New Holland plant in Saskatoon, Canada, resulted in zero incidents following the use of wearable devices that track and monitor the range of spine and shoulder movements of employees to ensure they are working in the most ergonomic way. This has resulted in the adoption of this technology across other CNH sites, and continues to be deployed.

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CNH Industrial (NYSE: CNH) is a world-class equipment, technology and services company. Driven by its purpose of Breaking New Ground, which centers on Innovation, Sustainability and Productivity, the Company provides the strategic direction, R&D capabilities, and investments that enable the success of its global and regional Brands. Globally, Case IH and New Holland supply 360° agriculture applications from machines to implements and the digital technologies that enhance them; and CASE and New Holland Construction Equipment deliver a full lineup of construction products that make the industry more productive. The Company’s regionally focused Brands include: STEYR, for agricultural tractors; Raven, a leader in digital agriculture, precision technology and the development of autonomous systems; Hemisphere, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-precision satellite-based positioning, and heading technologies; Flexi-Coil, specializing in tillage and seeding systems; Miller, manufacturing application equipment; and Eurocomach, producing a wide range of mini and midi excavators for the construction sector, including electric solutions. 

Across a history spanning over two centuries, CNH has always been a pioneer in its sectors and continues to passionately innovate and drive customer efficiency and success. As a truly global company, CNH’s 40,000+ employees form part of a diverse and inclusive workplace, focused on empowering customers to grow, and build, a better world.  

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• 20241017_PR_CNH_Ergonomic Innovation
• CNH Curitiba_Innovation
• Ergonomic_assessment_CNH CURITIBA
• Ergonomic_safety_CNH CURITIBA
• Ergonomics_data_CNH CURITIBA

FAQ

What ergonomic technology is CNH Industrial (CNHI) implementing to enhance workplace safety?

CNH Industrial is implementing AI-powered ergonomic analysis technology that assesses individual movement ranges and identifies process improvements to reduce the risk of skeletal and muscular injuries among operators.

Where has CNH Industrial (CNHI) successfully trialed its new ergonomic technology?

CNH Industrial has successfully trialed its ergonomic technology at the Case IH and New Holland plant in Curitiba, Brazil, and at the plant in Saskatoon, Canada.

What were the results of CNH Industrial's (CNHI) ergonomic technology trial in Saskatoon, Canada?

The trial at CNH Industrial's Saskatoon, Canada plant resulted in zero incidents following the use of wearable devices that track and monitor the range of spine and shoulder movements of employees.

How is CNH Industrial (CNHI) using AI in its ergonomic analysis technology?

CNH Industrial is using AI in its ergonomic analysis technology to assess the ranges of an individual's movement and identify how processes can be improved to enhance workplace safety and reduce injury risks.