Listen "Ep 218: Hang Glide — New tech for the toughest job in the plant"
Episode Synopsis
Picking up 5 or 10-pound weights at the gym doesn’t seem like such a heavy lift, but most people only do it for a few minutes at a time. Try lifting those weights for an entire workday, 130 times a minute. The job of rehanging carcasses on shackles after going through the chiller is one of the most difficult stations on the line to keep staffed.That's why Georgia Tech Research Institute's Konrad Ahlin spent the last several years devising a solution that all but eliminates the stress and the potential for injury. In this episode of MeatingPod, Ahlin explains how his “rehang shackle device” works.
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