Imperial Bedding significantly improved ergonomics while reducing manufacturing cycle times with conveyors. To work at most mattress plants, workers definitely need a good night's sleep. The manual work of lifting, moving and positioning mattresses that weigh 100 to 200 pounds takes a lot out of anyone. But as Imperial Bedding discovered, it doesn't have to be that way. By using a range of conveyors in places where they had never been used before, workers now manufacture high-quality mattresses and box springs and then load over-the-road trucks more ergonomical-ly and with less physical effort than ever before. Also, a bar code tracking system maximizes delivery truck loading efficiency. In the end, the cycle time of mattress production has fallen, trimming costs and labor hours.
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