In 2013 , Rogier Barents founded Laevo with his business partner Boudewijn Wisse . Laevo was a spin - out of the ship’s company InteSpring , which once start up with systems to equilibrise kitchen cabinets , but much more could be done with this technology . So the idea was turn out to use the technology to balance the great unwashed in such a direction that lifting would become easy and there would be a lower danger of back painful sensation . This go to the first exoskeletons .
Rogier Barents
In 2015 , the first version of the exoskeleton hit the market , the Laevo V2.5 , and was also the first commercially useable back exoskeleton in the world . Over 2.5 thousand of them have since been sold , and there are now several competitors on the market . What sic Laevo apart is the great direct supporting at the first bow move combined with consolation . This has not yet been match by any other exoskeleton .
For different sectorsUsing the exoskeletons is possible in several sector . Working in a storage warehouse where heavy boxes are bear from A to B. Operating rooms in hospitals where surgeons need to be able-bodied to lean onward for foresightful periods of time . And even in the defense sector , where the Laevo can be an significant part of the supply chain .
The Laevo 2.5 is still a seek - after product , but now the companionship also has a new role model for sectors that can often require dust and dirt , the Laevo FLEX . This model is dust- and water - tolerant , the fabric part are washable , more flexible , and it ease up up to three times more support . It is , therefore , peculiarly desirable for heavy work . By means of the dissimilar gas bound that can be easily exchanged , one can easily match the work to be carry out .
The new Laevo FLEX now also focalise on horticulture , where the front of soil and debris is an important cistron to take into account . The Laevo FLEX ply support for depleted insistent body of work , stooping , and lifting large plants . The company was recently at Plantarium for the first sentence , and by now , many satisfied customer are already walking around the industry .
" Educating customer as important as grow product"According to Rogier , there is another thing they have study at Laevo that sets them asunder as a histrion in the market .
" Previously , there was a full focal point on development and sales but not enough consideration of the full carrying out process at the client ’s site . If a ship’s company bought exoskeleton , the exoskeleton function well , but the effectuation sometimes still fell through on acculturation , sentience , logistics , or management . Nowadays , everything start with examine the exoskeletons for a fortnight to a calendar month , followed by a process in which we look , together with the client , at a act of factors that watch sustainable use . Are users motivated to use an exoskeleton ? Where exactly will they be used ? Where do you keep the skeletons ? When are they used ? How often are they cleaned ? Is there a designated mortal to help and educate fellow worker on how to apply them , etc . ? "
" A good product is one affair . But if you are able to go through it properly too , only then will you be able to make a real impact on sustainable employability , " concludes Rogier . If you want to bonk more about deploy the Laevo exoskeleton to prevent back pain , contact details can be found below .
For more information : LaevoTel : +31 ( 0)15 3020 025[email protected]www.laevo - exoskeletons.com
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