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The Best Operator's Chair

Posted by David Roisum on February 2, 2011

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#79 ganesh

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1:34 AM

hi,
the chair may be called the best operators chair because the seat is raised sufficiently high so that the the operators arms are comfortable when handling the control panel, as most control panels are designed so that they may be operated in both seated and standing position, so they are a bit higher than a typical desk. Also due to the raised seat the legs could get stiff from hanging all the time, to avoid it the operator can place the feat on the circular rail. Further the backrest is such that it supports the essential lower back while at the same time small enough that it prevents the operator from taking a nap.

ganesh

#80 David Roisum

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 7:53 AM

Thank you for sharing.

Not also the swivel which allows an operator to change his/her view and rotate to a diagonal direction to leave the operating panel to tend the machine. The short arm rest does not interfere with rotation. The ring at the bottom of the chair allows dozens of different comfortable leg and body positions that are not available on a regular chair where feet must hang straight down (or be crossed).

David R. Roisum, Ph.D.

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Dr. David Roisum

Dr. Roisum is a well-known authority in the area of web handling and converting. He has authored seven books, including Winding, Rollers and Web-Handling and has coauthored or edited several others. He was a technical editor for Converting Magazine with a monthly column entitled "Web Works." An accomplished professional speaker and instructor, Roisum has been praised for his skill at translating highly technical information into a common sense practical reference. Dave has been honored by TAPPI with their Finishing & Converting Division Award, Thomas W. Busch Prize and Finest Faculty awards and is a TAPPI Fellow. Dave received his Ph.D. from the Web Handling Research Center where he later became an Industrial Advisory Board member.

Dave has worked for the Beloit Corporation as a designer of winding machinery and later as a manager of research, and for Kimberly-Clark as a converting expert serving all business units. He is now a principal of Finishing Technologies Inc., providing consulting services to more than 300 clients who convert or manufacture: paper, film, foil, nonwovens, textiles and many other materials. He has accumulated much practical experience working in nearly 1,000 plants over the course of more than three decades.

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