Ergonomics and Biomechanics Products
VATS™ (Vibration Analysis ToolSet)
VATS is available as a complete solution with an 8 channel data logger (expandable to 24 channels), accelerometers, mounting accessories and powerful yet easy to use software. Our unique solution also supports goniometers, torsiometers, load cells, EMG sensors, accelerometers and force sensors. VATS was the first commercial solution to include ISO 2631-5:2018.
Key features:
- Whole body analysis includes ISO 2631-1, 2631-5 (2004), 2631-5 (2018), BS 6841, ACGIH standard for whole body vibration (WBV) and 8 hours exposure
- Hand arm analysis includes ISO 5349 and ACGIH standards
- Multi-channel/accelerometer capability
- Ability to add many other sensors such as load cells, EMG, goniometers, FSRs, etc.
- For hand/arm we have the highest range accelerometer available at 1000g
- Ability to change the range of our 2 accelerometers via software:
- S2A, 16g, 4.8g and 1.6g
- S3 100g, 300g and 1000g
Data analysis performed:
- Fast Fourier Transfer
- 1/3 Octave band analysis
- Weighted and unweighted RMS
- Band-pass Butterworth filter
- Filtering window
- Spectrum plot
- 1/3 octave band plot
- Crest factor
- Vibration dose value
- TLV/Caution zone value for ISO and ACGIH standards
- RMS history and summaries
All calculated values and graphs can be exported in ASCII, PDF or HTML formats.
VATS software can be purchased separately as customers can import data from other accelerometers.
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ErgoImager Pro V6
ErgoImager Pro V6 has been released and includes a new 2D biomechanical model.
Features include:
- Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
- Energy Expenditure
- OWAS
- Snook & Ciriello Tables
- Mital, Nicholson & Ayoub Tables
- RULA
- REBA
- Hand strength MAE: The MAE (Maximum Acceptable Efforts) method is designed for repetitive tasks that use frequency and/or duty cycle (DC) to predict maximum acceptable efforts (MAE) as a percentage relative to maximum voluntary efforts (MVE).
- AFF method: The AFF (Arm Force Field) method predicts manual arm strength (MAS) for a wide range of body orientations, hand locations and any force direction. This method uses an artificial neural network (ANN) to predict the effects of hand location and force direction on MAS and includes a method to estimate the contribution of the arm's weight to the predicted strength.
- New Liberty Mutual MMH 2021
- Revised Strain Index (RSI), Composite Strain Index (COSI) & Cumulative Strain Index (CUSI)
- MQ 3D biomechanical model
- 2D biomechanical model
- Interface to the 3DSSPP biomechanical model
- Import of a background digital image
- Ability to modify a mannequin's anthropometry (using various features from our HumanCAD® technology)
- Calculation and display of the mannequin's Center of Gravity
- Posture library with predefined and user defined postures
- Forward and Inverse Kinematics movement
- Detailed anthropometry and BSIP data
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Mark-10 Force Gauge Products
A variety of EK3 and EKE force gauge kits of various capacities are available. Mark-10 products are known for their high quality and the industry's leading 3-year warranty.
Until June 30, 2025, besides our regular product discounts, we are also offering customers who purchase either an EK3 or EKE force gauge kit a discount on purchases of our ErgoImager Pro EIM-LP lifting, push & pull task analysis module which includes:
- Revised NIOSH Lifting Equation
- Snook and Mital tables
- New Liberty Mutual MMH
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HumanCAD®
We have released our latest HumanCAD Version 7 Beta and it is available to customers on annual maintenance.
New in Version 7:
- Additional anthropometric databases added:
- US Army Marines 2010 (contains inter-variable correlations)
- US Army Pilot personnel 2012 (contains inter-variable correlations)
- Dutch 1999 Male and Female (contains inter-variable correlations)
- Polish Male and Female 2001
- Malaysian Male and Female 2010
- Canadian Army 2012
- Chinese Elderly 2007 (only for Elderly Module)
- The ErgoTools module has been updated to include REBA, LM-MMH 2021, RSI, COSI and CUSI.
- The RULA interface has been updated and new reporting options have been added.
- The Child module has been updated to include Mexican Primary School Children 2011 (6 to 11 years old).
- A new animation module has been added with various new features.
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HM-Analyzer for Xsens MVN Systems & MTw Awinda Research Kit
NexGen's HM-Analyzer runs on Xsens' MVN Awinda systems and MTw Awinda research kit configurations.
NexGen provides complete integrated systems with our latest HM-Analyzer Version 5 and Xsens MVN or Awinda Systems. HM-Analyzer includes the new Ergo-Analyzer module with RULA and OWAS analysis and many new features including Range of Motion scoring for the AAOS convention. The ROM scoring can also be applied to the ISB convention and in both degrees and radians.
HM-Analyzer provides the user with considerable flexibility as to which joints they want to analyze as well as multiple joint angle conventions, pose calibration options and a variety of analysis tools. You can easily setup and save your mappings and analysis configurations for as few as two IMUs to full body configurations. With additional wireless receiving dongles you can split up your sensors to use on multiple PCs.
Please contact us to obtain quotations for our integrated solutions. MVN and Awinda customers can contact us for software only prices and to obtain a software trial.
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Biometrics Ltd. Products
NexGen offers several Biometrics solutions that support a variety of sensors including any combination of goniometers, torsiometers, EMG sensors, accelerometers or force sensors (dynamometer, pinch meter, myometer, force plates and in line or s-beam load cells).
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NexGen Ergonomics, founded in 1982, is a worldwide source for software and instrumentation used in ergonomics and biomechanics for analysis, research, design and education.
