12/04/2024 - Three new industrial chairs from Dauphin
Ergonomic workstation design for industry
Workstations that transcend the traditional office environment place special demands on the prevention of back problems. They differ a great deal, depending on the area of work, and must therefore have different features to suit each individual’s ergonomic requirements. As well as height-adjustable desks and back-friendly chairs, the environment should also be designed so that processes can run smoothly and efficiently and relieve the strain on the spinal column. In the manufacturing industry, work is mainly carried out in a rigid posture – either sitting or standing.
This is why ergonomics experts also recommend dynamic sitting at industrial, laboratory and production workstations.
Offenhausen, December 2024 – Back in 2012, Dauphin became the first manufacturer of office furniture to receive the renowned “Tested & recommended” seal of quality from AGR e.V. for six industrial chairs. They meet a wide range of different requirements such as stability and robustness of the materials, functionality and durability as well as user-friendliness. But they also meet all ergonomic requirements for back-friendly work, providing the best support for movement sequences and workflows. Recently, the range of Dauphin industrial chairs rated as “very back-friendly” was expanded to include the three new models “Tec identity”, “Tec 24/7 adjust” and “@just 24/7” with ergo neck support.
Tec identity – The colour provides guidance
The new Tec identity industrial chair can be assembled quickly and easily and can be used universally in places ranging from a workshop or production to specific protected areas such as ESD, clean rooms or laboratories. The tapered design of the backrest in the shoulder area allows greater freedom of movement while still providing proper support for the user’s upper body. The handles attached at the side allow the backrest to be grasped securely without touching the cushions and so prevent them from becoming dirty, even in rougher environments. The plastic shell on the back protects the chair from colliding with a desk.
The seat and backrest upholstery are breathable, microclimate-friendly and can be equipped with the right fabric to suit the specific area of application: hard-wearing polyurethane (PU) for workshop and production areas, or imitation leather for use in laboratories or clean rooms.
A special feature of the Tec identity and a crucial reason behind its name is the option to give it an identity using coloured elements on the backrest and base. Using six different colours (blue, green, orange, grey, black and yellow), the industrial chair can be clearly assigned to different areas of activity or locations.
24-hour chairs – Seating solution with staying power
In control centres and monitoring rooms, long shifts are the order of the day and maximum concentration is required around the clock. With the new 24-hour chairs “@Just 24/7” and “Tec adjust 24/7”, Dauphin offers tailor-made seating solutions for fatigue-free sitting in alternating 24-hour shifts. The new swivel chairs easily meet the high requirements for durability and constant loading. The 24-hour chairs can be equipped with different materials depending on where they are going to be used and all feature the user-friendly Syncro-Evolution mechanism.
One special feature is the extremely hard-wearing fabric “Ultra”, which can withstand up to 500,000 abrasion cycles – the standard is around 200,000.
Additional information
Developed in partnership with the two biggest German back school associations – “Bundesverband der deutschen Rückenschulen e.V.” and “Forum Gesunder Rücken – besser leben e.V.”, the Aktion Gesunder Rücken (AGR e.V.) seal of quality is an acknowledged indicator of the quality of ergonomic and orthopaedic everyday aids. https://www.agr-ev.de/en/
