Santos® University Program.

SantosHuman, Inc welcomes Nipissing University’s School of Physical and Health Education to the Santos® University Program. Dr. Aaron Kociolek, Assistant Professor in Biomechanics and Ergonomics, will utilize SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) software in his study of biomechanics and control of the hand. Kociolek is also excited to show students how digital human modeling and virtual reality can be used proactively in the initial design phase of a workplace.

“This proactive approach is a fundamental shift in how we do ergonomics, allowing us to optimize worker efficiency and minimize injury risk before a job actually exists,” – Dr. Aaron Kociolek

Featured in the University of Iowa News

The University of Iowa College of Engineering discusses the Santos® University Program in their most recent news article. The program provides US colleges and universities with free access to Santos® technologies for educational and non-commercial efforts.

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Brock University Becomes a SantosHuman Worker Safety Research Partner

The Santos Institute welcomes Brock University to the Santos University Program. The Santos University Program provides Brock University with an additional virtual human resource to enhance and expand the university’s high-fidelity workplace simulations.

“SantosHuman has emerged as a world leader in digital human modeling, and the power of this technology is an innovative step forward for the Ergonomics profession,” said Michael Holmes, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at Brock University.

Click here to read more on the integration of Santos® technologies at Brock University.

Ariens Company to Use SantosHuman Software

SantosHuman Inc. is pleased to welcome Ariens Company, manufacturer of gas-powered snow and lawn equipment, to its growing list of global clients. Ariens is using SantosHuman’s first-of-its-kind predictive human simulation software to optimize the usability and safety of its equipment.

Santos® Pro

SantosHuman, Inc will be attending the Altair Technology Conference this year in Detroit Michigan on October 9th and 10th.  The 2017 Americas ATC East will showcase Altair’s innovations in simulation technology, including Santos® Pro.  The SHI booth will also be available in the Atwater Lounge in the Cobo Conference Center, feel free to stop by for questions and to check out what our team is currently working on.

We hope to see you there.

Atlair partner site.

New Webinar is available now! Come watch a Santos® webinar on the use of Santos® Technologies to evaluate risk of injury from impact due to flailing. Available on the Atlair partner site.

Want to learn more? Contact us.

Santos® Institute

SantosHuman, Inc welcomes the University of Ontario Institute of Technology to the Santos® University Program.  Dr. Nicholas La Delfa will collaborate with the Santos® Institute through its Santos® University Program on several educational and research initiatives.

 “I want students to understand the power of digital human modelling and how these approaches can be applied to areas such as ergonomics and human factors.” says La Delfa.

Click on the link below to read more on the integration of Santos® technologies at the University of Ontario:

Santos® Pro

SantosHuman Inc. (SHI) is pleased to welcome DSO National Laboratories to its growing list of global companies that use both Santos® Pro and Santos® ETOWL.  SHI’s clients include some of the most highly recognized companies in the world from industries spanning heavy construction, aerospace, automotive, lawn and garden, engineering, agriculture, consumer goods, and defense.

Contact info@santoshumaninc.com to learn how Santos® technologies can assist your company in providing greater customer satisfaction with products that can be brought to market sooner.

SHI’s success is tied directly to your success.  Santos® Pro is one of the many ways in which we strive every day to match state-of-the-art, human-centric, virtual product design and analysis methods, technologies, and resources with client requirements.

Santos® Institute

Oregon State University (OSU) is now working with the Santos® Institute to integrate Santos® technologies into product development courses, including with the introduction of a first-ever DHM course at OSU.

Additional information on Prof. Onan Demirel programs, publications and current research projects can be found at http://www.onandemirel.com/ & at http://design.engr.oregonstate.edu/demirel.

Contact the Santos® Institute at institute@santoshumaninc.com for more information and to participate in the Santos® University Program.

The Future of Making,

Congratulations to Tom Wujec, Autodesk Fellow, Adjunct Professor at Singularity University, and multiple TED Conference speaker on his new book, The Future of Making, which features a 7-page exposé on the use of Hand Modeling at Procter & Gamble (P&G), highlighting the use of Santos® technologies. SantosHuman Inc. and P&G have collaborated on the development of a sophisticated predictive hand grasp model that continues since 2012. Prof. Wujec’s book features Lauren Banzhaf and her ground-breaking work at P&G.

The Future of Making BookEDITOR’S NOTE: An excerpt from The Future of Making by Tom Wujec, covering the work Procter & Gamble is doing with the Santos® Predictive Hand Model, is now available for free download.
Read The Future of Making excerpt now.

Special thanks to the publishers, Melcher Media; Autodesk Fellow, Tom Wujec; and Procter & Gamble; for providing this high-quality excerpt and the permission to make it available free of charge.

The Future of Making, by Tom Wujec can be purchased here.