Auxivo® LiftSuit® FAQ

• General: Depends on the movement, load and person.
• Lifting: Reduction of muscle activity in the lower back and hip muscles by up to 35%.
• Forward-bending: Reduction of muscle activity in the lower back and hip muscles by up to 45% (in 60° working angle).

At the moment, we do not have any approved long-term benefits. That is because the product is quiet young (launch June 2020). A long-term evaluation is part of our current/next steps.

Our customers buy the LiftSuit as they face at least one of the following issues and believe that the LiftSuit can be the solution to fix the issue:

• Recruitment: As physically demanding work is for most people unattractive, the recruiting new, young people takes a long time and is expensive. → Make job more attractive by offering an exoskeleton assisting the worker and therefore make the work task less physically demanding.
• Exhaustion: As physically demanding work is exhausting, people’s productivity decreases over a work shift. → Increase productivity
• Injury: Because of the tough circumstances, often people get injured short- /mid-term over time as there is a constant overloading during work → Injury prevention 1 day of injury: € 1,000 - € 2,000 / day
• Early retirement: As people performing physically demanding work more often get injured, over years of work they need to retire early as their body gets weak → Keep employees in the job longer, so many years of experience remain in the company
• Disability: People performing physically demanding work have a higher probability for work-related injuries and to get injured long-term (disability). → Prevention of long-term injuries / disability To be update regularity and provided to all Auxivo employees and distribution partners. Date : 24.02.2023 Version : 2.0

We ask for:

• LiftSuit: Yes/No?
• Proper fit
• Support-level
• Comfort
• Usability

We highly recommend to take some time and therefore not to wear the LiftSuit over the whole shift in the beginning. A reasonable introduction process regarding time of wearing the LiftSuit is:

• Week 1 : 2h / day
• Week 2 : 4h / day
• Week 3 : 6h / day
• Week 4 : 8h / day (= whole shift)

Overall, the feedback is positive and people like the LiftSuit. We have seen that there are people that really like the LiftSuit and do not want to work without it anymore. Of course, there are also some that not even give it a try and walk away while we present the LiftSuit.

Yes, the LiftSuit makes no difference between un-/proper lifting technics. In case that one lifts the unproper way, the LiftSuit does not only support lifting, it also supports bending forward – that is why some people feel more support while lifting the unproper way. The LiftSuit reminds the user to lift properly.

Yes, it does. As the straps on the back are crossed, the user also profiteers from rotary lifting movements.

The LiftSuits comes with a warranty of 1 year on the textiles (the suit). The elastic energy storages can be replaced by the user itself. Regarding the lifespan, we expect 2 years on the textiles and in most cases at least 1 year on the elastic energy storages as we tested 150,000 cycles (=lifting movements) without any issues afterwards. The reason for the discrepancy between lifespan and warranty is because our customers use the LiftSuit in completely different environments and perform completely different numbers of repetitions (100 lifts/hour vs. 1,000 lifts/hour).

Yes, the replacement can easily be done by the users themselves.

While doing a visual inspection, you will see that the textiles have signs of abrasion (if there are any). Further, while tensioning/relieving the elastic energy storages by hand, you will recognize that they feel weak (if they are).

• The LiftSuit must not been readjusted from load to load. You can adjust the LiftSuit once and then work without any adjustments.
• In case that you change your position, e.g. changing from working while standing to working on your knees, we recommend readjusting the LiftSuit for comfort reasons.

The LiftSuit is designed to reduce the workload of its user which is achieved by reducing the muscle fatigue and therefore the exhaustion. Thus, the LiftSuit should prevent the user. We have not tested the LiftSuit for reintegrating injured people so far. Therefore, we always recommend consulting a doctor.

The elastic energy storages store the energy while one bends forward. Therefore, there is no additional load on other muscles / bodyparts.

No, the LiftSuit aims to reduce the overload of the muscles. The users still need to do the task by themselves. Note: Overloading the muscles negatively affects the muscles and can weaken them.

In case that the LiftSuit is not properly adjusted, the user feels uncomfortable (e.g. pressure points) and therefore takes off the LiftSuit. For example, if someone pretensions the LiftSuit too much while activation, you will see that the person makes a strong hollow back (like a banana).

In general, the LiftSuit can be worn by women and men. The LiftSuit comes in two main sizes (S/M, L/XL) with adjustment possibilities. Therefore, the LiftSuit fits almost everyone.

The LiftSuit is CE certified based on machine guidelines. Regarding our discussions with ANSI (US), DGUV (Germany) and SUVA (Switzerland), the LiftSuit is seen as a machine. So, the LiftSuit has been developed according to the requirements of the machine regulatory.

Machine wash at up to 60°C without the elastic energy storages. Do not use fabric softener. Use mild detergent. Wash separately. Only gentle spinning. Do not tumbledry.