Workstations or workbenches
Workstations and other structures like assembly cells are really the heart of production, so there is a major positive impact in the efficiency of production processes, if they are designed with lean manufacturing principles in mind.
They assure continuous flow for parts, with no waste, as they are assembled in one station and move to the next one. Also, with workstations, the work flow is easy, comfortable ergonomic for the operators.
Advantages:
- Ergonomy: the structure is designed to assure everything needed in the oprator’s “golden zone”, so that everything is easy to reach and work is comfortable
- Efficiency: faster picking and assembly than regular work desks
- Faster production flow: material handling is quicker
- Easy assembly: the structure is assembled fast, with no need for heavy, special tools or training.
- Flexible: the solution is modular and it can be reconfigured to other applications.
- Mobile: also available with castors, so that the workstation can be relocated easy and fast to another part of production, when needed.
- Accessories: power bars or lightning can be mounted on the structure, to power tools and illuminate where light is poor.
