Jun 20, 2017
Lean and 5S experts recommend that when employees enter a work area, it should be visually instructive to employees which way they go to start work within 10 seconds. Visual workplace guru Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth offers these points about why visuality is especially... Continue reading →
Oct 21, 2016
Once a funny and futuristic idea seen in Jetson cartoons, today automatic guided vehicles (AGV’s) are a reality and even considered common equipment in plants and distribution centers around the globe. These unmanned vehicles have built a reputation for safety... Continue reading →
Aug 5, 2016
What seems to make parking areas organized and orderly? The lines! Without parking lot lines, parking areas would be a mess. People would park in odd directions and strange spots making efficient use of the parking area a disaster. Stencils are a parking aid Parking... Continue reading →
Jan 15, 2016
Eric Anderson, a metals/manufacturing instructor at Central High School in Salem, Wisconsin, could not have been more pleased with his school’s recent renovation of their dated technology education building. In a time of frequent budget cuts, the fact that the... Continue reading →
Sep 21, 2015
Do you have painted safety lines that you would like to remove? Perhaps the floor area is being repurposed and the safety lines are no longer useful in their current location. What should you do? This is a thorny problem. Unless you are willing to redo the whole... Continue reading →
Sep 14, 2015
If your industrial company is like many, you have a concrete floor that contains some oil contamination. Perhaps you would like to place safety lines on the floor, but will paint stick to oily concrete? Below are five things to keep in mind when painting lines on... Continue reading →
