Help Dad Get Organized for Father’s Day!
June 9, 2015
If your Dad likes tinkering in the garage or his workshop then give him a hand this Father’s Day to get his tools organized with Tool TracerTM – Peel and Stick Tool Shadows. These are the perfect addition to a well-ordered tool board. Help Dad save time on his projects and reduce stress searching for his favorite tools.
Tool Tracer 25-piece Set
The 25 piece pack has the most common DIY’ers tool shadows ready to go, including:
- 12-piece combination wrench set
- 3-piece plier set
- 2-piece adjustable wrench set
- 6-piece screwdriver set
- 2-piece locking plier set
Choose Dad’s favorite color – 11 colors to choose from. Made from 3 mil polymeric-blend glossy opaque calendered vinyl film; these tool shadows are long lasting with a 4 year interior or exterior durability rating.
With these professional tool shadows, your dad will be the superstar of the neighborhood! Get him a second set for his tools at work.
For more information>> Tool Tracer – Pre-Cut Tool Shadows
Time Wasted Looking for Tools – Poll Results
May 27, 2015
Thank you to everyone that participated in our poll regarding time wasted searching for tools. Here are the results.
Greater than 50% of the respondents said that more than 15 minutes is wasted per day (per employee) searching for tools.
That time adds up quickly. Let’s say you have five technicians losing 15 minutes per day searching for items they need to do their work, which equals 75 minutes per day, or 735 hours per year. If you take the 735 hours at $20 per hour, that is equivalent to losing $7,500 of productive time(1).
A simple way to reduce this waste of time, effort and dollars is to get the tools organized. Something as easy as using Tool Tracer Peel and Stick Tool Shadows can reduce the time lost searching for items. Check out Tool Tracer at 5S Supply.com.
Note (1): Based on 5 days per week and 52 weeks per year. Feel free to use your own number to complete your calculation.
Please help us with another quick, one question poll “Does Floor Marking Improve Productivity and Safety?” We will share the results. And please share the poll with your co-workers and colleagues!
How much time is lost when your CNC Operator has to search for tooling? This is a classic example of waiting waste, motion (walking) and transportation (moving items) waste.
Q. What’s one of the main causes of this waste?
A. Not having what you need, where you need it.
Many CNC (Computer Numerically Controlled) machines have carousels to hold needed tooling, but unfortunately it never seems to hold all the tools you need. Countless manufacturing companies and job shops keep the CNC tooling in a Tool Room. Regrettably, these are not typically located next to the CNC’s.
Here’s a simple solution – have CNC Tool Carts next to your machine. By placing needed CNC Tooling next to the machines you can reduce waste by keeping them at “point-of-use”. This is part of “Set-in-Order” from the 5S’s. Organize tooling by how often it is used, label it and color-code it to make it easier to identify quickly.
If you can reduce or eliminate the wasted searching time, there can be phenomenal savings.
Estimated Payback Examples:
|
Search Time For Tools (per Shift) |
Number of Shifts |
Estimated Hourly Rate (Man, Machine, Production) |
Savings per Year (5 days per week, 52 weeks per year) |
|
15 minutes |
1 |
$100 |
$6,500 |
|
15 minutes |
2 |
$100 |
$13,000 |
|
15 minutes |
3 |
$100 |
$19,500 |
|
25 minutes |
1 |
$150 |
$16,250 |
|
30 minutes |
2 |
$175 |
$45,500 |
|
15 minutes |
3 |
$50 |
$19,500 |
5S Supply has partnered with Stor-Loc to provide five different styles of CNC Tool racks including:
Stor Caddy – great for Changeovers! Customize with 1-3 drawers to hold inspection tools, etc.- Tool Cart – includes two pull out decks for tooling
- Tool Rack – when you need more storage at point-of-use, eight shelves
- Tool Caddy – mobile solution to hold your tools,
- Mini Tool Caddy – when space is at a premium, four shelves
Get your workplace organized, save time and money with Stor-Loc and 5S Supply!
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