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ESWorkstations and tool boxes: the perfect combination is the one that follows your needs
By choosing modular tool boxes and furniture you can build workstations tailored to your business. Discover expert advice and all DEA Worklab solutions for garage and body shops.
Workstations must be solid and resistant over time, but they must also be complete with furnishings that allow effective storage of all the equipment found in the garage shop.
Finding the right workstation and tool box combination will be an improvement that will allow you to move from a messy work environment to a well-organized and tidy environment.
First of all, why does a workstation necessarily require tool boxes?
Garage shops are environments that can get chaotic. Maintaining order and cleanliness is a fundamental purpose to allow the team of technicians to work efficiently. Drawer units and tool boxes are indispensable pieces of furniture in all garage shops, because they allow the entire set of tools used daily by technicians to be stored in order. But their advantages certainly don't stop there, in fact:
- They allow you to orderly store tools and equipment, leaving the workstations free. If each tool is in its place, it is easier to find it when you need it: this way you avoid wasting time looking for the right wrench or bolts of the right size.
- Objects that remain scattered on workbenches or on the floor can be trampled on and get dirty more easily, becoming covered with dust, grease and oil; on the contrary, by storing everything in a tool box reduces time spend on cleaning and maintenance.
- Most of the tool boxes are equipped with a lock, so that no one, except authorized personnel, can access their contents.
- All the listed advantages have a positive effect team productivity and efficiency to allow it to operate with precision and speed, moving freely between workstations.
Some possible workstation-tool box combinations
The choice of tool box to integrate into the workstation (and complementary furnishings) depends on the type of activity you carry out in the workplace. Here are some practical tips from the DEA Worklab team.
Recommendations for mechanics
For a compact workstation with workbenches, we recommend alternating modules with drawers with larger modules. Here is an example of composition:
- 1 drawer unit or 1 tool trolley with 4 drawers with key lock;
- 1 module with single door;
- 1 module for separate waste collection module with double container.
If, on the other hand, you want to create a larger workstation, we recommend increasing the number of modules and drawer units as you wish. An idea might be to select:
- 1 central drawer unit with 5 drawers;
- 2 double door cabinet modules;
- Work top covering the entire length.
Advice for body shop assembly-disassembly areas
The number of tools increases for assembly and disassembly operations. For this reason we recommend adding as many container modules as possible, in order to keep and catalog all the tools perfectly. Here's what the ideal workplace could look like:
- 1 drawer unit with 5 drawers;
- 1 drawer unit or 1 single trolley with 4 drawers and caster wheels;
- 1 tool trolley with three shelves and caster wheels;
- 1 module with single shelf;
- 1 cabinet module with a right-hinged door.
These are just some practical tips on how to integrate the drawer units into the workstations in the workshop. Remember that the perfect workplace is the one that best meets your needs.
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