33% space savings on assembly lines
November 1st 2006 Boiler manufacturer Baxi Heating UK has reduced the floor space occupied by two of its assembly lines by 33% since switching to modular Lean Tek workstations and lineside storage supplied by the Tube & Bracket Company. David Hall, production engineer, comments "We can build workstations and lineside storage to exactly the size we need and so far have saved around a third of floor space which can now be used for other tasks." Workbenches have been replaced with new workstations created using Lean Tek. The assembly lines are identical, each comprising 12 workstations configured for a specific task. They are on wheels, so can be re-positioned easily if required. A static 'parts supermarket' has been built with Lean Tek alongside the assembly lines to hold boiler components until they are needed for production. Stock is replenished from the main warehouse when it falls to predetermined levels. Using Lean Tek ensures that facilities can be built to precise dimensions to occupy the optimum floor space – no more, no less. This has resulted in a 33% reduction in overall floor space required for the two new assembly lines. More articles from The Tube & Bracket Co Ltd: | 
