Shadow board cleaning stations

Scope

Incorporating a steel frame with wheeled base and a plastic shadow board with equipment clips/hangers, these cleaning stations are designed to be positioned around the customer’s manufacturing site, and easily moved when required.
The rear-side of the base incorporates a handy tray for storage of cleaning fluids, buckets etc.

Solution

Project REF: AD-2958-2025-12-1 / 13616-P1

Using shadow boards (tool boards with outlines showing where each tool belongs) in manufacturing environments have many practical advantages.

1. Faster Tool Identification

• Tools are clearly outlined on the board, making it easy for workers to see exactly where each item belongs.

• Employees can quickly find the tool they need, reducing wasted time searching.

2. Improved Workplace Organisation

• Shadow boards enforce a standard place for every tool.

• This helps keep workstations tidy and supports 5S and lean manufacturing practices.

3. Easier Inventory Control

• Missing tools are immediately obvious because the outline remains visible.

• This helps teams quickly identify lost, misplaced, or unreturned tools.

4. Increased Efficiency

• Workers spend less time locating equipment, which improves workflow.

• Operations become more streamlined and consistent.

5. Enhanced Safety

• Tools left in the wrong place can create trip hasards or safety risks.

• Shadow boards ensure tools are stored properly and safely after use.

6. Better Training for New Employees

• New staff can quickly learn where tools belong without memorising storage locations.

• The visual system makes onboarding simpler and faster.

7. Accountability

• Because missing tools are easy to notice, it encourages workers to return tools after use.

• Helps maintain discipline in shared workspaces.

8. Reduced Tool Loss and Damage

• Tools stored properly are less likely to be lost or damaged, reducing replacement costs.

✅ In short: Shadow boards improve efficiency, organisation, safety, and tool control in manufacturing environments.

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Acres have a range of standard products but also support clients with custom machinery and medium-high volume products such as trolleys, stillages etc. 

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