Factory Design Advice

The key to increased productivity is a happy and comfortable workforce; staff morale and motivation can play a large part in achieving this but there are a number of ways ESE can help, such as:

Supplying Anti-Fatigue Matting

• Insulates feet from cold & vibration and reduces pressure on the feet
• Helps reduce tiredness
• Increases performance & productivity
• Prevents damage to tools, equipment or even the product, if they are accidentally dropped
• Use anywhere people stand to perform tasks for long periods
• Between 9 mm and 16 mm thick, with a soft feel to the surface

Creating Ergonomic Working Areas

• Large workbenches at optimal heights
• Plus readily accessible tools & equipment
• Minimises bending, stretching and awkward movements
• Leads to increased productivity
• Reduces risk of injury and resulting loss of work hours
• Achieved by use of wall panels, tool storage units and cupboards

Minimising Double Handling

• Increases efficiency by reducing unnecessary tasks
• Move product automatically between areas
• Achieved by use of adjustable-height roller and belt conveyors & combination of work positioners, trolleys and pallet trucks

Optimising Manual Handling

• Increases employee safety and reduces risk of injury
• Improves efficiency and productivity
• Achieved by use of considering every role that involves the lifting of anything heavier than 5-10 kg & analysing the handling of items on and off the racking
• Employing mobile safety steps with a platform to enable workers to reach higher locations
• Using a hand winch stacker or battery lift stacker to retrieve items from high shelves, if space and the volume of picking permit

Advising on the Optimum Design for your Facility

• Simplifies workflow from initial goods-in-to-assembly/manufacture-to-goods-out
• Improves overall process efficiency