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News Release from: Lista | Subject: Tooling caddies to mobile workshops
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 February 2003
Ensuring tools are to hand where needed
From tool caddies to mobile workshops - having the right material at the right place at the right time can implement a factory's plans and complete their orders in a targeted manner.
This is how it has always been: logistics is decisive for victory and defeat Those who have the right material at the right place at the right time can implement their plans and complete their orders in a targeted manner
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 9 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Lista offers solutions from the small, light Tool-Caddy to a completely equipped mobile workshop.
When tools have to be handy on site - Lista has only one thing in mind: 'making workspace work'.
We design work areas in such a way that they optimally support people in their work.
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The workspace may be a photographic studio, an automobile plant or a temporary workshop in the jungle we present two solutions here.
Tool-Caddy: mobile in the work area - in workshops, laboratories and studios work is often carried out in a mobile fashion: tools and spare parts always have to be handy.
An ideal field of application for drawers because a great deal of material can be stored in a clearly organised manner in a small space.
The labelling of the drawers enables quick access.
The drawers are made mobile with the light, manoeuvrable Tool-Caddy.
Large full-rubber castors and a low empty weight ensure a high degree of mobility.
Thanks to the large ergonomic handle, the Tool-Caddy is easy to steer even when fully loaded.
Shelter: mobile workspace - shelters are equipped for entirely different, significantly rougher applications.
Companies with international operations assemble and maintain facilities around the globe.
Mobile workshops are increasingly used for this purpose.
They must offer the capability of secure transport along with tools and spare parts via truck, ship, rail and aircraft.
Shelters equipped by Lista are currently used by ABB, BASF and the Danish, Swedish, Belgian and Dutch UN troops, for example.
As with the Tool-Caddy, a maximum of storage capacity and clear organisation must be provided by the Shelter in a limited space.
In addition, both small, fragile objects and large, heavy items must be transported securely.
Drawers can also meet these requirements perfectly.
In most cases, the Shelters are not only stores for tools and spare parts, but also workstations.
Often a simple workshop bench is adequate to meet the requirements of the application, but sometimes very specific criteria have to be met, such as protection against ESD (Electrostatic Discharge).
Key term is mobility - 'Mobility is a frequent demand placed on contemporary work areas.
This does not necessarily mean 'wheels'.
It is important that the products enable easy planning, assembly and application.
The primary benefit for Lista customers is the manifold combination and conversion options offered by the products.
According to the area of application, products must additionally be as light and handy as possible or as rugged and compact as possible.
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