Design an Assembly Workstation in 2 Minutes
Assembly workstation design is one of the fastest ways to improve productivity in manufacturing.
Many assembly workstations lose significant time every day due to poor material presentation. Operators repeatedly leave the workstation to collect parts, tools or consumables.
These small movements may only take a few seconds at a time, but when repeated dozens of times per hour they quickly accumulate into hundreds of hours of lost production time each year.
Using the ATC Design Configurator, engineers and manufacturing teams can design modular workstations, material trolleys and flow racks in minutes.
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How Much Walking Waste Exists in Your Workstation?
Before redesigning an assembly workstation, it helps to estimate how much time may be lost through unnecessary operator walking.
Even small amounts of motion waste accumulate quickly across shifts and operators.
Use the calculator below to estimate the annual time and labour cost lost when operators repeatedly leave their workstation to collect parts or tools.
Assembly Walking Waste Calculator
Assumptions used in this estimate:
• 8 hour shift
• 240 working days per year
• constant walking frequency across the shift
In many assembly environments this walking waste is eliminated by bringing materials directly to the point of use using flow racks or supply trolleys.
Small Design Changes Often Remove Hundreds of Hours of Waste
Many assembly stations suffer from unnecessary operator movement because parts and consumables are stored away from the point of use.
By redesigning the workstation layout and presenting components beside the operator using flow racks or material supply trolleys, this walking waste can often be eliminated immediately.
Modular workstation systems make it possible to reposition materials, tools and storage quickly as production requirements change.
Design Your Assembly Workstation
Use the ATC Design Configurator to design modular assembly workstations, benches and material supply systems in minutes.
Engineers can configure:
Adjustable assembly benches
Flow rack material supply
Water spider carts
Integrated tool storage
Modular workstation frames
Start with a template and adapt the design to your application. Designs can then be reviewed with the ATC engineering team and manufactured to suit your production environment.
Open the Workstation Configurator
Example: Point-of-Use Assembly Workstation
In this example, parts are presented directly beside the operator using a modular flow rack and material trolley.
By bringing components into the operator’s reach zone, unnecessary walking is eliminated and assembly flow improves immediately.
Need Help Designing a Workstation?
If you are planning a new assembly cell or redesigning an existing workstation, the ATC engineering team can help develop a layout based on your process and material flow requirements.
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All enquiries are reviewed by our engineering team.
