TOOL ROOM 5S

Team members: Jorge Chavez, Maribel Juarez, Callie Watts, Kent Frame, Terry Pille and Travis Criss

This event took a total of 212 hours to complete.

SORT

• Removed everything from storage cabinets
• Removed all unnecessary items and red-tagged
• Removed all unnecessary items from work benches
• Removed all unnecessary items from mill cabinet
• Removed all unnecessary items from Metal Lax cabinet
• Removed all scrap metal from metal rack

SET IN ORDER

• Organized storage cabinets and Utilized storage bin system in cabinets
• Moved Bridgeport Mill
• Moved die repair work benches in die repair area to allow for more room
• Made needed repairs to Bead Blast unit and area
• Moved personal work benches on south wall to allow for more room
• Moved saw closer to metal rack for easier and safer use
• Moved bulletin boards to allow for easier use
• Made a fixture rack for porosity machining fixtures on Summit lathe
• Replaced curtains to entry of tool room for better vision and improved safety

SHINE

• Cleaned walls
• Scraped and Cleaned floor
• Cleaned and Painted equipment, tables and cabinets
• Cleaned fan next to die repair area and exhaust fan to tool room

STANDARDIZE

• Painted traffic lines on floor
• Labeled all cabinets and bins
• Revised Tool Ticket files to match the files in Quality Assurance
• Updated and laminated information and charts for tooling on bulletin boards

SUSTAIN

• Incorporated changes made during 5S event into weekly 5S tour

BENEFITS OF THE 5S EVENT

• More storage space in the cabinets.
• Labeling makes it easier to find items.
• Creating more work space in the die repair area allows for more than one person to work in the area and also makes it safer.
• Cleaning and painting helps make the department orderly and brighter.
• Partition at bead blast prevents dust from settling into Die Cast Dept. storage areas.