Floor
Parts on shelf
Kanban bins for belts, switches, and bearings that night shift can find.
Essentials on this floor
Runbooks to keep nearby
The ten parts that stop a machine
Belts, limit switches, a couple of bearing sizes, fuses, collet nuts and cable ties. None of them is expensive, and any one of them can stop a router for days if it has to come by courier.
A bin that runs itself
A wall-mounted bin with a kanban card per part means the reorder happens when the part is used, not when it is needed again. One person checks the card pocket every week.
Distance changes the depth
Shops far from the main centres should keep a deeper bin. A part that arrives next day in Johannesburg might take most of a week to reach a small town.
Who runs this floor
Whoever runs the machine, plus one person who owns the bin and the weekly count.
A typical week
Parts come off the wall when needed, cards go in the pocket, and the owner sends the order on a set day each week.
The gear, in one line each
- Parts Fast Bin: High-turn belts, switches, and bearings kept on the shelf for SA floors.
- Spindle Care Set: Collets, grease, and runout checks for daily spindle care on SA floors.
- Service Quarterly: Quarterly alignment and belt service plan for routers and engravers.
Next step
Open the essentials above for specs, layout and care, and keep the runbooks nearby. When you are ready, email cnc@cncpme.co.za with your city, a floor sketch and the floor name in the subject. See projects for shops that ran a similar floor.
