Vehicle Fleet and Shop Service Areas, Manufacturing Plants, and general repair facilities need good organization and storage of specialized tools and parts in order to work efficiently and effectively, manage their inventories, cut costs and improve outcomes. Visual Organization systems that are robust, effective, flexible, and cost-effective can be a powerful means to these ends

To address this requirement, The Harloff Company has partnered with INDECO, AB of Sweden to manufacture their line of proven Visual Organization Systems in North America.

These Compact Stands incorporate densely punched steel panels on moving frames and a wide range of tool holders to give great flexibility and arrangement in a robust, effective, flexible, and cost-effective system. These stands are utilized by many repair shops for the larger truck and auto manufacturers in Europe due to proven saving of time and money. They can have similar applications in other environments where the challenges and needs are similar

Payback reason 1 – Studies by a major vehicle manufacturer show the average technician will spend 20 minutes looking for a special or unique tool before giving up and using what is available. Multiply this by the number of times in a day or week this happens, the labor rate of the technician, and the potential damage caused by using the wrong tools and the cost of this wasted time is apparent.

Using the INDECO Compact Stand for visual organization of special tools reduces this wasted time by having one location to refer to and manage.

Payback reason 2 – The total inventory value of unique specialty tools in a service environment may over

$ 50,000 per location. Specialty tools need to be monitored as they may not be used for a long period of time after initial acquisition. The common method of storing tools in enclosed cabinetry or casings do not show they are actually there, and it is a common experience that specialty tools are no longer available when needed.

Using the INDECO Compact Stand for visual organization to consistently verify on-hand possession of required tools can eliminate the need to re-purchase a lost or stolen tool at a higher cost.

Payback reason # 3 – Large Locking cabinets capable of having a long service life can be expensive and occupy a significant footprint on crowded floor space.

As an example, the INDECO model I610747-1 compact stand will hold ten moving panels and two fixed panels for an equivalent of forty eight (48) 37” x 19” drawers in a footprint less than five foot wide by four foot deep.