The workbench is an essential part of the workshop setup: making the right choice for specific needs allows to seize numerous business opportunities, including improved performance, greater productivity and great brand reputation.
To evaluate solutions that meet the stringent requirements of the Automotive sector, we need to analyze the product considering these three fundamental elements: quality, sustainability and efficiency. This is the subject of today's article.
How a work bench in a workshop can make the difference
A workshop workbench is an essential item that allows technicians to carry out their daily activities: depending on its characteristics, it can have a strategic and positive impact on the whole business.
The operations of a workshop, a dealership or an official maintenance center are extremely dynamic and require set ups that are suitable for the specific type of work. Effective design of the workspace should be motivated by the goals of return on investment and the latest market trends. A functional unit should meet the criteria of:
- quality
- efficiency
- sustainability
How to measure these aspects and recognize a top-of-the-range setup? Let's start with quality.
How to recognize a high-quality work bench
The first indicator of a high-quality workshop work bench is the material: to find out whether a setup is correctly designed and suitable for a dynamic setting that demands high standards of image and safety, we should begin by looking at its origin.
Made in Italy furniture is synonymous with design, exclusivity, refinement and value, requirements increasingly sought after by the Parent Companies and expressed in their Corporate Identity. Made in Italy materials, moreover, represent a certainty also in terms of availability, especially in complex geopolitical contexts such as those experienced in modern times.
Moreover, the quality of a workshop setup is also measured by the level of productivity; in other words, it is durability, resistance and, obviously, materials that make the difference.
To allow the technicians to do their work effectively, the furnishings of a workshop or body shop should be made of sheet steel, an alloy that offers distinct advantages:
- mechanical resistance to scratches, oils, minerals, gasoline and acids
- cleanness and tidiness for the entire space
The quality of the unit is completed by a surface coating of epoxy powder, for long-term protection from corrosion and wear and tear.
Now let's look at the efficiency of an Automotive setup, in other words the characteristics that make the workplace functional, facilitate the work of technicians and meet production targets.
Achieving efficiency thanks to the workshop setup
An excellent workshop workbench is not measured only by quality, but also by the functionality and efficiency it can bring. Here's a list of the main elements.
The first is undoubtedly the comfort of workers, who are on the front line of operations for many hours a day. The efficiency of a setup depends on its capacity to meet the technical requirements to streamline and optimize processes:
- large size
- ergonomic handles
- drawers that open smoothly and easily
- reinforced interior structures
- sliding elements for more rapid operation
- high capacity drawers
Moreover, the workshop workbench should be designed to organize the space and store tools and equipment of different size and weight. Tidiness is a key element of a safe environment, which also allows you to minimize any margin of error. A configuration based on the actual activities also allows to optimize the timing, making the operation more fluid, immediate and smart.
When choosing a supplier for the setup of a workshop, body shop or official maintenance center, it is essential to analyze the available space, as well as the level of required customization.
Workshop workbenches can be designed for large spaces, but also for smaller or medium-sized settings. Every workplace has its own characteristics, and a competent partner can help maximize these and make any professional setting profitable.
What about sustainability?
Sustainability affects the Automotive sector in several ways. A better control of the resources and the reduction with the aim to maintain the configuration effective over time. A truly ambitious goal of the brands, in fact, is to make the right investments that generate ROI and value over time.
The quality of materials, the choice of items with exclusive high-quality finishes, and a preference for robust, solid products, make a setup durable and compatible with the goal of improving resource management.
In the Automotive sector, sustainability is also linked to new technologies: with the growth of electric vehicles, workshops need to upgrade their facilities for this type of work.
Choosing a workshop workbench that meets the needs of efficiency, quality and sustainability is possible: ask for a free consultation with DEA, the dynamic young company that specializes in the design, construction and installation of Automotive setups.
