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Lean 5S Shadow Boards & Visual Management Systems
Custom visual systems designed around your tools, work areas and workflows, so lean 5S stays practical and visible in Australian industrial workplaces.
5trak plans and builds tool shadow boards, cleaning stations, freestanding and mobile systems that give every item a defined place and make the expected arrangement obvious.
- Custom layouts around your actual tools and equipment
- Wall-mounted, freestanding and mobile formats
- Visible standards that support every 5S step
Discuss your requirements
Tell us what needs to be organised, where it will be used and any practical requirements you already know. A finished specification is not needed to start.
Lean 5S management
The five steps behind every 5trak system
5trak builds the physical visual systems that make lean 5S work. Every board, station and layout is designed around the 5S steps your team already runs, from sorting the work area to sustaining the standard.
A shadow board is one part of the workplace system. It supports the visual standard your team maintains; the management routines stay yours.
Sort
Clear what belongs in the work area. Layouts start from the tools and equipment that actually need a defined place.
Set in Order
Every item has a visible, defined location. Shadow boards make the expected arrangement obvious at a glance.
Shine
Cleaning stations keep tools and equipment ready, with organised positions that make cleaning routines faster and more consistent.
Standardise
Consistent labels, colours and layouts repeat the same visual standard across work areas and shifts.
Sustain
Clear positions make deviations easy to spot during routine checks, while your management routines keep the standard in place.
Visual control
The difference between normal and abnormal conditions becomes visible, which is the practical core of lean operations.
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Visual control
Make expected locations visible
When tools and equipment have clearly defined positions, it is easier to see where they belong and when something is missing or returned incorrectly.
A 5trak shadow board provides a visible reference for that expected arrangement, using a layout designed around the actual tools and work area.
Custom by design
Designed around the way your workplace operates
Off-the-shelf boards can suit straightforward requirements. 5trak is for workplaces where the tools, space, workflow or visual standard call for a more specific solution.
Layouts built around tools
Board designs start from the actual tools or equipment that need a defined place.
Formats that fit the space
Wall-mounted, freestanding and mobile applications are considered where appropriate.
Visual cues matched to the need
Labels, silhouettes and other visual cues are matched to the requirement.
Design informed by use
Design decisions are based on where and how the equipment is used.
Built for industrial work
Systems considered for the conditions your site works in
Different sectors use different tools, equipment and work areas. 5trak designs around those practical requirements rather than applying the same layout everywhere.
Choose a solution
Shadow board solutions for different workplace requirements
The right visual system depends on what needs to be organised, where it will be used and how it fits the lean 5S standard you are working to.
Custom
Custom Shadow Boards
A fully workplace-specific layout built around actual tools, equipment and available space.
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Flexible
Freestanding & Mobile Shadow Boards
Flexible positioning where wall mounting is unsuitable or equipment moves between areas.
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Tools
Tool Shadow Boards
Defined tool positions for production, maintenance, workshops and point-of-use organisation.
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Cleaning
Cleaning Shadow Boards / Stations
Clearly defined storage positions for cleaning tools and equipment.
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Lean 5S and visual management
A practical fit with lean 5S and visual management
Shadow boards most directly support Set in Order by giving tools and equipment defined locations. Consistent layouts and labels can also support Standardise, while clear visual positions can make abnormal conditions easier to recognise during routine checks.
Used well, they reinforce the visual layer of a lean 5S programme. The board is one part of the workplace system and does not, by itself, create or sustain a complete 5S programme.
Where shadow boards fit
- 1 Set in Order — defined locations, point-of-use organisation and visible empty positions.
- 2 Standardise — consistent labels, colours and replicated layouts across work areas.
- 3 Sustain — clear visual positions support routine checks; the management routines remain yours.
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See 5trak in real workplaces
Explore project examples from Polytex, Foodcare and Stahmann Webster to see how 5trak systems have been applied in different workplace settings.