(Magnatag Visible Systems: Macedon, NY) -- Visual communications are important for successful lean manufacturing. Inventory, safety, quality, and productivity are key metrics in lean manufacturing. With the patented RotoCube rotating towers, production managers nationwide are putting whiteboard and bulletin board information on the shop floor.

“We need production metrics and instructions out on the shop floor where our associates use them,” says a spokesperson at a Michigan pharmaceutical company. “We don't have enough wall space for a traditional whiteboard. Because RotoCubes are freestanding, we can put them right at the point of use in a work cell.”

“The four sides make it easy to organize information. We put a production metric on each side for safety, quality, inventory, and productivity. They enable communication between shifts and encourage collaboration among employees,” adds an Arizona medical equipment manufacturer.

“Because of it’s compact, space-saving design, one RotoCube holds the same amount of information as a 4 x 6 foot whiteboard but has just a 19-inch footprint. You can put them in high traffic areas where they are seen and used. RotoCubes can be viewed from all four sides without crowding or blocking the view and rotate silently in either direction with the touch of a finger,” says RotoCube spokesman, Christian Krapf. “Our customers tell us that having production metrics and instructions at the point of use is critical to the success of their lean programs. We offer a choice of 24 different side panels, from classic calendars to kanban, safety, quality, and hourly productivity tracking systems. Each side has a changeable marquee title area. We’ve even added a larger 33-inch Island RotoCube that displays more than 42 square feet of information.”

RotoCubes arrive assembled, ready to use, with magnets and write-on accessories for each side panel. You build your own custom RotoCubes online and order them factory-direct only from Magnatag Visible Systems. For more information and to see the RotoCube video, go to www.magnatag.com/rotocube.