Tool boards
Tool shadow boards
A board cut and labelled to your exact tool set, so a missing item is obvious at a glance and every tool has a fixed home.
What it is
About tool boards
A tool shadow board holds a defined set of tools against a printed or cut silhouette. We draw the layout from your tool list or a photograph, agree the arrangement, and manufacture the board with the hooks, clips or foam required to hold each item securely.
Who it suits
- Assembly cells and line-side workstations
- Maintenance and tool-room teams
- Sites with foreign object debris or tool control requirements
- Any area where shared tools go missing
Configuration
Options and materials
Every board is specified from these options. If you need something not listed, ask.
Configuration options
- Mounting
- Wall-fixed, mobile trolley, or bench-mounted
- Retention
- Hooks, spring clips, magnetic strips or cut foam inserts
- Labelling
- Tool name, asset number, kanban or check frequency
- Security
- Open, lockable door or shutter
- Identification
- Colour-coded by zone, shift or tool owner
Materials
- Board
- Rigid composite panel or powder-coated steel, wipe-clean surface
- Graphics
- UV-stable print, laminated for solvent resistance
- Inserts
- Closed-cell foam, two-tone for high-contrast shadows
Applications
Typical applications
01
Line-side tooling for repetitive assembly tasks
02
Changeover kits for SMED programmes
03
Calibrated tool control with sign-out
04
Emergency and spill-response kits
Examples
Tool boards we have made
Tool shadow board, assembly cell 
FOD-controlled tool board, composite layup 
Lockable tool control board 
Maintenance workshop tool board
Questions
Frequently asked
- Can you work from a photograph of our tools?
- Yes. A photograph with a scale reference is enough to produce a first proof. We confirm dimensions before manufacture.
- Do you supply the tools?
- We can supply boards with or without tools. Most customers fit their existing tool set.
Need tool boards? Send us a photo of the area.
Also see: Cleaning stations and Visual management boards
Enquire
Enquire about tool boards
Tell us what you need and where it will go. We will come back with questions or a proposal within one working day.
- — Photos of the area help us quote faster
- — No obligation, no sales calls unless you ask
- — Design proof before anything is made