The washout booths are separated by a wall to distinguish the dirty side and the clean side. I tell her “Look I got this!” Then, I try her suggestion and she says ”I told you so!” Just when I think I have it nailed, my wife and business partner Jodi wants to have a look. Get some feedback from other leaders in your business and in the industry. Try plenty of different combinations of layouts. I already had an idea in my head of how I thought the layout would be you probably do, too. I did this on the computer, but if you’re the type of person who likes physical objects, then print everything out and move them around in your space until you find the ideal positioning.
It’s time to start shuffling everything around. Watch the 7 steps toward PSI Screenprinting’s So, by not future planning, we may have to sacrifice some of the potential efficiency gains of automating because we must compromise on the positioning of the unit to make it fit in our space.
#Making screen prints larger than light upgrade#
The layout we created is awesome now, but if/when we need to upgrade to an automated reclaim line, we don’t have an ideal space for that six- meter-long footprint.
Now, when the time comes to design your new layout, you can throw those future purchases in the mix so you can future proof to a certain extent. Once you have an idea of the equipment you might want in that timeframe, add them to your digital layout above, just off to the side and perhaps in a bright color so you can easily distinguish them from your existing equipment. Go to a tradeshow and talk with your current vendors to find out what’s new and what will increase your efficiency when you hit a certain number of screens per day. But if you have a limited budget and space constraints, sometimes it’s hard to include the extra space for that bit of gear you might need in two years. It’s easy to wish you allowed space for that CTS or leased the building beside you in hindsight. I’ll be the first to admit this bit is a little tricky. Where will you be in one year? Three years? The last thing you want is something not fitting where you placed it in your layout because the measurements were off. It doesn’t have to be millimeter perfect, but it does have to be pretty close. A laser measurement tool from your local hardware store really helps with this process. We then started measuring everything in sight to create the internal layout of walls, rooms, and equipment. I created an artboard to represent the outer walls of our building where 1 meter of the building equaled 1 centimeter on the artboard. We used Adobe Illustrator to create the layout.
#Making screen prints larger than light install#
Luckily for us, this was largely done already from our ROQ.US install a few years before. Our first step was to create a scale drawing of our entire shop layout as it was. I thought I’d detail our process so you can get a head start on yours! These tips are specific to our screen department design and layout, but are applicable to any space when adding new equipment or re-designing a layout. So, we set about designing and fitting out what we internally dubbed our #UltimateScreenRoom. The existing space (or lack thereof) didn’t inspire or facilitate the level of professionalism and efficiency we knew we were capable of. After more than 10 years of working out of a screen room barely larger than a cupboard, we had the opportunity to design our dream screen making department optimized for quality and efficiency. Last year we were finally able to take on the lease to the factory beside us.
Decisions you made when you were just starting out may have worked then, but now they’re hampering your ability to grow and expand. Sometimes there’s only so much you can do with the space you have. Article by Joel Taylor, video by Mary Leishman, and contributions by Martin GroganĪS A SHOP OWNER, I’m sure you and your team have felt this frustration at some point.
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