tool room

Where hammers live

A tool room is a space in a factory or workshop where tools, equipment, and supplies are stored, maintained, and distributed.

Workers check out specialized tools from the tool room as needed for particular jobs.

The term also refers to a department within a manufacturing facility that makes and repairs precision tools, dies, and fixtures: He started as a machinist in the tool room.

workshop

workbench

Craftsman's heavy-duty surface

grinder · sander · vice · pegboard · machinist · milling machine · blueprints · goggles · earmuffs · apron

storage

shelves

Horizontal storage platforms

  • racksFrames for storing items
  • binsReceptacles for storage
  • cabinetsEnclosed storage furniture

drawers · lockers · containers · toolbox · organizers · hooks · magnetic strips · inventory · labels · cataloging

organization

sorting

Arranging into sequence

classification · labeling · grouping · placement · tidiness · orderliness · tracking · barcoding · accountability

industrial

factory

Industrial production facility

foreman · shift work · gauges · dies · fixtures · jigs · inspection · quality control · toolmaker · apprentice

Categories
Opposites
workspace function

tool roomproduction floor

Manufacturing workspace area

shop floor · factory floor · assembly line · manufacturing floor · assembly area

access and specialization

tool roomopen floor

Area without partitions

common area · break room · loading dock · warehouse floor

activity type

tool roomassembly line

Sequential workstation manufacturing

production line · paint booth · shipping area · loading dock

Family

tool, room, tools, tooled, tooling, rooms, roomed, rooming, roomy

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G