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Designing workstations for every ability

Inclusive manufacturing is a production design problem. Good task design helps everyone on the line.

notes from our own lines

Bollant’s floors employ people of every ability. The approach is practical: design each task so it can be done by touch, sight or sound, then train on the line.

Start from the task

Break a station into steps and ask which sense each step depends on. Many checks that rely on sight can be done by touch with a jig or a stop.

Use more than one signal

Combine a light with a sound, or a sound with a vibration, so alarms and cues reach everyone.

Train on the line

Practical training at the station, with a buddy, works better than classroom instruction.

Keep one standard

Once trained, everyone works to the same output and quality standard. That is what makes inclusion sustainable.

Questions

Does inclusive design slow production?

Well-designed tasks are easier to do right, which tends to reduce errors. Once trained, everyone works to the same output standard.

Start from the task: what should buyers know?

Break a station into steps and ask which sense each step depends on. Many checks that rely on sight can be done by touch with a jig or a stop.

Use more than one signal: what should buyers know?

Combine a light with a sound, or a sound with a vibration, so alarms and cues reach everyone.

Train on the line: what should buyers know?

Practical training at the station, with a buddy, works better than classroom instruction.

Keep one standard: what should buyers know?

Once trained, everyone works to the same output and quality standard. That is what makes inclusion sustainable.

What does Bollant Industries make?

Recycled paper and board, industrial paper products such as cores and cones, corrugated and printed packaging, paper tableware, areca and sal leaf tableware, inks, adhesives and laminating films, and a small home and professional care range.

Where is Bollant Industries based?

The head office is in Somajiguda, Hyderabad, and the manufacturing units are in Telangana and Karnataka.

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Bollant Industries · Published 2026-07-30

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