Double-sided magnetic symbols
Double-sided magnetic symbols in 1.1 mm soft magnet, red on one side and green on the other: you change the status by flipping them, without writing. Person figure, smiley, arrow and circle for shop floor management, PDCA and project progress. Pack of 5.
Information boards · Magnetic symbols
Double-sided red/green magnetic symbols: flip them to change the status
Magnets in 1.1 mm soft magnet, red on one side and green on the other. To change the status you don't write or erase: you flip the symbol. Four shapes, person figure, smiley, arrow and circle, to mark in one gesture what is in order and what is not. Pack of 5.
Why choose it
Status in one gesture
Red for to do, late or out of standard; green for done or in order. You flip it during the meeting and the team sees the change immediately.
Readable at a glance
Two clear colours, no text to decipher: the board can be understood even while walking past.
One shape for each thing
The person figure for people, the smiley for the result, the arrow for the trend, the circle for activities and checkpoints.
No markers
No need to write or erase: perfect for statuses that change every day.
Choose it if…
- A two-state signal is enough for you: yes or no, in order or out of standard, done or to do.
- You update the board every day, for example in the start-of-shift meeting.
- You want to mark attendance, assignments or people's skills with the figure.
- You follow the actions of a PDCA or a lean project and want to see at once what is closed.
Choose another solution if…
- You also need the intermediate yellow status, with traffic-light faces: Status smileys for boards →
- You want to write on the symbol and have more colours, including clouds for the VSM: Magnetic symbols →
- You need a magnetic label to write longer texts on: Writable magnetic labels →
Not sure which one to choose? Use the selection guide →
Where you use double-sided symbols
Wherever a status is read in two colours and changes often:
- Shop floor management: in the daily meeting you flip the symbol of each indicator to green or red, such as safety, quality and delivery
- PDCA and action plans: a circle for each action, red while open, green when closed
- Attendance and skills matrix: the figure next to the name shows who is present or who is trained on a workstation
- Lean project progress: arrows and circles show which phases are on track and which are late
- 5S audit: green for areas in order, red for those to be put right
Decide with the team what red and green mean and write it on the board: the rule applies to everyone.
Complete the board
Cardplan® whiteboard
Smooth magnetic metal board, 250 or 500 mm wide, can be combined with the insert boards.
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Mobile board stand
It carries Cardplan® boards to where the meeting is held, on castors and usable on both sides.
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With board, grid and symbols the department board is ready in a few hours.
How you set up a two-colour board
A few elements and a clear rule are enough:
One row for each item
Write or draw the rows with magnetic tapes: indicators, actions, people or workstations.
View product →One column per day or phase
Put a symbol at the intersection: the colour tells how it went.
Update in the meeting
The owner flips the symbol in front of the team: the status is shared and nobody has to rewrite anything.
Red opens an action
Next to a red symbol note the cause and the owner, for example on a writable magnetic label.
View product →If you also need an intermediate status, add the status smileys with yellow.
The LeanProducts service
We help you go from the idea to the board hung in the department:
We set up the board with you
Tell us what you want to show (VSM, PDCA, indicators, department meetings) and we'll suggest the board, symbols, colours and accessories.
Boards and accessories together
Cardplan® boards, mobile easel, Magnetic Windows®, magnetic tapes and labels: the whole board from a single supplier.
More departments, same rules
For several boards or several plants we prepare a quote with the right quantities, so every board uses the same legend.
Send us a photo or a sketch of the board you want to build: we'll propose what you need and in what quantity.
Technical data
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Shapes and part numbers | Person figure LP-SMOD · Smiley LP-SMCSD · Arrow LP-SMFD · Circle LP-SMCD |
| Colours | Red on one side, green on the other |
| Material | Flexible soft magnet, 1.1 mm thick |
| Surfaces | Magnetic boards, panels and steel surfaces |
| Pack | 5 pieces of the same shape |
For an intermediate status use the status smileys; to write on the symbol, use the single-colour magnetic symbols.
Accessories and related products
Magnetic symbolsWritable symbols in 5 colours
Status smileys for boardsGreen, yellow, red smileys
Cardplan® – whiteboardMagnetic whiteboard
Writable magnetic tapesTapes for the board grid
Writable magnetic labelsLabels for names and notes
Cardplan® – insert boardCardplan® insert boardSetting up a board for your department?
Tell us which board you use and what you want to show (VSM, PDCA, indicators, meetings): we'll recommend symbols, colours and quantities.