Magnetic symbols
Magnetic symbols for boards in 0.9 mm soft magnet: coloured arrows, circles and clouds, writable with water-based markers. You move them when the situation changes: for value stream mapping, PDCA and department meetings. Pack of 5.
Information boards · Magnetic symbols
Magnetic symbols for boards: arrows, circles and clouds for VSM, PDCA and visual management
Arrows, circles and clouds in 0.9 mm soft magnet, to place on any magnetic board. You write on them with a water-based marker and move them when the situation changes: the map stays readable and you don't have to redraw it. Up to five colours, in packs of 5.
Why choose it
Move them, don't redraw them
When the status changes you move the symbol: no crossing out, the board stays clean and clear.
Write on them
The surface can be written on with water-based markers: an abbreviation, a number, the name of the person following the action.
One colour, one meaning
Red, yellow, green, light blue and white: you set a legend and the whole team reads the board the same way.
On any magnetic board
They stick to magnetic whiteboards, panels and steel surfaces, with no adhesives or pins.
Choose it if…
- You map a value stream (VSM) or a process on the board and want arrows and marks to move while the team discusses.
- You want to mark problems, improvement ideas and open actions with different colours.
- You need to write an abbreviation, a number or a name directly on the symbol.
- You already have a magnetic board and want to make it more readable without redrawing it every time.
Choose another solution if…
- A two-state signal, red or green, to flip without writing is enough for you: Double-sided magnetic symbols →
- You want to show the status of indicators with traffic-light faces: Status smileys for boards →
- You need custom symbols or legends to print in the office: Printable A4 magnetic sheets →
Not sure which one to choose? Use the selection guide →
Where you use magnetic symbols
On boards where work is planned and monitored together:
- Value stream mapping (VSM): you draw the process steps, connect them with arrows and mark with clouds where to intervene
- PDCA and action plans: a circle for each action, with the colour showing where the Plan, Do, Check, Act cycle stands
- Shop floor management: at the start-of-shift meeting you mark open problems and who is handling them
- Department meetings: priorities, owners and deadlines move around the board as you talk about them
- Visual management and 5S: arrows and circles draw attention to areas, machines or points to check
Write the colour legend in a corner of the board: anyone arriving at the board understands it without explanation.
Complete the board
Cardplan® whiteboard
Smooth magnetic metal board, 250 or 500 mm wide: the base for VSM and meetings, to use alongside the insert boards.
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Writable magnetic tapes
Coloured strips for drawing rows, columns and lanes on the board.
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Magnetic Windows®
They hold the reference sheet on the board, without pockets or adhesives.
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Symbols and magnets stay on the board; keep the markers within reach with a magnetic marker holder.
How you use them in a VSM or a PDCA
Draw the fixed parts of the map with a marker and use the symbols for what changes:
Arrows for flows
They connect the process steps and show the direction of the material or information. The arrow is red.
Circles for actions and owners
You write a number, an abbreviation or a name on it; the colour shows the status. Red, light blue, yellow and green.
Clouds for problems and ideas
They highlight a bottleneck, a waste or an improvement idea to look into further. In all five colours.
You reuse the symbols
Wipe off the writing and the same symbol is ready for the next map or the next meeting.
Steps, stocks and times stay written on the board; problems, actions and priorities move with the magnets.
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 colours | Circle: red, light blue, yellow, green · Arrow: red · Cloud: red, white, light blue, yellow, green |
| Part numbers | Circle LP-SMC-01, -03, -04, -05 · Arrow LP-SMF-01 · Cloud LP-SMN-01, -02, -03, -04, -05 |
| Material | Flexible soft magnet, 0.9 mm thick |
| Writing | Water-based markers |
| Surfaces | Magnetic boards, panels and steel surfaces |
| Pack | 5 pieces of the same shape and colour |
Not all combinations of shape and colour exist: choose from those listed. For different quantities or colours, ask us.
Accessories and related products
Double-sided magnetic symbolsRed/green symbols to flip
Status smileys for boardsThree-colour status smileys
Printable A4 magnetic sheetsMagnetic sheets to print
Cardplan® – whiteboardMagnetic whiteboard
Writable magnetic tapesTapes for rows and columns
Design magnetic eraser and marker holderMarkers and eraser on the 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.