Pinchpunkter
Pinchpunkter is a Swedish term used to describe points in a system where a process, space, or mechanism can become constricted or hazardous. The term is commonly used across safety engineering, production management, and crowd or facility planning. It is generally derived from the English phrase pinch point, referring to places where parts of the body or materials can be caught, crushed, or jammed, or where throughput is limited.
In safety engineering, pinchpunkter are hazards where moving parts could catch fingers, hands, or clothing. Standards
In production and logistics, pinchpunkter denote bottlenecks that constrain overall throughput. They are identified by analyzing
In facility and crowd management, pinchpunkter occur at narrow passages, doorways, or chokepoints where people can
Pinchpunkter as a concept emphasizes both safety and efficiency: recognizing where a system stalls or becomes