AcroMat has launched a new resource designed to make custom anti-fatigue mat design easier, faster, and more precise. How To AcroSketch, a comprehensive video library, is a series of 2-minute explainer videos that show end users how to use every feature of the anti-fatigue mat provider's proprietary custom mat building tool, AcroSketch.
Below, a re-introduction to AcroSketch, why we developed How to AcroSketch, and how AcroMat is outpacing the industry-average lead time for custom anti-fatigue mats by 8X.
Introduction to AcroSketch, AcroMat's proprietary online mat builder. AcroSketch gives you the ability to design the custom mats you need in minutes without limit or compromise.
Solving the Customization Challenge
For decades, companies in need of anti-fatigue mats have faced a frustrating tradeoff: choose from rigid, standard-sized anti-fatigue mats that rarely fit complex layouts, or endure a long, complicated process trying order custom mats designed to fit—including back-and-forth quote processes and delayed lead times.
In 2022, AcroMat designed and built AcroSketch to change this. As the only tool of its kind in the anti-fatigue mat industry, AcroSketch makes designing custom mats as fast and easy as off-the-shelf solutions. End users can create mats to virtually any shape and size, add cutouts to fit around equipment, and customize borders to meet strict ensure safety requirements, among many other options—all in a matter of minutes.
AcroSketch gives you complete control over the anti-fatigue mat design and buying process. With How To AcroSketch, you can now move forward even more confidently.
How To AcroSketch: Drawing Your Custom Mat—This video focuses on how to draw your custom anti-fatigue mat designs, including tips to ensure ease and precision.
From 6 Weeks to 5 Days
The industry average lead time for custom anti-fatigue mats is 6 weeks. AcroMat outpaces this average by 8X with a guaranteed 5-day lead time. Digitizing and streamlining the design process with AcroSketch—combined with production improvements, LAP laser technology and various automations—AcroMat's 5-day lead time offers a groundbreaking shift in the industry.
"Safety doesn't wait, and our customers shouldn't have to wait either," says General Manager Russell Herbert. "The average lead time in our industry is 2 weeks for standard sizes and 6 weeks for custom sizes. We're thrilled to offer a lead time that is 2X faster than the industry norm for standard sizes and over 8X faster for custom matting."
Industry Average 6-Week Lead Time (42 business days):
1. Order placed Monday, October 20, 2025
2. Order ships Tuesday, December 16, 2025
AcroMat 5-Day Lead Time (5 business days):
1. Order placed Monday October 20, 2025
2. Order ships Friday October 24, 2025
Total time savings with AcroMat: 58 days
Whether 50 anti-fatigue mats or 500, AcroMat's 5-day lead-time guarantee remains in effect. Get the mats you need, exactly when you need them.
Custom anti-fatigue mats used to be complex and time consuming. With AcroSketch and AcroMat's 5-day lead time, they are as easy and fast as buying off the shelf.
A Library Built for Ease
The How To AcroSketch video library makes the software even more accessible. Each two-minute video breaks down a single step of the design process, from configuring the settings and creating your first drawing to downloading an instant quote.
Designed to be approachable and intuitive, the video library allows anyone—from EHS specialists to manufacturing engineers and plant managers—to design mats with confidence.
Videos available in the How To AcroSketch library:
- Welcome to AcroSketch
- Configuring the Settings
- Drawing Your Custom Mat
- Downloading an Instant Quote
- Designing Curved Shapes
- How to Use the Seam Tool
- Customizing Your Borders
- Using the Tape Measure Tool
- Adding Yellow Safety Stripes
- Adding Cutouts to Your Mat
- Adding a Cable Cover
- Adding Logos & Safety Messages
How To AcroSketch: Adding Yellow Safety Stripes—Learn how to add built-in yellow safety stripes or sections on to your custom mat designs. Physically part of the mat, these stripes are often used to elevate spatial awareness in fast-moving areas.
First-hand example of built-in yellow safety stripes being used to inform operators of elevation changes, improving safety and awareness.
Related: 5 Ways Custom Anti-Fatigue Mats Prevent Workplace Injuries
Raising the Bar for Safety
With workplace safety and employee well-being at the forefront, AcroSketch and the How To AcroSketch video library give facilities the ability to act quickly, reduce safety risks, and provide employees with ergonomically supportive surfaces.
According to AcroMat's ongoing client survey, 40% of safety and production leaders say "having to piece together standard rectangular mats" to cover complex layouts is one of their main challenges with anti-fatigue mats. Disconnected mats are 'out on an island,' making them more likely to slide, the gaps create trip hazards, and the collective group of pieces lead to inconsistent thicknesses, surfaces, and life expectancies.
With AcroSketch, end users can eliminate these dangerous hazards by designing one-piece anti-fatigue mats to any size, shape, and features in order to create a seamless fit.
Before-After, Woodward Inc. Aerospace manufacturer Woodward Inc. replaced modular tiles coming apart at the seams, stacked, and pieced-together mats with custom AcroMat anti-fatigue mats. Each mat was designed in minutes with AcroSketch.
Our goal with AcroSketch and How To AcroSketch is to give you complete control, confidence, and transparency over the anti-fatigue mat design and buying process. If you're not yet ready to utilize AcroSketch on your own, the AcroMat team is readily available to lead the process on your behalf. We offer site visits for inspection, measurement, and same-day custom mat design and quotes.
Visit the How To AcroSketch Video Library
About AcroMat
In 2005 AcroMat was founded to solve a widespread problem: conventional anti-fatigue mat materials were breaking down quickly and rigid standard sizes weren’t fitting complex layouts—leading to trip hazards, discomfort, and drained safety budgets. Today, we make anti-fatigue mats for the world’s foremost brands; mats that prevent safety risks, enhance comfort, and last longer—all right here in Minnesota.
With AcroMat, you have the ability to customize your anti-fatigue mats to any shape and size, and access to the world’s largest library of readily available standard sizes—putting the power in your hands to get exactly what you need, when and where you need it.
With over 90% of standing workers feeling more valued when premium mats are in place, investing in AcroMat isn’t just about better mats—it’s about building a better workplace.
