QUICK CHANGEOVER / SMED

Quick Changeover builds on the principles of the Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) system, developed by Shigeo Shingo, to dramatically reduce or eliminate changeover time. The four-step Changeover Improvement Process is used to help companies design no to low-cost solutions that significantly reduce changeover time.

Companies that use SMED tools can quickly change production operations to satisfy changing customer requirements and meet customer demands for high-quality, low-cost products, delivered quickly without the expense of excess inventory.

Benefits to your organization:

• More flexibility responding to customer needs;
• Improved on-time delivery;
• decreased inventory costs;
• increased line and machine capacity;
• increased changeover accuracy;
• reduced startup defects can reduce lead-time from weeks to days and lower work-in-process inventory and warehousing costs.

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