Set-Up Reduction / Quick Changeover (SMED)

Introduction:

Set-up Reduction, also known as Quick Changeover is a systematic approach that enables organisations to build on the principles of the Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) system to dramatically reduce or eliminate changeover time. Set-up time is the time elapsed at a work centre from when the last good part of the current run is completed until the work centre starts running the first good part of the next run. Lengthy set-up times drive optimisation toward a reduced number of set-ups, larger batch sizes and larger buffering work-in-process inventories and poor process flow and performance.

Since set-up activities add no marketable form, fit, or function to the product, they are by definition non-value adding. By reducing set-up time, more set-ups can be completed each day. SMED allows batch size reduction, which is critical for flow and improves manufacturing flexibility.

This 1-day training introduces participants to the tools and techniques of set-up reduction. The training will be a mixture of lectures and actual shopfloor exercises to identify and apply the lessons learned to a practical set-up reduction situation. Techniques for set-up reduction will be presented through case studies of actual applications.

Duration: 1 Day

Target Audience:

Engineering and Maintenance Personnel, Manufacturing and Production Shopfloor Supervisors, Set-up Personnel and Operators.

Programme Objectives:

This course will enable participants to:

• Understand the principles of set-up reduction and SMED
• Understand the benefits of applying set-up reduction to achieve true flow production systems
• Understand the different set-up reduction tools and techniques
• Gain a working knowledge of the tools and techniques to effectively implement set-up reduction through the hands-on workshop

Programme Outline:

• Background of SMED
• Moving from Batching to Flow Processes
• Types of Set-up Activities
• • Internal Set-up
  • External Set-up
• Basic Steps in Set-up Process
• Stages of Set-up Improvement
• • Separating Internal and External Set-up
  • Converting Internal to External Set-up
  • Streamlining the Set-up Operation
• Techniques for Applying SMED
• • Advance Preparations
  • Function Standardisation
  • Implementation of Parallel Operations
  • Elimination of Adjustments
  • Mechanisation
• Standardising Set-ups
• Case Studies
• Hands-on Workshop

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