SMED - Single Minute Exchange of Dies

QCO - Quick Change Over

Increase of flexibility of the machines, equipments and processes using a established method (4 steps, 8 steps, depending on your company-specific approach)

Video and time analysis , work standards are used

• Improvement of the lean metrics (Setup-time, OEE, DTD,...)
• Improvement of machine availability
• Higher customer flexibility
• Reducing batch size and therefore lower stocks and storage area as well as reduced part handling
• Lower changeover overcosts (variable costs)
  
• Better quality

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Project experience references / Use Cases

• Automotive industry
• Component supplier
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Medical technology and medical device
• Electronic industry
• food and beverage industry
• Chemical industry
• Tool design and construction

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