What Is SMED (Single Minute Exchange Of Die?

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ABSTRACT Major problem faced by industries now-a-days is the production cost which should be less to compete with other industries. One of the ways to reduce the production cost is to reduce the Setup time. The method mostly used for reduction of setup time is SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die). This paper presents the review of SMED technique with steps to implement the method properly. Each type of industry can apply the SMED system to reduce their setup time. It is normally possible to reduce the setup time through better teamwork and good planning. SMED is the approach to increase the output and compensate the production cost. 1. INTRODUCTION To reduce the overall cost of the product one can reduce the cycle time of the product and the second thing is setup time of the product. Moreover, if the company is providing multiple products then the cost of setup will be more. “Setup time” can be defined as amount of time taken to change from the last part of a production lot to the …show more content…

METHODOLOGY The SMED system is a theory and set of techniques that make it possible to perform equipment setup and changeover operations in fewer than 10 min. SMED helps in improving setup process and provide a setup time reduction up to 90% with moderate investments. Shingo divides the setup operation into two parts: [6] Internal setup: The setup operation that can be done only when the machine is not working (attaching or removing the dies External setup: The setup operation that can be done when the machine is in operating condition. These operations can be performed either before or after the machine is shut down. For example getting the equipment ready for the setup operation before the machine is shut down. [6] The essence of the SMED system is to convert as many changeover steps as possible to “external” (performed while the equipment is running), and to simplify and streamline the remaining steps. 2.1 IMPLEMENTATION OF SMED Stage 1-Setup Process

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