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MBB Consulting™ - Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training Near Kansas City, KS

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training Near Kansas City, KS

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training
Kansas City is a metropolitan area straddling the Mississippi River. SMED training empowers Kansas City students to decrease changeover-related downtime.
Price $349 / student assuming min. enrollment is met
Duration 1 day
Format In-person, instructor-led slideshow with exercises ending in a test of comprehension.
Materials Each student will receive a 3-ring binder containing color print-outs of the slideshow. Please note, this material and the presentation itself are copyrighted. A Certificate of Completion is released for each student who passes their test and for which payment for the training clears.
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About Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training


Who is Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training for?

Single Minute Exchange of Dies might sound limited in its scope. However, while the technique was born in sheet metal stamping operations, its lessons have wider appeal. Generally, SMED deals with process changeovers to switch from manufacturing one part design to another. There was a time when massive dies used by automotive manufacturers required days to change. In this extreme example, large downtime cost necessitated improvement giving birth to faster, single-minute, and even one-touch exchange of dies. Since the lessons of faster process change-over can be applied to any process which switches over to run more than one part design, if you have a process like this, then SMED Training is for you. In our course, Kansas City students learn:

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training Course Overview:

SMED training describes Single Minute Exchange of Dies - how Kansas City students can increase profit by decreasing process changeover-related downtime. The faster you can set up a new part to be machined, or change over to a completely different part can have big impact on operational efficiency. So, students learn how to study their existing change-over process and speed it up using the 8 traditional techniques:

Segregating external setups from internal.

Converting internal steps to external.

Using standardized function.

Giving preference to clamps over fasteners.

Using intermediate jigs.

Breaking sequential tasks into parallel tasks. SMED is essentially a project management tool in which Gantt Charts can be helpful.

Eliminating the need for adjustments each of which are essentially rework operations.

Evolve towards mechanization.

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If Kansas City won't work for you, don't worry. MBB Consulting™ also offers Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training in the following recommended cities plus many more:

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Kansas City

City of Fountains

Excellent choice! It is a major federal government, agricultural, automotive manufacturing, and pharmaceutical production center. After Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training, entertainment options include performing arts, Jazz, and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Kansas City
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Kansas City, KS
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Facility

Just outside Kansas City, our Overland Park Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training facility offers treetop views. The office is in the beautifully-landscaped Premier Office Park, a master-planned business campus in Johnson County, notable for being one of the best cities to live and work in America according to many reviews. The office was recently remodeled and includes a spacious and inviting reception area and well-equipped business lounge. We are near major hotel chains, an indoor mall and fine restaurants and eateries.

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Testimonials

Read what our students and clients have to say.

Jeffrey M.
Jeffrey M.
Senior Quality Engineer
Fasteners

Information presented about CQI-23 was informative and allowed me to stretch my knowledge.


Natalia M.
Natalia M.
Gas Phase Laboratory Technician


I have been working at this company for 7 years. Every year, the leadership encourage each staff member to stive in their individual roles to help the company achieve its goals. The methods we went through in this FMEA class felt like the first concrete, clear path any / each individual throughout the company hierarchy could use to measurably do this.