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MBB Consulting™ - Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training In Pittsburgh, PA

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training In Pittsburgh, PA

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training
Pittsburgh is PA's 2nd largest city located where 3 rivers meet. SMED training empowers Pittsburgh students to decrease changeover-related downtime.
Price $349
Duration 1 day
Format In-person, instructor-led slideshow with exercises and a quiz to test comprehension.
Materials Each student will receive a 3-ring binder containing print-outs of the slideshow. Assuming satisfactory quiz results graded a few days after class, each student will receive a Certificate of Completion.
Class Size6 - 12 students
Start Day
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CityPittsburgh, PA

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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, Pittsburgh students learn:

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

SMED training describes Single Minute Exchange of Dies - how Pittsburgh 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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Pittsburgh

Iron City - America's Most Livable City

Excellent choice! Pittsburgh Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training occurs in western Pennsylvania at the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers combine to form the Ohio River. Its Gilded Age sites including Carnegie Museums of Natural History and Art, plus Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens speak to its history as an industrial center. Make time to visit Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, and Point State Park. Also popular is the city view from Mount Washington especially while riding the Duquesne Incline.

Pittsburgh
SUMOTUWETHFRSA
Pittsburgh, PA
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Facility

Pittsburgh Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training is delivered downtown near the Smithfield St Bridge less than 1,000 ft from the Monongahela River.

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Testimonials

Read what our students and clients have to say.

Jeremy A.
Jeremy A.
Machinist
Aerospace

I can determine that I gained and appreciated the growth of knowledge brought forth in the (GD&T) presentation by our trainer.


Ayan M.
Ayan M.
Senior Scientist
Electronics

Great training exercise. I really liked the course material. We went through lots of slightly complicated concepts with easy to understand examples. Like the group activities in between. I certainly would recommend everyone to take this course. Thanks.