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MBB Consulting™ - Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training In San Diego, CA

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training In San Diego, CA

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training
San Diego is a Pacific port known for beaches & warm climate. SMED training empowers San Diego 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 Size5 - 8 students
Start Day
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CitySan Diego, CA

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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, San Diego students learn:

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

SMED training describes Single Minute Exchange of Dies - how San Diego 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.

San Diego

Silicon Beach

Excellent choice! San Diego began with hide and tallow trade. Once located on San Diego Bay, shipping convenience and the later connection of a railroad triggered the city's growth. The San Diego Zoo was built. A naval base was established, and WWI encouraged avionics attracting defense contractors. Economic diversification spread to education, research including biotech, tourism, and electronics / communication.

San Diego
SUMOTUWETHFRSA
San Diego, CA
Credit: Ken Kistler

Facility

Perhaps most importantly, our San Diego Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training facility is near the coast making it understandable that you stay in a cool hotel right on the beach. You might like to try the Boathouse; surf and turf place out on a little peninsula. We're located near major interstates I-5 and I-8 close to NTC Park, naval facilities, Sea World, and the San Diego Zoo.

Testimonials

Read what our students and clients have to say.

Jared C.
Jared C.
CNC Programmer
Lighting


Great GD&T course. I learned a ton of new info.



Kenny Large
Kenny Large
Tool and Die Shop Manager
HVAC


Attending my Six Sigma classes was a great learning experience. Our Master Black Belt had the credentials and the ability to make the classes exciting. Working as a production engineer in the HVAC industry I have been able to apply Six Sigma to problem solving situations saving valuable minutes on the assembly line and increase quality in the fabrication process. I believe with an excellent highly trained instructor everyone will appreciate the Six Sigma discipline.