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

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

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training
San Francisco is located on a northern California peninsula. SMED training empowers San Francisco 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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CitySan Francisco, 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 Francisco students learn:

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

SMED training describes Single Minute Exchange of Dies - how San Francisco 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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San Francisco

Golden Gate City

Excellent choice! The peninsula shields San Francisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean proving perfect geography for a port. Its popularity exploded with the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in 1849. By the turn of the century, the Port of San Francisco had become the international trading center of America's West Coast. Six million tons of goods from around the world passed through the Port in 1900. Since then, bolstered by its transformative tech industry, San Francisco continued to flourish becoming home to more billionaires per capita than any city in the world.

San Francisco
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San Francisco, CA
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Facility

Our San Francisco Training Center is located downtown in an architecturally breathtaking facility with street-level granite archways, bay windows separated by rounded columns, and a classic French mansard roof adorned with 12 'Corporate Goddess' statues. Features include a lounge area, and secure underground parking.

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Testimonials

Read what our students and clients have to say.

Brent H.
Brent H.
Design Engineer
Medical

Our GD&T class was a great experience!


Jeff M.
Jeff M.
Director of Operations
Chemical Manufacturing

Great Measurement System Analysis Course! Well presented for practical application.