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

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

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training
Seattle is a NW Pacific port surrounded by forested mountains. SMED training empowers Seattle students to decrease changeover-related downtime.
Price $349 / student
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 Size4 - 8 students
Start Day
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CitySeattle, WA

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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, Seattle students learn:

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

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

Emerald City

Excellent choice! Seattle is a tech-booming, rainy, coffee-loving Pacific paradise bordered by the Olympic and Cascade Mountains between Puget Sound and Lake Washington. Seattle was born on lumber then gold becoming the main supply, transport, and communication point for Alaskan miners. In-fact, UPS and major clothing companies were begun as a result. Shipbuilding followed encouraged by WWI. Theater emerged. WWII spurred aircraft production which afterwards transformed to commercial applications. The Space Needle was built. And, technology migrated in with Seattle becoming home to some of America's largest tech giants.

Seattle
SUMOTUWETHFRSA
Seattle, WA
Credit: Tim Thompson, National Geographic

Facility

Seattle Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training is delivered downtown in our Plaza 600 facility a few thousand feet from Elliott Bay and near Westlake Park.

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Testimonials

Read what our students and clients have to say.

Sharena W.
Sharena W.
Quality Supervisor
Automotive

The IATF16949-2016 training was very insightful and helped me understand some manufacturing terminology that I did not know before this class. MBBC's instructor was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the information which made the class enjoyable. I will most definitely use the skill and information I've learned from this class.


Ray R.
Ray R.
Safety Manager
Oil & Gas

Our 5S training was excellent, material was in order, enjoyed the beach ball exercise. Instructor did a good job presenting. No death by PowerPoint.