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MBB Consulting™ - Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training Near Virginia Beach, VA

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training Near Virginia Beach, VA

Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training
Touristy Virginia Beach is Virginia's most populous city. SMED training empowers Virginia Beach 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 Size6 - 9 students
Start Day
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CityVirginia Beach, VA

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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, Virginia Beach students learn:

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

SMED training describes Single Minute Exchange of Dies - how Virginia Beach 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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Virginia Beach

Neptune City - Landmarks of Our Nation's Beginning

Excellent choice! Located at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on the Atlantic coast, Virginia Beach is an oceanfront resort city. Its resort roots had an early beginning with the Virginia Beach Hotel after arrival of transportation services; rail later evolving into vehicular. Amusement parks hotels, and a convention center were developed. While largely tourism-based, the city's economy is also supported by manufacturing, defense, agriculture, insurance, and broadcasting. Virginia Beach also contains over 200 parks notably including Miyazaki Japanese Garden of Red Wing Park.

Virginia Beach
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Virginia Beach, VA
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Facility

Our Virginia Beach Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training center is located nearby at Oyster Point west of I64 and Highway 17. On-site features include a business lounge, sandwich / coffee bar, and vending machines.

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Testimonials

Read what our students and clients have to say.

Kieran C.
Kieran C.
Senior Research Engineer
Energy

I strongly recommend MBB Consulting's 5S for others.


Jarvis H.
Jarvis H.

Automotive

Very good instruction. The GD&T class was good and fun.