| Pittsburgh is PA's 2nd largest city located where 3 rivers meet. SMED training empowers Pittsburgh students to decrease changeover-related downtime. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 Size | 6 - 12 students | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| City | Pittsburgh, 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. |
More Cities
If Pittsburgh won't work for you, don't worry. MBB Consulting™ also offers Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) / Quick Change-Over Training in the following recommended cities plus many more:
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.
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 Nouman Rana Regional Lean Manager, Middle East Oil & Gas I had an excellent and memorable experience of attending Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt training from a professional trainer, coach and industry expert who was hired by our organization to help with the transformation of company processes. Our Master Black Belt was not only knowledgeable in the subject but also had several years of hands-on experience working on complex projects, solving problems, applying and implementing Lean and Six Sigma techniques. His teaching skills were exceptional making it easy for everyone to clearly understand the concepts. He brought energy and motivation in the workforce and quickly won praise, recognition and respect from management, staff and shop floor employees. His knowledge transfer, coaching, and guidance helped improve several key processes and resulted in significant improvement in company KPIs and customer satisfaction level. I highly recommend him for his remarkable skills, knowledge, passion, and professional approach towards process and business excellence. |
 Gina L. Master QC Associate Pharmaceutical This training is very good for Inspectors, Technicians, or Engineers to learn the fundamentals of GD&T. This course will help me a lot in my task of performing measurements. Our instructor is really good. He is very knowledgeable on all aspects. Regarding Gage R&R, the activities are fun. The course will help us improve our measurement analysis as we don't have this at work. Our instructor has so much enthusiasm in training. Please tell him that his training helped me gained confidence. Confidence comes from knowledge, right! He is a good trainer. I am thinking of searching again at your website and find what other courses you offer that will be beneficial to the group. |