Quick Changeover/Setup Reduction

• Description
  
  The ability to rapidly change from one product to another is often a key to success for many companies. As customer lead times are continually being shortened and product mixes become more complex, the ability to change over rapidly and easily is a competitive advantage. Fortunately there are powerful, quick-change techniques that can be applied to any type of operation: from metal to wood, from food to plastic, etc.
• What is a Quick Changeover /Set-up Reduction Process
  
  Setup Reduction builds on the principles of the Single Minuet Exchange of Dies (SMED) system to dramatically reduce or eliminate changeover time. The four-step Changeover Improvement Process is used to help companies design no/low cost solutions to reduce changeover time. In turn, this allows the business to meet customer demands for high-quality, low-cost products, delivered quickly and without the expense of excess inventory. The systematic process includes analyzing a changeover, then applying quick changeover techniques and strategies to reduce the machine and/or line downtime.
• Typical Benefits
  
  
  • Respond to customer needs and schedules with more flexibility
  • Improve on-time delivery
  • Decrease costs due to excess inventory
  • Increase line and machine capacity levels
  • Increase changeover accuracy
  • Reduce startup defects
• Options
  
  One-day seminar for the basics.
  Can be held at your location.
  
  On-site Implementation Assistance.
  A cross-functional team of 5-8 people from various departments will learn the techniques, work on the shop floor, analyze data, and develop a quick-change strategy for the Quick Changeover/Set-up Reduction process. Action items will also be identified and implemented.