Understanding SMED and Equipment for Quick Mold Change
What is SMED? SMED stands for Single-Minute Exchange of Die. It is a groundbreaking lean manufacturing technique that originated in Japan in the early 1950s. SMED aims to minimize setup times to less than 10 minutes, ideally achieving a single-digit minute setup time. SMED was initially employed in automotive manufacturing. […]
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