Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) in Lean Manufacturing
Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) is one of the most powerful lean manufacturing tools used to reduce machine changeover time, increase productivity, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). Many industries such as sheet metal, plastics, injection molding, press shops, die casting, forging, packaging, and CNC machining use SMED to reduce setup time from hours … Read more