Apply SMED steps to reduce stopped changeover time.
A press changeover takes 47 minutes of stopped time, causing weekly batches that inflate finished inventory and delay low-volume parts. SMED: observe setup, separate internal from external, convert internal to external, streamline and standardize. The team wants to buy a faster die cart before understanding that much of the stopped time is preparation that should happen before the last good part. Observe Record the full Part A to Part B changeover and list each element: last good part, tool search, crane wait, die removal, cleaning, new die install, first good part. SMED begins with facts. Memory usually underestimates search, walking,…
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