Quick changeover concepts applied : dramatically reduce set-up time and increase production flexibility with SMED / Karsten Herr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herr, Karsten, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Production management.

Lean manufacturing.

Industrial equipment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Florida ; London, [England] ; New York : CRC Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Shifting from external to internal set-up steps and optimizing your set-up procedure is only the first step in achieving world-class performance. What’s most important is what comes next, cutting down internal set-up times and achieving changeovers that last only a few minutes.Quick Changeover Concepts Applied: Dramatically Reduce Set-Up Time and Increase Production Flexibility with SMED provides a comprehensive overview of changeovers from a strategic, tactical, and operational perspective. It outlines specific strategies that can help readers shorten internal set-up steps through the physical analysis of machine elements. The method presented is the result of a synthesis of Shigeo Shingo’s classic single-minute exchange of die (SMED) methodology with modern engineering techniques. Providing readers with the understanding required to significantly reduce internal set-up times, the book explains why efficient changeovers are critical to production scheduling. It redefines set-up and set-up time and details a step-by-step method for developing quick changeover methods in a manner where changes can be realized with minimal spending. Properly implemented, the quick changeover concepts presented, can help you reduce set-up times by up to 95 percent.The book uses language that is easy to understand to make it accessible to all functions along the value stream—from shop floor operators and industrial engineers to machine designers. It introduces the concept of systems engineering, explains the set-up process and its various elements, and addresses the financial aspects of set-up.Maintaining an analytical focus, the text describes the theoretical details and includes numerous application examples for every step. It also includes an extensive chapter on fasteners and connection material that presents alternative methods to connect elements that can save you valuable time.

Contents:

Front Cover; Contents; About the author; Preface; Introduction; 1. Production Systems in Dynamic Markets; 2. Set-up in Production; 3. Systems Thinking; 4. Product Portfolio and Process; 5. Elements of the Set-up; 6. Analysis of a Set-up; 7. Function, Process Force, and Interface Analysis; 8. Mechanical Fastening; 9. Positioning, Setting and Adjustment; 10. Organization; 11. Communication; 12. Financial Aspects; 13. Implementation Examples; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780429255076

0429255071

9781466596320

1466596325

OCLC:

861120095