This training answers the following questions:

 How to reduce stock in production?
 How to avoid bottlenecks?
 How to involve the operators and train them to change shift quickly?
 What investment in the machine will produce the best effect?

Target businesses and sectors:

Anyone in production

Results:

 Substantial reduction in starting up and stopping machinery,
 Modificiation of the machines, the associated parts and of the operational methods.

Recent examples:

 halving time on a press in 7 months
 Changeover time reduced in one year from 5hr to 2hr30 for an automated high speed machine cell (HSM) in the aeronautic sector

Running information:

The method is acommpanied with technical expertise in the machine: expertise in:
 Mechanics: (High Speed Machine) HSM SMW Autoblok et TN Nodier, hydraulic presses (packaging),
 Plastics: injection presses
 Printing: Guk pocket folders, H&H (Herzog), Horizon, Pitney Bowes, Bobst, saddlestitchers, rotary presses Müller Martini, Miyakoshi, Sanden, KBA and flat presses Heidelberg and Roland, Goebel ,
 Card personalisation & processsing : Datacard, Kuennecke
 Paper production: cutters, MAP
 Meaning of the abbreviation SMED: "Single Minute Exchange Die"

Quick set up with weekly assistance throughout the project