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The Strategos Guide To Value Stream and Process Mapping goes far beyond symbols and arrows. In over 163 pages it tells the reader not only how to do it but what to do with it. More info...

Strategos Guide to Value Stream & Process Mapping

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Guide to Cycle Counting

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Typical SMED Results

Examples From Many Industries

Setup reduction (SMED) techniques apply across many industries and process technologies. The list below shows some examples. Many of these examples were taken from our own clients' experience. Others are documented in the literature on Lean Manufacturing.

Industry	Equipment	Before	After	%
Assembly	Adhesive Applicator	12:09:00	0:21:00	97%
Assembly	Air Cleaner Assembly	2:00:00	0:00:00	100%
Brake Mfg	Briquette Press	1:05:00	0:12:00	82%
	Drill Machine	0:35:00	0:05:00	86%
	Segment Drill	12:00:00	1:12:00	90%
Cosmetics	Capper Machine	0:09:36	0:03:21	65%
Electronics	PCB Insertion-ICs	0:13:30	0:05:56	56%
	PCB Insertion-Axial	0:05:18	0:04:18	19%
	PCB Insertion-Radial	0:54:12	0:05:06	91%
Foundry	Molding Machine	0:10:00	0:06:12	38%
Metal Cutting	Casting Drill	1:00:00	0:09:00	85%
	CNC MILLING	2:00:00	0:00:00	100%
	FADAL HMC	1:45:00	0:15:20	85%

Industry	Equipment	Before	After	%
Metal Fab	40 Ton Press	0:48:00	0:04:00	92%
	750 Ton Hyd Press	2:10:00	0:42:00	68%
	800 Ton Press	6:00:00	0:10:00	97%
	Aluminum Extruder	1:09:00	0:02:12	97%
	Brake Press	0:37:00	0:04:00	89%
	Draw Press	1:30:00	1:00:00	33%
	Edge Trim Press	0:24:00	0:04:00	83%
	Pilot Change- Press	0:07:00	0:00:15	96%
Packaging	Flex Packaging Line	3:00:00	0:10:00	94%
Paper	Sheeting	0:03:00	0:00:36	80%
Pharmaceutical	Centrifuge	0:12:00	0:02:12	82%
Plastics	250T Injection Mold	1:06:00	0:09:12	86%
	Injection Molder	2:30:00	0:06:00	96%
	Injection Molder	2:00:00	0:03:00	98%
Printing	Kidder 6-Clr Web	4:20:00	1:10:00	73%
Printing	Press Make Ready	9:30:00	4:20:00	54%
Wood	Router	0:09:00	0:01:18	86%

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