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Application of smed methodology in change of die in the formed area: Ecuador case

Abstract:

This manuscript presents information about the application of the methodology “Single Minute Exchange of Die” (SMED) in hydraulic presses and die-cutting machines in the industry of production of various metalworking articles. The work is the result of an undergraduate degree project carried out in a six-month period in which the methodology for die change was developed through its different stages that lead to the perfection of the activities carried out with the machine in operation, applying 5’S and those developed with the machine stopped through parallel operations. The main results obtained were the reduction of the average percentage of machinery preparation time by 66.29%, converting it into productive time, and the average improvement in production capacity by 28.91%.