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Process Excellence

SMED – Streamlining Your Production Process

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Introduction: Companies are constantly looking for ways to increase efficiency and reduce downtime in today’s fast-paced business world. SMED, or Single-Minute Exchange of Dies, is a methodology for reducing the time it takes to change from producing one product to another. This technique has been proven to improve production efficiency and increase overall profitability for manufacturers. What is SMED? SMED is a technique for reducing the time it takes to change from producing one product…

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Process Excellence

Total Productive Maintenance

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Introduction Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a maintenance strategy involving all employees in maintaining and improving equipment performance. It was first developed by the Japanese manufacturing company Nippondenso in the 1970s and has since been adopted by many organizations worldwide. The goal of TPM is to optimize equipment performance by involving all employees in the maintenance process and continuously improving the equipment’s efficiency and effectiveness. Background TPM is based on the idea that equipment is…

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