SMED Setup Reduction
Reduce setup and changeover times with Timer Pro's SMED software—an unrivaled feature set that integrates video time study and process analysis to quantify every improvement instantly.
What SMED Is
SMED stands for “Single Minute Exchange of Dies.” In lean manufacturing it has become shorthand for setup reduction-the effort to cut the downtime involved in changing over from one part or process to another. Timer Pro makes the work content in a changeover easy to see, so you can identify and quantify the effect of every change.
See the Work, Then Remove It
Timer Pro analyzes the changeover video and automatically summarizes it into a process chart, with value-added work content shown clearly against the rest-making it immediately obvious where time is being lost. Working from that chart, staff and operators can suggest ways to reduce non-value-added work or shift tasks so they happen while the process is still running, and Timer Pro instantly quantifies the resulting savings in both work content and cycle time.
Bring Operators Into the Process
Many Timer Pro clients have their operators video their colleagues at work, then collaborate to come up with suggestions to improve the process-building ownership and engagement on the shop floor.
By making changeover work content visible and putting savings figures in front of the whole team, Timer Pro turns SMED from a one-off event into a repeatable, measurable practice.
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