Steps and procedures that can be performed while a machine is still operating that facilitate the SMED "Single Minute Exchange of Die" process.
Comments: The most powerful technique used in many SMED applications is converting all "Internal Setup" (procedures that can only be completed while a machine is not operating) to "External Setup" procedures. Typically this one step will reduce setup/changeover times by + or - 50%!
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