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% |
| 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% | |
| 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% |
| Press Make Ready | 9:30:00 | 4:20:00 | 54% | |
| Wood | Router | 0:09:00 | 0:01:18 | 86% |
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