TPM and Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)

TPM and Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) SMED is an acronym for Single-Minute Exchange of Die, and refers to the theory and techniques for performing set-up operations in less than 10 minutes. To meet customer demand through batch size reduction it is important...

Preventing breakdowns with TPM

Preventing breakdowns with Total Productive Maintenance “TPM” and generating the right behaviours to create ownership can leave many manufactures playing catch-up. When equipment or processes breakdown everyone is affected, most of the time we know what’s...