Hi,
Was looking for help in terms of free resources available around SMED in printing industry...specifically around reducing setup time between different changeovers.
Any help would be appreciated.
Rgds, Tom
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The project i am working on .. one of the longest times is during the changing over from one ink to the other due to the entire cleaning which needs to be done .. have you seen any potential improvements which can be done here?
Not quite SMED but one radical way to improve on that issue is to virtually eliminate the need for change overs by implementing an extended process color workflow. I.e. Using a 5-6- or 7 color inkset to replace spot colors with process color builds. It effectively eliminates make ready time (other than the plate change).
Like I said - radical, but the printers that are doing it are saving a fortune in costs and provide other benefits to their customers.
best, gordo
Are there any detailed studies (publicly available of course) of the results that you know of?
What about metallics? I'm deeply into researching this at the moment.
Not quite SMED but one radical way to improve on that issue is to virtually eliminate the need for change overs by implementing an extended process color workflow. I.e. Using a 5-6- or 7 color inkset to replace spot colors with process color builds. It effectively eliminates make ready time (other than the plate change).
Like I said - radical, but the printers that are doing it are saving a fortune in costs and provide other benefits to their customers.
best, gordo
Tom,Hi,
Was looking for help in terms of free resources available around SMED in printing industry...specifically around reducing setup time between different changeovers.
Any help would be appreciated.
Rgds,
Tom
Gordon,
This is exactly what SMED is about. SMED is NOT a continuous improvement method. Or at least it originally was not meant to be.[snip]
Yes I know. I phrased my response that way because I made an inference about the OP's thinking based on how the original question was articulated.
best, gordo
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