APPLICATIONS OF SINGLE MINUTE EXCHANGE OF DIE IN INDIAN INDUSTRIES: LITERATURE REVIEW

The main objective of this paper is to find out the various applications of Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) in Indian industries. SMED is a theory and set of techniques that make it possible to perform equipment setup and changeover operations within 10 minutes. SMED was developed by Dr. Shigeo Shingo in Japan. Several researchers, explained various applications of SMED likes in press machine shop, automobile industry, PVC manufacturing industry, crankshaft manufacturing industry, stamping industry, welding industry, Small Scale Industry, CNC manufacturing industry, injection molding machine in packaging industry, punching machine in gear manufacturing industry, steel industry, machine tool industry, diesel engine manufacturing industry, shaping machine in gear manufacturing industry, garment industry, bearing manufacturing industry, forging industry, CNC shaping industry, radiator, compressor and HVAC manufacturing industry, Diesel injection systems. The search process was focused on research papers, from various journals through a different electronic database. The total of 49 research papers is reviewed from various journals. In this paper, an attempt has been made to state, the various applications of SMED in Indian industries. After the findings various applications of SMED it is concluded that SMED is a versatile technique which is suitable for any industry to reduce setup time and change over time.