SMED and TPM Training Courses

One of the fundamental principles of Lean is the elimination of waste in the production process. In the shop floor, there are two main tools utilized to improve the flow of production: Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) Quick Changeover and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

If you’re thinking about implementing them to your production line but isn’t sure on how to proceed, the team of experts at üttana has developed a series of courses that cover both topics thoroughly and should help you in this step of you Lean journey. For SMED Quick Changeover video training course there is, for example:

Overview of the Single Minute Exchange of Die System (SMED): this course will introduce you to SMED – its history, the reasons behind its creation, and how it can impact your production; you’ll gain an insight on how you can change the structure of your organization and streamline your changeover operations.

Developing a Well-Rounded SMED System: in order to develop a well-rounded SMED system you need to have a firm grasp not only of the terminology but also all the tools and techniques available; this course will teach you all the helpful rules to follow, the meaning of concepts and terms, and standard guidelines that will maximize your improvement.

Motivating Employees and Providing Focus using the FAST Concept: through this course you’ll learn how to engage people who carry out the activities to improve their performance using SMED principles; learn the meaning of FAST and how it can benefit a team based approach to changeovers, all while reducing waste and boosting setup operations.

There’s also a large selection for Total Productive Maintenance training courses, such as

Introduction to Total Productive Maintenance: this course you’ll introduce you to TPM: its history, its developers, and its concepts; reduce defects, assess your inputs and outputs, and boost your productivity with this technique. 

Implementing TPM: What You Should Expect: implementing TPM can be challenging and, at times, complicated; this course was designed to help you navigate the turbulence more easily.  You’ll learn how to enact the key phases focusing on improvement, planned maintenance, early management, and quality management.
Support and Management Aspects of Your TPM Program: TPM is a commitment that runs throughout the company, not only the shop floor; this course will show you how to get support from the administration for the TPM program, as well as examining safety and environmental issues you should address during implementation.

All the courses offered by üttana are online, so you can study whenever and whatever your schedule allows; with each course you’ll receive a video explaining the discussed topic in-depth, a PDF with the transcriptions for your review, a list of terms and definitions, a PowerPoint presentation to enhance your learning, images to be used freely and you’re rewarded a badge upon successful completion of the course.  What we have listed here is only a fraction of what’s available at uttana.com, so go over there and check all the other courses – there’s certainly one to suit your needs.