Illustrative sample. The plant, the weeks and the footage are synthetic.

Pythia Industries
Sample Plant
Back to Cut changeover time with SMED

Press 7. Thursday Aug 27, 10:05 am. Camera 3.

The tool cart ready before the press stops

What it shows: Press 7 is still making parts, with the next job's tools on a cart beside it and the next mold waiting.

Why it proves the point: Nothing is left to fetch once the press stops, and this job switch took 48 minutes, down from about 70.

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Press 7 still running with the next job's tool cart parked beside it.