Applying the SMED Methodology to Tire Calibration Procedures

Due to the automotive industry’s strict demands, customers submit constant production pressure, leading adoption of new methodologies, techniques, and management ideas. The goal is always minimise losses waste. These demands also affect maintenance department, which has keep balance between machines’ availability for ensuring that proper running conditions translate into excellent-quality products. Thus, continuous improvement correct activities are crucial a company maintain effective production, without defects, breakdowns, accidents. Nevertheless, some should prevent degradation equipment in order produce high-quality This paper presents an conducted on produces large tires. main problems technical difficulties Machine Tolerance Check (MTC) explored by analysing existing documents, internal knowledge, changes working methods. We discuss implementation SMED (Single-Minute Exchange Die) methodology calibration procedures, as this method commonly applied setups reduce downtime. At end study, 31% decrease duration machine tolerance check was achieved, led significant increase equipment’s availability.