Aplicação da ferramenta SMED para redução do tempo de preparação de máquinas na fabricação de um gerador

Abstract

The pursuit of productivity improvement is a common goal for companies in order to reduce production costs. The aim of this work is to identify production waste in components of the wind turbine in the machining, in order to reduce preparation times for some components, and consequently increase production capacity, meeting market and company needs. For this, the present study uses some methods of the Kaizen and SMED tool, evaluating the current process, proposing improvements and applying. Despite the current economic crisis, the company is investing in productivity gains. However, the investment capacity has decreased, generating some limitations in the projects. The results were of great value, since there was a substantial improvement in the preparation times, taking into account the need of the company in relation to the capacity increase, since at the beginning of the work started the capacity of 4 sets per month, for the current 10 sets. KAIZEN / SMED tools should be part of a continuous cycle within any company, as there is a constant need for process improvement.