Quick Die Changes (QDC)

The adoption of a QDC program is usually the result of a switch to a useful Just-In-Time(JIT) manufacturing system. The lean production method. JIT is the production of precisely the necessary quantity at the right time, with the objective of achieving exact performance to schedule. With JIT, there are no inventory buffers as with traditional inventory systems. The ideal lot size is one piece. Long lasting die changes are there for a waste of time and SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies) such as the QDC solutions reduce the unproductive change over time of dies to minutes instead of hours