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Customized Solutions for Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)

Customized Solutions for Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)

Being able to perform a quick die change consistently and routinely is essential for ensuring each product retains uniformity and quality while also remaining profitable, although the process can be incredibly complex. The experts at PFA Inc. have worked with countless die setters, manufacturing engineers, and production managers to create customized solutions for single minute exchange of dies. Although PFA Inc. products are typically built to size; we still maintain product on-the-shelf for our most critical items thus ensuring they are available rapidly to keep you operational.

At PFA Inc., we have over 25 years of experience reviewing customer applications to provide custom solutions to existing problems. Although we likely already have the solution developed to meet the needs of your application, we can still design custom solutions for single minute exchange of dies, as needed. With real-time technical support, off-the-shelf products, and same day shipping, we strive to provide real service our customers can rely on.

Made in the USA in Germantown Wisconsin, PFA manufactures many of the off-the-shelf products needed to optimize your unique stamping process requirements. This includes a variety of clamp styles, hydraulic control units, pneumatic die lifters,quick set clamps and bolster extensions to help simplify your die change processes in a variety of ways. If you are unsure of what products you need to implement a unique customized solution to achieve single minute exchange of dies, we would be happy to help you.

When you partner with PFA Inc., you can be confident knowing that we have helped you ensure applications will work as intended time after time. For instance, using a hydraulic clamping system that provides repeatable clamp force and setups can help to minimize setup and overall manufacturing time while ensuring you are able to transition from die to die and part to part quickly and stay on or ahead of schedule. All Quick Die Change clamps needed to round out your production processes are in stock and ready to ship to ensure you are saving time and money.

If you need spare parts for any of our solutions or to quickly substitute a readily available Made in the USA clamp or component for something difficult to obtain to improve your up time, PFA Inc. is the obvious partner. If you would like more information on the products we carry to help implement Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) right now, we encourage you to call us today or visit our products page. Let us help make your production faster and more profitable with our unique solutions!

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