Changeover in manufacturing is the process of converting a line or machine from running one product to another. Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale Changeover times can last from a few minutes to as much as several weeks in the case of automobile manufacturers retooling for new models. The terms set-up and changeover are sometimes used interchangeably however this usage is incorrect. Set-up is only one component of changeover. Example: A soft drink bottler may run 16oz glass bottles one day, perform a changeover on the line and then run 20oz plastic bottles the next day. Soft drink is a beverage that does not contain Alcohol. Carbonated soft drinks are commonly known as soda soda pop pop, or
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The 3 Ups
Changeover can be divided into the 3 Ups:
Clean-Up
Clean-Up includes removal of previous product, materials and components from the line. In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Materials are physical Substances used as inputs to production or Manufacturing. It may range from minor, if only the label of a package is being changed (for example from an English to a Spanish label) to major, requiring complete disassembly of the equipment, cleaning and sterilizing of the line components in the case of an injectable pharmaceutical product. A label is a piece of Paper, Polymer, Cloth, Metal, or other material affixed to a container or article on which is Printed English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other Sterilization (or sterilisation, see spelling differences) refers to any process that effectively kills or eliminates transmissible agents (such as Fungi Italic text'all over
Set-Up
Set-Up is the process of actually converting the equipment. This may be achieved by adjusting the equipment to correspond to the next product or by changing non-adjustable "change parts" to accommodate the product. Typically it will be a combination of both.
Start-Up
Start-Up is the time spent fine tuning the equipment after it has been restarted. It is characterized by frequent stoppages, jams, quality rejects and other problems. It is generally caused by variability in the clean-up and set-up or by variability in the product or its components.
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