Product category:
Tool management systems
News Release from: Kennametal UK
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 15 October 2001
Efficient tool management saves
machining costs
Kennametal Hertel has developed a tool management system, which keeps tools and cutting equipment available round the clock on site and records tooling consumption.
Kennametal Hertel has developed a tool management system, which keeps tools and cutting equipment available round the clock on site and maintains a complete record of consumption The system for automatically issuing tools operates on the basis of slide-in modules which have been designed quite specifically for metal-cutting tools and equipment
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 30 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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As soon as the user has selected the required tool and quantity the relevant slide-in module lights up and is released.
The tool can then be taken out without any risk of damage.
The units are simple to operate, absolutely safe and error-free.
The slide-in modules, which can be activated individually, are available in six sizes and have a load capacity of 20kg.
They can be subdivided into eight compartments.
Each slide-in module can be individually assigned according to job, machine and/or user.
The user makes his selection from the list of articles to which he has access and receives only the tool which he needs.
It is also possible to return used tools or tools which need to be reworked.
All movements are registered by the integrated management system and allocated a time stamp.
All system operations are carried out without having to use a keyboard.
The user obtains access by means of a security card, or an access code entered using a light pen.
When tools are being issued, re-ground tools are given preference over new ones.
The issuing unit is supplied as standard with software which fully supports tool management, list logging and article refilling.
It can be set up as a single freestanding unit or as one of several issuing points.
The system can be linked to the Kennametal Hertel network and connected to the tool management software (KATMS).
The Kennametal Hertel tool management system reduces costs significantly because it ensures that only the tools which are really needed actually reach the workplace.
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