Online monitoring of tool magazine conditions, tool life management and listing of required tools.

Mazak tool ID system for convenient tool data management

Required tool forecast

Normally, an operator has to manually input tool data into the CNC system. In case of data-entry mistakes, a machine crash and a scrap workpiece will be the likely result. Cyber Tool Management maximizes productivity by eliminating such problems in addition to determining required tools in advance.

Once tool data are input, the data are stored in the network even after the tool is removed from machine.

The "Required tool forecast function" can list the required tools for each machine automatically based on the production schedule in combination with the Cyber Scheduler.

Tool database

Tool magazine display

All tool data can be displayed by PCs on the network.

Tool magazine conditions of each machine can be displayed at any off-site locations.