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Function
Tool management ensures that the correct tool is in the correct location on the machine at any given time and that the data assigned to the tool are up to date. Tool management is used on machine tools with turret magazines, chain magazines or box magazines.
The most important functions of tool management are:
- Tool selection across all magazines and turrets for active tools and spare tools
- Determining a suitable empty location depending on tool size and location type
- Tool-dependent location coding: fixed and variable
- Initiation of tool changes with T or M command
- Axis movements during a tool change with automatic synchronization at the next D number
- Quantity, tool life and wear monitoring with prewarning limit monitoring function
- Support when using multi-tools
Missing tools can be loaded based on a decision made by the operator. Tools with similar wear characteristics can be combined into wear groups.
Tool management also takes into account tool length compensations for adapters that are permanently mounted at certain magazine locations and fitted with different tools.
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