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Article: TOOLING & WORKHOLDING: No identity crisis.
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- Metalworking Production
- Article date:
- September 30, 2009
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RFID-based automatic tool identification, tracking, and management can deliver cost savings and higher return on investment, says Balluff.
The exchange of tool data between pre-setter and machine is reliably automated by Balluff tool RFID, which removes human error and creates a truly visible closed loop production system. RFID tags are embedded in the tool holder; this ensures precise, up-to-date tool life information, and accurate transference of tool offset data between pre- setter, machine, tool crib etc. The nominal/actual wear is accurately logged and maintained with the tool, and can be kept in a tool database which allows continuous, automatic ...