Tool Management in Advance Manufacturing Systems

Fewer the parts generated by the system, lesser the parts presented for the sale and this lead to the lower income generated by the system. Tool management in advanced manufacturing system takes into account calculation of tool number, automatic tool changer, tool management policy and various tool storage strategies. Tool management is very significant aspect in tool engineering that is utilized for effective utilization of various tools for efficient production. This section deals with the description of automatic tool changer, enumeration of tool number and various policies dealing with tool storage policies.

Objectives

After studying this unit, you should be capable to

1. Understand automatic tool changer,

2. Calculate the Tool Number,

3. Understand performance of tool management system, and

4. Understand tool storage policies.