page_title: Tool management
section_title: Auxiliary tables
hierarchical_section_title: Tool management / Master data / Auxiliary tables
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Fuegebedingungen bei Werkzeugen
context_page_description: Tool management is needed in metalworking so that the information regarding the tools on hand can be uniformly organized and integrated. The information is stored in a database and is registered and applied using tool management. Tool data management consists of specific data fields, graphics and parameters that are essential in production, as opposed to managing general production equipment.
  Unlike hand tools, a tool in numerically controlled machines is composed of several parts, such as the cutting tool, a collet, and a toolholder with a machine taper. Putting the parts together accurately into an assembly is required to achieve error-free production.
  Processing a part with a CNC machining operation requires several tool assemblies that are documented in a list. Each component, each assembly and each list has an identifier under which the specifications are found. Tool management is divided into documentation and logistics. The documentation includes information needed for a trouble-free and a comprehensible production process. Spare parts, experiences in production and the corresponding data can be managed.
context_section_description: In addition to the main tool data, auxiliary data tables simplify data acquisition, using values selected from a table. Compared to manual input, this ensures more comfortable and consistent data collection.
  On both sides of a component, match conditions indicate the geometric condition another component must meet to be connected. If a component has on the right side matching conditions such as a next component on the left side, the two can be assembled. The use of match conditions makes searching for matching components easier and more secure. When entering the component into the database, for both sides the right match conditions are selected from a table.
  A list of the work materials is required for the assignment of cutting conditions. Different qualities and additional terms for the materials are contained in the list, and extended by the individual designations as used by the respective enterprise.
  The tool classification is used to organize the tools in technical terms. All tools assigned to the same tool class are suitable for the same task, but they have different sizes. The tool classes are organized in a tree, which is adapted and expanded by the user.
  The tool types with the corresponding images describe the required geometric values and where they are measured. Each tool type is assigned to a class list of characteristics that define the components' data fields.
  The locations are used to specify the location of the assemblies and components in logistics. They are a reflection of the manufacturing environment and include all stands where tools and equipment could stay. They are divided into storage locations, intermediate locations, preparation- and production units (machines). Several locations are grouped into departments. The locations themselves can be divided into individual places. The level of detail and depth of the structure are defined only as far as the logistical aspects are actually necessary.
  The cost centers are used in logistics to evaluate the use of tools in different departments (e.g. turning). With the removal of a component from storage, an indication is specified at its cost center. The cost centers of the tool management must be adjusted with those in the PPS system.
caption: Match conditions for tool components.
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