Patent ID: 8505175

Claim:
A tool assembly for a ram-driven press, the assembly comprising: an active tool comprising: a microprocessor; and a functional head coupled to the microprocessor; a power source, the power source being electrically coupled to the microprocessor for powering the functional head; and a housing containing the active tool, the housing making the tool assembly interchangeable, in a mounting assembly of the ram-driven press, with a tool assembly including a passive forming tool, the housing, when mounted in the mounting assembly, moving in response to a ram stroke of the ram-driven press, wherein the housing includes a first portion and a second portion, the microprocessor being contained by the first portion, the functional head being contained by the second portion; wherein the functional head is oriented in the housing so as to perform an operation on a workpiece supported in the ram-driven press, wherein the first portion of the housing moves in response to the ram stroke of the ram-driven press, and herein the functional head is activated via movement of the housing in response to the ram stroke of the ram-driven-press.