The role and development trend of gated tool management

Release time:

2023-01-11

The concept of modern gated tool management can be traced back to the development of CIMS systems in the 1970 s and 80 s. The management of tool information and objects is the most important part of CIMS system. In recent years, the application of information technology in the manufacturing industry has been deepened, and gradually expanded from the numerical control manufacturing technology to the field of enterprise management.

In recent years, modern gated tool management technology has developed rapidly, and more and more tool manufacturers, engineering software and engineering technology developers have introduced different types of tool management models and corresponding software. Gated tool management shows great potential in improving the efficiency and utilization of CNC machine tools, ensuring product quality and reducing costs. From the actual situation of the enterprise, actively adopt the appropriategated cutterManagement technology has become an important measure to promote the manufacturing tool users to improve the level of enterprise management and manufacturing technology, so more and more attention by enterprises.

The concept of modern gated tool management can be traced back to the development of CIMS systems in the 1970 s and 80 s. The management of tool information and objects is an important part of CIMS system. In recent years, the application of information technology in the manufacturing industry has been deepened, and gradually expanded from the numerical control manufacturing technology to the field of enterprise management. By integrating the information management subsystems of the development, manufacturing, marketing, management and other departments of the enterprise into a unified enterprise information management system, the information exchange and sharing of each subsystem is realized, and the operational efficiency of the enterprise is greatly improved. In the development process of enterprise information management, tool and cutting process information is closely related to the innovative design and manufacturing of enterprise products, which determines the level of product design and development and the efficiency of processing and manufacturing. Therefore, the gate tool management into the enterprise information management system began to receive the attention of enterprises. As the process of divesting and outsourcing non-core business to specialized social resources continues to accelerate, the demand for gated tools is more urgent, thus promoting the application and development.

At the same time, the development of cutting tools and cutting technology is accelerating. New products, materials, coatings, processes emerge in endlessly, with each passing day. Some large manufacturers introduce hundreds of new products every year, which is dizzying. Can these new products be understood and recognized by users? Can they bring direct benefits to users? How to bring benefits to users? It is a realistic problem in front of manufacturers and users. In order to transform new products into the interests of users, manufacturers need to change their business models from simple tool suppliers to product and technology service providers, that is, not only to provide users with new products, but also to help users make good use of new tools. Become a professional social resource and partner that users can rely on for product innovation and manufacturing efficiency. In this context, providing users with gated tool management technology has become one of the service items that manufacturers are competing to adopt. This work has also attracted the attention of engineering software development companies, a variety of user-orientedgated cutterManagement systems have been introduced.