TOOLS & TOOLING PRODUCTS TRANSPARENT TOOL MANAGEMENT FOR INDUSTRY 4.0
Transparent tool management is a key issue in the development toward networked production for Industry 4.0. SCHUNK intends to push the development with the capability of unique toolholder identification by means of a data matrix code. Individual laser coding of all SCHUNK toolholders is already possible but the company offers the data matrix code free of charge with TRIBOS polygonal clamping components and many TENDO hydraulic expansion tool holders. SCHUNK intends to pave the way for the
digitisation of tool management by 'replacing paper labels with high technology.' In the future toolholders will be uniquely identified by a code and then assigned exactly in connection with corresponding database systems of different suppliers. In combination with data from the higher level cloud users can then obtain precise information on locations, tools used and their tool life, the machining parameters and the overall life cycle of the toolholder in order to assess the efficiency of the single components. This significantly increases transparency
in comparison to conventional solutions. Unique ID eliminates the possibility of lost or mixed-up paper labels containing tool settings and reduces the time spent at the machine and the tool pre-setting device. At the SCHUNK Tech-Center in Lauffen the company demonstrates the process in
code in combination with a database offers significant advantages over tool identification by means of an RFID chip. RFID chips can become damaged, resulting in loss of data. In pilot applications with the data matrix code, it has been shown that even in constant, large-scale use, reliable scanning of the data is ensured. The scanning process is faster and less
combination with a tool management system that is widely available on the market. The data matrix code of the SCHUNK toolholder is scanned by the tool pre-setting device and coupled both physically and virtually with a tool. This generates a digital twin in the
database for storage of all related data during the course of its use. The toolholder is scanned whenever it is mounted or removed from a machine. The employee proceeds in the same manner for tool presetting. During scanning the essential tool data for machining is automatically sent by the tool pre-setting device to the database and from the central database to the machine. Manual input of tool data is completely eliminated. The data matrix
Unique ID eliminates the possibility of lost or mixed-up paper labels containing tool settings and reduces time spent at the machine and the tool pre-setting device
trouble-prone. Much is to be said for the data matrix code also with regard to costs. Although machines and pre-setting devices first have to be connected with the database system, any additional costs for the toolholders are minimal or non- existent. Equipping a toolholder with an RFID chip can result in additional cost of 10% to 20%. RFID scanners likewise involve relatively high investment costs. In an Industry 4.0 assembly cell SCHUNK
demonstrated how pick & place units, 3-axis gantries, robots and mobile platforms can cooperate autonomously during assembly, inspection, packaging and transport to allow a smart production process. Each single process step is then monitored in detail by the sensors and signaled to the higher level handling system or even to the master control system and the ERP.
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