the vast number of customers. Some may want to track only drills, others want to machine a cylinder head, others want to create a feature. So we provided different ways to select tool- ing and machining strategies through advising and product hierarchies,” he explained. With a few clicks, Novo enables fi lters to get to the right tool. The Tool Adviser option steps through selecting a tool by specifying a machine, spindle, material, and parameters of the feature. “It will weed out all of the tools that cannot do the job, then rank-order the remain- ing tools from best to better,” said Benko.
Another tooling company contributing to ISO 13399 was Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, NJ), which developed two extensive smart tooling data management software pack- ages called CoroPlus ToolGuide and CoroPlus ToolLibrary. CoroPlus ToolGuide software evolved from earlier versions of its online tool selection software, according to Jeff Rizzie, senior manager, business development, for the company. Ex- ploiting these standards, it provides an interactive experience for choosing tool assemblies by having a user step through a
wizard-like interface. According to Rizzie, it is more than tool selection. “Think about tool information, cutting information, data management, tool monitoring across the whole value stream, connecting information, planning, machining and other operations,” he said.
The starting point, for example, in choosing a milling tool package from CoroPlus ToolGuide is a screen that al- lows selecting from an adapter, tool, or insert. Choosing an insert constrains the choice of tools available, which in turn constrains the adapter. This is quite a bit different than the “normal” way of relying on a company’s tribal knowledge and the individual engineer’s experience. “Many CAM program- mers develop a program using [tooling data from] whatever information is at hand such as notebooks, paper catalogs, and past experience,” explained Rizzie. (Note: CoroPlus ToolGuide is easy enough for a trade journalist to operate.) CoroPlus ToolGuide also constrains the materials, ensuring tools are used correctly while advising on operating param- eters, such a speeds and feeds.
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