Tool Management

Tooling is an essential part of a manufacturing operation. Control of this resource is vital if a company is to remain competitive. The AutoTAS Tool Management System from Sandvik Coromant is designed to give total control of tools throughout a company - from design to production. Huge cost savings and increased productivity can give a payback of months when an AutoTAS system is implemented.

Control of Tooling

Studies of production procedures in manufacturing companies has shown that:

• 20% of a machinist's time is spent looking for tools.
• 16% of scheduled jobs were stopped by a lack of tooling.
• 40-80% of a supervisor's time is spent chasing tools.
• 30-60% of tool inventory is out of control.

• AutoTAS has a range of modules giving company-wide control of tooling.

• Starting in the Design department, AutoTAS allows a company to build up a library of tooling items and assemblies using information imported directly from a manufacturer's tool catalogues. AutoTAS interfaces to leading CAM packages so that tool data and stock levels are immediately available within the CAM package.
• The Planning module allows tool-room personnel to trial kit to see availability, then can produce a picking list to issue tooling from stores.
• The Stock Control and Purchasing modules maintain control of the stock levels allowing tooling to be booked out and back into store areas. Supporting multiple stores areas, tracking the location of tooling is simplified using AutoTAS.
• Interfaces with Pre-setters, Paternosters, DNC and MRP mean that information is passed between different systems within a manufacturing organisation giving tighter control.

Rapid Cost Savings

The AutoTas Tool Management system consists of a range of integrated modules allowing a company to regain control of tooling thus giving rapid and large cost savings. The interface with other manufacturing systems makes AutoTAS an enhancement to your existing systems.

• Control of Tooling throughout an organisation.
• Tooling data imported directly from Tool catalogues.
• Interfaces to Pre-setters, paternosters, CAM and DNC.
• Rapid cost savings and increase in productivity.