TDM R4.8 aids tool lifecycle management

Sustainable tool data management as part of Industry 4.0 is being offered by Release 4.8 software from TDM Systems. The software is described as sitting “at the interface between planning and the real world of production". The most important innovations are:

Multi-tool support in TDM Base Module: Multi-functional tools have multiple cutting edges for different machining purposes. The latest TDM version combines more tool assembly data records with the same bill of materials in a so-called multi-tool data record.

Data import from MachiningCloud: For the Internet-based tool database, MachiningCloud TDM V4.8 (hotfix 1) provides a mapping for the import of tool data. This automatically assigns the ISO tool parameters from MachiningCloud to the TDM class/group structure parameters.

CAM data at a glance: The menu tab in the tool assembly management shows the CAM programmer at a glance the required tool parameters for his or her CAM system.