ToolBoss from Kennametal offers improved inventory management
Kennametal says that its NOVO digital cloud-based process planning advisor not only recommends the best tools and sequence of operations to produce the desired feature, it now also interfaces with Kennametal's ToolBoss automated inventory system to assure the right tools are on hand or can be electronically ordered and shipped.
ToolBoss users connected to the cloud with the latest software version can now use NOVO to see if an item proposed for a process plan is already available in their ToolBoss inventory, making both plans and budgets more efficient. Customer part numbers are populated automatically in 'NOVO Tool Advisor' results and 'Tool Availability' pop-ups via the ToolBoss database.
"By adding ToolBoss credentials to their user profile, customers can easily check the inventory in their local ToolBoss units with their developing process plans," says Chris Merlin, marketing manager for the virtual machining initiative at Kennametal.
