GOLD: For tool data, processes and key figures

Parts management

The parts management software module gives you an optimum overview of your components and products. You can systematically manage individual parts and assemblies and document them, including setup sheets with the required tools. The module also provides additional information such as production times and current stock levels of the required tools.

Features:

• A central database for all parts data
• Transparency of the production steps and the tools required
• Simple data management

Ordering system

Benefit from a practice-oriented and reliable ordering system with this software module. Order only those items that are actually needed in production. By optimizing your purchasing processes, you reduce your storage costs and avoid downtime due to missing items. This reduces your tool and ordering costs. By linking ordering and warehouse management, it is possible to automatically analyze minimum stock shortfalls and generate fully automated order proposals.

Features:

• Reliable execution of orders based on minimum stock levels or purchase requisitions
• Automated generation of purchase requisitions
• Time and cost savings through optimized organization and transparency
• Automatic posting of the delivery to the corresponding cost center

Order management

The entire production process is mapped here, starting with order creation, storage and tool preparation, setting and measuring, right through to production.

Statistics module

You can use this software module for the graphical evaluation and management of measured values and data records in a freely selectable period in a variety of ways. The complete measurement statistics of a tool are displayed in a clear and informative tree view.
The where-used lists of the individual tools are automatically stored in the system. This allows you to verify the areas of application of the tools at any time. A hit-flop list allows you to analyze stock bookings and goods receipts in terms of costs and usage, enabling you to precisely analyze and optimize your tool inventory.

Features:

• Quick overview of measured values and measurement curves
• Traceability of tool usage
• Support for quality control in the production process

Tool life management

This software module for tool life management with integrated statistics function allows you to optimally monitor your tools and store tool change reasons. A process-specific configuration for optimum utilization of the machine running time is also possible. The statistics function graphically displays the tool life and the reasons for changing the individual tool stages and provides a clear log for a quick overview.

Features:

• Optimum utilization of the machine running time
• Prevention of expensive rejects
• Full tool life and cost control
• Optimum tool utilization

Tool life monitoring »flash« (optional)

The ZOLLER »flash« analysis software enables effective tool management and economical organization of cutting tools. By communicating with the CNC machine, »flash« regularly and fully automatically checks the current service life of the tools and color-codes their status. Tools that need to be replaced due to their service life can thus be picked, fitted and preset ahead of time. This avoids quality losses, tool breakage and machine downtime.

Features:

• Full utilization of the tool potential until the tool life limit is reached
• No machine downtime and time savings thanks to "just-in-time" tool changes
• Enormous cost savings in relation to the "tool" variable

Resharpening process

This software function extends the warehouse function of ZOLLER TMS Tool Management Solutions to include the resharpening process for your stored tools. Benefit from transparent handling of the resharpening process: delivery bills and orders can be printed out, and interaction with the ordering system and the warehouse guarantees a consistent process.

Features:

• Transparency across the entire tool resharpening cycle
• Recording of resharpening costs

Cost Per Part (optional)

A CPP analysis enables a comparison of budgeted and actual costs per part and allows statements to be made about the quality of tools and processes by analyzing downtimes and reasons for changes. The CPP module determines two different key figures: The budgeted CPP is compared with the actual CPP. The calculation includes the definitions of tool life and quantities as well as the purchase prices and the number and costs of resharpening processes.

Advantage:

• Full cost control, transparency and efficiency