Tool Management: Your Advantages
Find out how tool management from ZOLLER immediately increases your productivity. Processes run faster and more reliably with tool data—including crash protection for your machines.
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»zidCode 4.0« – Internet of Tools
IoT usually stands for Internet of Things. We’d like to call it the “Internet of Tools,” because the »zidCode 4.0« IoT platform lets you connect your cutting tools to the processes in your manufacturing facility. Thanks to its wide range of output formats, »zidCode 4.0« is compatible with many controls.
With »zidCode 4.0«, you can meet all the requirements for ensuring the availability of tool data—such as tool life—at all levels of production and for digitally recording the entire lifecycle of a tool.
Augmented reality · 3D
»zidCode 4.0« at full size – on your shop floor
With augmented reality, the unit appears true to scale exactly where it will work: walk around it and check space and access before you order. On a computer, rotate and zoom the CAD model right here.
- Width
- 0.40 m1′ 4″
- Depth
- 0.49 m1′ 7″
- Height
- 1.42 m4′ 8″
- Footprint
- 0.20 m²2 sq ft
Overall dimensions of the CAD model in this configuration – may vary depending on equipment.
Open on your phone or tablet
Scan the QR code and place the unit at full size in your room – on iPhone, iPad or an Android device with ARCore.
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Drag to rotate»z.DMI« Technology
For Efficient Production
ZOLLER’s »z.DMI« technology enables the direct transmission of tool data to the machine control’s tool memory and back to the z.One database.
- Simple operation thanks to automated processes
- Process reliability through data centralization
- Cost savings through the management of tool life data
Ready for Automation
Because »zidCode 4.0« covers the dynamic management of tool data reliably, you’ll be well-prepared for many technical extensions.
For example, »zidCode 4.0« is the ideal foundation for quickly integrating ZOLLER’s automation solutions into your production process at a later date. With ZOLLER, you’ll stay at the cutting edge of technological developments.
Minimize search times
Find your tools simply with »zidCode 4.0«.
Our expert tip from the ZOLLER Smart Factory: »zidCode 4.0« is the networked communication platform that records, manages, and provides tool data in a closed-loop process. Quick and simple.
Equipment
| 1D/2D barcode reader per CNC machine |
| »zidCode 4.0« unit, including the »zidCode 4.0« software package |
| USB flash drive (documentation, manual, training videos) |
| Cable kit (Ethernet, power cable) |
| »zidCode« software module for installation on an existing ZOLLER presetting and measuring machine |
| Windows services for installation on a server or PC: ZOLLER-WebService and »zidCode« Service |
Requirements
| CNC machines with network connection and a power supply directly on the machine |
| ZOLLER »pilot 4.0« presetting and measuring machine with image processing, version 1.18.7 or later |
| Post-processor in »pilot 4.0« |
| Tool holder labeling with ZOLLER »idLabel« or ZOLLER »idChip« |
Hardware
| »idLabelPrinter« for printing »idLabels« |
| »idLabel« labels, 1,000 pieces |
| ZOLLER »idChip« |
| Wireless scanner |
| »zidCode 4.0« technology in a »zidCode« housing |
Software
| ZOLLER »z.DMI« Technology (OKUMA, MAKINO, FANUC, HEIDENHAIN, Matsuura, Mazak, SIEMENS) |
