SMP/IS assists you in managing your tool crib through efficient tool creation, easy loading of additional tools, and instant removal of tools which you have determined to be obsolete or damaged.

Tool Manager displays a tab for each tool type and steps you through adding and deleting tools and dies.  Let your mouse hover over the tool listing and see tool tips for that tool.  Using a default setting, automatically create an ASCII tool file and die listing for each tool selected.

Our graphical Load Manager adds intuitive functionality to allow you to drag and drop tools from the tool load into the turret. Turret Builder interactively helps you build a dxf graphic of your turret or "tools on the rail" to be used in conjunction with Load Manager.

Tool Definition: Tools are fully recognized as rounds, squares, obrounds, rectangles, or any special shaped tool.

Creating Tool Cribs: New tool cribs can be made by either entering the tool manually or by copying an existing tool crib and then modifying it. To view all of the tools of a specific shape in your crib, simply choose the List option.

Create Special Tools: New tools can be created in SMP/IS Geometry Solutions and then added into your list of available tools. When loading your special tool into your tool crib, SMP/IS software will prompt you for a reference number, a brief description, a symmetry code, the direction the tool is intended to punch (up, down, either way), whether the tool is a shearing, forming, or tapping tool, and tool loading information. You can also add additional standard tools to your crib by specifying the shape and dimensions of the tool.

Automatically Checks Tool Availability: SMP/IS NC Programming automatically checks the tool crib for holes in parts to see if a tool is available. If it is not available, the SMP/IS software will ask if you want to substitute the tool with a slightly different size, nibble it out with a smaller tool, or purchase the tool and add it to the crib.

Tool Manager, Load Manager and Turret Builder, in combination with a custom-developed driver to run your machine tool, creates a powerful system for achieving increased machine efficiency and outstanding accuracy.

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