Module
Tool Management
Purpose
Tool management supports planning availability and service life of tools for production orders. Tools with insufficient service life can be refurbished in time, and unavailable tools become visible before they are needed in production.
Tools can be independent units or complete tools with an internal structure. Complete tools consist of several tools or components that are combined through tool BOMs and versions into one productive unit.
Process Overview
- Set up Manufacturing Setup, tool groups, fault codes, and number series.
- Create tools, complete tools, and tool BOMs.
- Assign tools or complete tools to routing operations.
- Refresh or calculate production orders so the tool assignment is transferred.
- Post output; tool usage is automatically logged as tool ledger entries.
- Maintain repairs, service life changes, or direct postings through repair orders or tool journals where required.
- Review tool ledger entries and Find Entries to trace the lifecycle of a tool.
Areas
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Role Center
Activate the BE-terna Manufacturing Tool Management role center and use it for master data, setup, and journals.
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Setup
Set up Manufacturing Setup, tool groups, and fault codes for tool management.
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Tools
Create tools, maintain tool family and cavities, and use tool-to-item assignments.
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Tools in Production Orders
Assign tools to operations, transfer them into production orders, and post them automatically during output reporting.
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Posting Tools
Use tool journals, entry types, quantity logic, and direct tool postings.
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Repairing Tools
Create repair orders for tools, assign fault codes, document work, and finish repairs.
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History
Review tool ledger entries, service life development, and Find Entries for tools and complete tools.
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Administration
Ongoing administration of status, service life, cavities, dimensions, repairs, and posting processes in tool management.
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