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Fast, precise, and effective identification of toolsTool identification with SIMATIC Ident

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Fast, precise, and effective identification of toolsTool identification with SIMATIC Ident

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Automatic identification replaces time-consuming manual processes

Identification processes offer enormous potential for making production more effective. This is because wher-ever detection, identification, assignment, and archiving are still performed partly manually, there are latent error sources as well as many opportunities for time and cost savings. To this end, SIMATIC Ident optimizes the process of tool identification with RFID and code reading systems.

Optimized processes for greater quality and productivity

SIMATIC Ident delivers a wide variety of advantages for tool management. This fast, reliable identification system eliminates error sources and its greater transparency enables the tool stock to be utilized to optimal effect – and it ultimately increases quality and productivity.

Tool identification with SIMATIC Ident

Challenges in tool management Advantages of tool identification

Tool idle time due to the lack of a transparent overview of the current tool stock and deployment of tools

Highest transparencyHighest transparency and utilization of the full potential of the tool stock through precise recording of the inventory and localization of tools during operation

Time- and error-intensive manual notation of preset and measurement data on routing slips

Efficient data management Fast, error-free tool data management thanks to automatic updating of the measurement data on the data medium (transponder) directly on the tool

Production stoppages and damage to machines or workpieces as a result of using the wrong tool or an incorrect entry of data in the controller

Highest productivity and qualityUnique identification and automatic transfer of tool data to the CNC controller enables fast and error-free tool changes

Non-utilization of remaining tool life because of missing or lost tool data (“routing slips”)

Optimal utilization of tool life spanRemaining service life calculated by the CNC control-ler is allocated directly to the tool, allowing full use to be made of the tool’s service life

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Fast, error-free acquisition of measured data Tools are measured on the corresponding setting and measuring devices. The results of the measurement must be recorded for every single tool in order to be able to enter them in the CNC controller in the next step. Enter-ing data manually takes considerable time and poses an increased risk of input errors.

By storing the measured values like length and radius directly on the RFID transponder on the tool, the tool data can subsequently be transferred automatically to the CNC controller without errors.

Advantages:

• Avoidance of errors thanks to precise data storage and management directly on the tool

• Fast, efficient acquisition and transfer of data

Unique identification of tools in assembly The required tool needs to be assembled correctly according to the production job and then provided with the relevant tool information. For this purpose, the RFID transponder is inserted in the location provided in the tool holder. The tool being assembled can be identified, for example, via a DMC code and the data can be stored on the RFID transponder on the tool holder. A unique identifi-cation and plain-text designation can be entered on the assembled tool’s RFID transponder.

Advantages:

• Avoidance of errors when assembling the tool and its holder

• Unique, durable, and error-free identification of the tool

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Tool presetting and measurement The tools are checked for various parameters including radius and length. With SIMATIC Ident, the data can be stored error-free directly on the tool.

Tool assembly The tool and its holder are assembled in the tool assembly shop. The assembled tool is assigned and uniquely identified using SIMATIC Ident.

Efficient and standardized tool management for every sector

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Machine tool In order to ensure the correct machining process, SIMATIC Ident enables the automatic transfer of the tool data to the CNC controller, which offers fast, error-free tool changes.

Tool store SIMATIC Ident ensures maximum transparency and utilization of the full potential of the tool stock through precise recording of the inventory and localization of tools during operation.

Efficient and standardized tool management for every sector

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Fast and reliable data transfer to the CNC controller After the tool has been inserted in the tool magazine, the CNC controller needs the tool dimensions and position numbers assigned in the magazine.

To accomplish this, the tool is moved past the RFID antenna after insertion in the tool magazine. The tool data stored on the RFID transponder are picked up auto-matically and transmitted to the CNC controller. The remaining tool life calculated by the CNC controller after the machining process is then stored on the RFID transponder.

Advantages:

• Automatic and error-free acquisition and transfer of the tool data to the CNC controller

• Storage of the remaining tool life calculated by the CNC controller directly on the RFID transponder

Efficient management of the tool store When a job order is received, the correct tools must be selected for machining and loaded on the tool trolley. When tools are removed from the store, preassembled tools are identified quickly and precisely via an RFID tran-sponder by means of an RFID manual reader and the data is transmitted to the master tool management system. Individual tools with imprinted DMC codes can be entered using code-reader systems.

The position of the tool trolley can also be pinpointed between the store and the various production areas by means of an attached UHF transponder as it passes through UHF gates. Upon completion of the order, the tools can be returned and checked back into the store.

Advantages:

• Avoidance of errors when removing tools

• Highly transparent overview of the whereabouts of tools and tool stock

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Product Portfolio Tool Identification

The following RFID products in the HF range (13.56 MHz) according to ISO 15693 are typically used for tool identification:

Readers Hand-held terminalSIMATIC RF210R SIMATIC RF250R SIMATIC RF310M

Order No. 6GT2821-1AC10 Order No. 6GT2821-5AC10 Order No. 6GT2803-1AC00SIMATIC RF210R is a reader in M18 format with an integrated antenna. This reader has an RS422 interface for connection to the RFID communication module.

Reader for operation with external antennas. Thanks to its remote, extremely small antennas, tools can be identified in the tightest of spaces, for example, directly in the tool magazine.

High-performance mobile hand-held terminal RF310M with external write/read antenna for identification functions like those that occur in warehouse management or in tool preparation.

TranspondersMDS D117 MDS D127 MDS D421

Diameter 4mm Diameter 6mm Diameter 10mm

Order No. 6GT2600-0AG00 Order No. 6GT2600-0AF00 Order No. 6GT2600-4AE00MDS D117 is a passive, maintenance-free transponder – small and compact, for attaching adhesively to metal.

MDS D127 is a passive, maintenance-free transponder – small and compact, for screwing onto metal.

MDS D421 is a passive, maintenance-free transponder with a storage capacity of 2,000 bytes (FRAM). MDS D421 is designed for DIN 69873-compliant tool coding.

Antennas Integration Extended portfolioANT8 / ANT12 Communication modules

Order No. 6GT2398-1CF00 / 6GT2398-1CC00 More products from the Siemens portfolio of RFID and code-reading systems used in tool identification and many other applications can be found at www.siemens.com/ident

Universally applicable round antenna in M8 or M12 format for space-saving installation.

User-friendly connection to SINUMERIK controllers via communication modules and software license Access MyTool ID.

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