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- Tool & Die Management
- Who it's for
- Precision machining shops
Precision machining shops
Precision machining teams need usable maintenance history for reusable tools that move between storage, the bench and production. Tool & Die Management gives Maintenance Manager an asset identity and service state to work from, while Technician records maintenance execution and specialty evidence. The review centers on the tool that was actually serviced and the outcome the team can support.
How Tool & Die Management is set up for you
Recognizable tools
Agree asset names, tags and serial numbers before importing the register. Similar cutter descriptions should not send a sharpening result to the wrong tool's history.
Measured sharpening
Record material removed and remaining allowance using the shop's agreed units and measurement points. Maintenance Reviewer checks the inspected result against the release criterion established during setup.
Consumable visibility
Technician records spare-part usage against the maintenance work and the correct item. Maintenance Manager reviews quantities in their recorded units and compares stock with the reorder point when preparing further work.
Useful service outcomes
Complete the actual work interval and explain what was performed. Maintenance Manager checks the resulting service record before deciding the next inspection or maintenance action.
Precision machining teams need usable maintenance history for reusable tools that move between storage, the bench and production. Tool & Die Management gives Maintenance Manager an asset identity and service state to work from, while Technician records maintenance execution and specialty evidence. The review centers on the tool that was actually serviced and the outcome the team can support.
Choose a reusable tool with an identifiable sharpening history and an upcoming maintenance need. Rehearse its request, authorization, work start and inspection. Ask Technician to check the physical tag before entering a cycle reading or sharpening measurement. Ask Maintenance Reviewer to compare an acceptable result with a rejected result so the distinction is clear at the next handoff.
Set up connections to production planning or purchasing only where the shop needs them, with an agreed owner for each exchange. Start with [tool identity](/tool-die-management/modules/tool-register) and [sharpening review](/tool-die-management/modules/sharpening), then extend the maintenance scope after the team has completed the first service cycle.
Features to start with
Tool register
Identify each tool, its location and its service state before assigning maintenance or reviewing sharpening evidence.
Work orders
Give maintenance a defined scope, assigned technician and due date, then carry the work through authorization and completion.
Sharpening
Record material removal and remaining allowance, then review the sharpening result before release.
Roles on the team
- Maintenance Manager
- Owns maintenance setup, planning and assigned operational work.
- Technician
- Captures assigned maintenance work and evidence.
- Maintenance Reviewer
- Reviews evidence and authorizes eligible domain outcomes.
- Admin
- Proposed setup role for maintaining user mappings and administering the agreed configuration without substituting for operational approval.
Set up Tool & Die Management your way.
Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.