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- Tool & Die Management
- Who it's for
- Stamping toolrooms
Stamping toolrooms
A stamping toolroom needs to know which die is on the bench and what must happen before it returns to use. Similar tools can have different service histories and remaining allowances. Tool & Die Management connects that physical identity to maintenance requests, dated cycle evidence and the sharpening outcome reviewed by the responsible person.
How Tool & Die Management is set up for you
Die identity
Maintenance Manager agrees asset tags and locations so Technician can distinguish the die received from another tool with a similar description. Use the serial number and manufacturer where they help identify the correct item.
Cycle context
Technician records the count and event date against the tool and agreed work-order reference. Set the reading convention before interpreting a history containing cumulative counter values or incremental usage.
Sharpening control
Technician records material removed and remaining allowance in the agreed unit. Maintenance Reviewer examines the inspected result before authorizing release, with rejected work kept visible for the next maintenance decision.
Maintenance handoff
Maintenance Manager checks the work log, relevant permit interval and parts usage before closing eligible work. The resulting service history gives the next person an outcome and follow-up date to review.
A stamping toolroom needs to know which die is on the bench and what must happen before it returns to use. Similar tools can have different service histories and remaining allowances. Tool & Die Management connects that physical identity to maintenance requests, dated cycle evidence and the sharpening outcome reviewed by the responsible person.
Begin with a die whose identity and recent maintenance the team can confirm. Use a corrective request, a representative cycle reading and a sharpening job to rehearse the bench handoff. Include a permit where the site's operating procedure requires one. Repeat the sharpening review with an unacceptable result and agree how Maintenance Manager handles the tool afterward.
Keep production planning in the system that owns press schedules and customer demand. Set up a connection if maintenance needs those references. Review [implementation](/tool-die-management/implementation) with the people who will capture the first operating cycle, then confirm the release decision using [the sharpening process](/tool-die-management/processes/sharpen-and-release).
Features to start with
Work orders
Give maintenance a defined scope, assigned technician and due date, then carry the work through authorization and completion.
Service history
Retain the completed maintenance outcome and next due date against the tool and its work order.
Safety permits
Connect permit approval and its validity interval to the work order before maintenance starts.
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.
- Safety Permit Issuer
- Proposed delegated role for the permit-approval responsibility in work authorization, subject to explicit configuration and eligible workflow access.
Set up Tool & Die Management your way.
Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.