OnTakt: Tools

Tools

A tool is a physical tool present in a machine. Tools have a defined number of parts it can produce before requiring replacement, and they track how many parts have been produced between replacements.

Adding tools

1. Open the Tools page.
2. Click the Add Tool button.
3. Enter the name of the tool you are adding into the window that opens.
4. Click Create
5. The new tool will now be listed in the tools table.

Customizing tools

To get the most out of tool tracking, it is necessary to configure the life expectancy of each tool.

Additionally, setting a warning threshold will provide notification before a tool is fully used.

1. Open the Tools page.
2. Click the Edit button next to the tool you want to edit.
3. The following information is available for editing in the window that opens:
   • Part Life
     • Total life expectancy is the number of parts the tool will make before needing to be replaced.
     • The warning threshold will show an alert on the dashboard, highlight the tool in the table, and send a notification to the Slack channel assigned to the last machine to use the tool when it is expected to need replacement after this many more parts.
     • The current part count shows how many parts the tool has produced since it was last replaced.
   • Info
     • Name/Description determines how the tool will be labeled in the list of tools.
     • Location/Slot/Pot is the location of the tool in the machine and can make it easier to identify which tool needs replacement.
     • Type sets the icon displayed in the tool list and can make identifying tools easier.
   • Notes is a notepad for saving information about tools for future reference.
4. Click Save
5. The new tool will now be listed in the tools table.

Replacing tools

When a tool is replaced in the machine, its part count should be reset in OnTakt.

1. Open the Tools page.
2. Click ⇆ Replace next to the tool you want to replace.

When a tool is replaced, a history entry is created that stores when the replacement occurred and how many parts had been produced before replacement. To view this data:

1. Open the Tools page.
2. Expand the ⇆ Replace dropdown next to the tool you want to view the replacement history of.
3. Click Replacement History

Tool Assemblies

A tool assembly is a group of tools that are located in the same tool slot in a machine. This is usually a combination of tool holders, drives, inserts, etc. Tools must be placed into an assembly, and then that assembly must be added to a process, to have their part counts updated when parts are produced.

Inventory

Inventory items are types of tools that are ordered. For example, a certain type of tool insert may be used for many different tools. This insert would be an inventory item, and each tool using it would be linked so that they subtract from the total stock when the tools are replaced.