Tool Supply: Quickly having the right tool at K&H Optimum tool performance is a key requirement for the efficient processing of components. However, production costs can rise quickly if tools that are currently needed are not available. A machine operator can spend up to 20% of his working time searching for the right tool. This can lead, therefore, to having "safety stock" at the machine, which can increase the tooling inventory by up to 30%. A sample scenario at K&H Zerspanung shows how the onsite tooling inventory managed by a suitable tool management system can be sustainably optimized with support from tooling partners and experts LMT Tools. "Our ambitious target for tool supply was, on the one hand, a needs-oriented provision of the most efficient cutting tools for the respective a

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