Here are the Lakeshore Carbide tools that were featured there at the show. ![]() The guys from Lakeshore Carbide had a great time at the 2017 John Saunders NYC CNC Open House in Ohio on. By separate the “S” number (for S tools) and “T” number for the current machine tool number, you can easily share tools and use the tool tag + 3D printed rack to identify current tool number. Lakeshore Carbide is proud to be the tooling choice of John Saunders of NYC CNC and Saunders Machine Works. Lakeshore Carbide is proud to be the tooling choice of John Saunders of NYC CNC and Saunders Machine Works. (However, this solution would still not allow a way to share tools across machines). In a perfect world with unlimited ATC size, the S Tools system could be abandon and all tools could be stored in the ATC. Tools not currently in an ATC are relatively easy to identify, increasing the confidence you’re selecting the correct tool and avoiding the time, hassle, and risk of mis-identifying similar tools.The tag rack displays the current “T” number for a cutting tool in the machine control ATC.The solution effectively requires no training a new employee immediately knows where the requisite items are.The bins offer a high-density, inexpensive way to hold extra cutting tools, tool-specific hand tools, extra carbide inserts, tool information, anti-seize and more.There are also ways do implement this system cheaper: 1) current holders may be able to be used, 2) holders can be purchased over time as cash flow permits and 3) the investment is still a fraction of alternative “automation” solutions such as higher capacity ATC’s, robots, or pallet systems (many of which are $30k to $100k+). As an example, converting 30 tools to S Tools would cost approximately $6,000. Most of the tool assemblies (holder + collet) are under $200. The investment is negligible compared to the time savings and improvement in programming and process reliability. ![]() Significant time is saved by not having to search for and set up tools, collets, and holders. ![]() Common tools are always in a ready-to-use state.
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