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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Uwe Hetzer, Ditzingen, DE;
Trumpf GmbH + Co., Ditzingen, DE;
Abstract
A system for identifying tools and/or dies ( ) of machine tools and especially of punch presses includes at least one identification marking ( ) for each tool and die ( ), a scanning device ( ) for reading the markings ( ), and an evaluation unit for analyzing the scanned data. The markings ( ) are removably attached to their associated tools and dies ( ) and, when detached, they are accessible to the scanning device ( ) for the scanning process. In executing a procedure utilizing the aforementioned system, the markings ( ) associated with the tools and dies ( ) are detached from these tools and dies ( ) and are subsequently scanned. The scanned data can be processed by the machine tool computer to facilitate its efficient operation.