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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2008
Karen Anne Craig, Greensburg, PA (US);
Thomas O. Muller, Greensburg, PA (US);
Timothy E. Fara, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Bernard North, Greensburg, PA (US);
Karen Anne Craig, Greensburg, PA (US);
Thomas O. Muller, Greensburg, PA (US);
Timothy E. Fara, Burr Ridge, IL (US);
Bernard North, Greensburg, PA (US);
Kennametal Inc., Latrobe, PA (US);
Abstract
A system manages a machine tool operation. The system includes a cutting tool, which includes a tool body; an integrated circuit chip securely mounted within the tool body and capable of being read and written upon; and a read/write device for communicating with the integrated circuit chip. The integrated circuit chip is an RFID chip. The tool body may be a mounting chuck, adapter, twist drill, thread tap, indexable drill, milling cutter or a square shank lathe tool.