Tool storage and loading systems
for your machine series
Efficient tool management for modern production machines:
Modern production machines offer a wide range of options, but integrated solutions can no longer keep up with the increasing number of tools required. A future-proof option is therefore a tool storage system with sufficient reserves, particularly important for flexibility in automated, unmanned shifts.
Pallet automation often opens up completely new production concepts, but also requires extended tooling. Our WT terminals have proven themselves not only in retrofitting but also in standard use. Rely on our solutions to always have the tools you need directly at your machine.
Always the required tools at the machine
Get your machine up to speed
The advantages of TOOL terminals- Space-saving and efficient – High tool density with up to 552 tools on just 3.5 m² – saves valuable space in production.
- Versatile and customizable – Universally usable with all standard tool holders, with three basic architectures for flexible configurations.
- Open and economical – Open storage with interfaces to tool management, tool presetting and production, ensures a short payoff time.
- Increases productivity – Reduces downtimes due to twinned tools and increases machine productivity.
- Customized and user-friendly – A modular design allows almost unlimited variants, and simplifies the implementation of special requests without a large outlay.
- Powerful and integration-friendly – Series-optimized design and modular structure for simple service and support; enables easy integration into OEM machines across variants and series.
Individual branding Customized terminals according to OEM specifications
Our terminals are designed exactly according to the customer's specifications so that they fit seamlessly into the design of the OEM machine. The technical features are based on proven automation solutions for machining companies and ensure a sophisticated system with high performance that can be easily integrated into the OEM machine.
Our automation solution not only applies across variants and series, but also makes it easy to integrate the terminals into the design of the machine housing. Thanks to their modular design, our terminals offer almost unlimited variants that make it possible to realize individual requirements and special requests from customers without a large effort.
The terminals are easy to integrate into different automation environments, be it tool ID systems, control systems or various PLC interfaces and generations. The series-optimized design and modular structure not only facilitate service and support, but also make it easier to stock replacement parts for frictionless integration and maintenance.
Application options for your TOOL terminal
As an additional magazine directly next to the machine tool
As an additional magazine on the machine, the terminal exchanges tools with the internal magazine of the machine. There are three options for controlling the terminal.
- Without a dedicated control system:
The machine controller controls the terminal. - With sequence controller and IO link interface:
The machine controller manages the tools.
The terminal sequence controller coordinates the handling in the terminal and the transfer of tools to the machine magazine. - With sequence controller, own management, and IO interface:
The terminal controller controls the sequence and manages the tools in the terminal.
In addition, the terminal controller uses an interface to transfer control signals and tool data to the machine controller.
Integration of data from the tool setup is also possible.
Product examples of TOOL terminals
Three architectures for your machine series
TOOL-S: the economical entry-level
The round shelves with the smallest footprint and 3 to 7 levels
Your tools in the round. The TOOL-S is a round shelf storage system with 3 to 7 shelf levels. Pack up to 350 tools together on a small footprint. This gives you many times the capacity of conventional machine-adjacent magazines. TOOL-S can be run on almost any machine, allowing any production facility to implement automated tool handling or expand the machine-adjacent magazines.
You can use the modular system of TOOL-S to achieve the exact configuration for your automated tool storage system. Please contact us for an in-person consultation.
TOOL-S
- S for shelf: The compact shelf system for up to 350 tools can be combined with almost any machine.
