Hi everybody;

You know, we use inserts at turning and milling operations. There are 43 machines in our workshop so that we couldn't control inserts records rightly. How do you control inserts circulation? what do you prefer us?

would be good to set up a sheet and just have some one set up a tool room ,have a couple guys with keys to this tool room and sign out the inserts like all the other tools,so at least you would know which machines are using the most inserts,and maybe be able to do some parameter changes to get the insert usage down if thats what you are after...works for our shop... hope this helps,as im not a forman just one of the guys with a key :)

Thank you .xXACEXx. Your opinion is suitable. But i wait the other opinions. I will glad to read the ours expert friends.

i wait your valuable opinions

You need to have controlled access to the inserts. A small number of employees should have access to the insert storage. They should be inventoried on a regular basis to keep them in check. They should be signed out as to which operator took them and to what machine. Then you have full record of who accessed the inserts, who needed them, which machine they went to, and what type/quantity of inserts were used. This also makes ordering and stocking inserts easier as you can easily keep track of how many you use per week and how many you have in stock.

Matt

Our shop uses a vending machine that requires me scanning my employee badge to access the inserts/drills/ect. It's called a RoboCrib 1000. It was supposedly installed for "FREE" and the shop is only charged for inserts used. On the wall right next to it is a large poster showing all of the inserts in actual size with their RoboCrib ID number.

The concept is pretty good but the execution actually leaves a little to be desired. For example, it doesn't dispense individual inserts. It has little doors that open up and you are given access to packages of inserts. You are expected to take only the ones you need and put the rest back in the machine. No big deal, except the machine requires one package to be emptied before it will give you access to another. So, even if I need 10 inserts, and there are packages of 10 in the machine, I have to take the remainder from a partially used package, then request the additional inserts I need from another package, leaving another partially full package in the machine.

That could be easily rectified by just adding a package count field to the database. It has a couple other little glitches but over-all it is nice that I don't have to call the tool crib attendant every time I need inserts or drills.