# Tool Changing

If the life of a tool has been completed or for some reasons the tool has to be changed then the tool can be changed through this screen. For changing a tool, click the Add button. Select the Model, Machine No, Operation and Old Tool Code. By default the Model defined for the local machine shall be displayed in the Model Code drop down list box. Old Tool Code is the tool that has to be changed. On the selection of the Old Tool Code, the expected tool life for that tool is displayed in the Expected Tool Life textbox. Enter the production done for the shift till the time the tool was changed, in the Shift Production textbox. Select the Root Cause and Sub Cause for tool change. Remarks if any for tool change can be entered in the Remarks textbox. Select the Status of the Old Tool Code, i.e. whether the old tools should be reground, or if the tool is re-usable or non-usable. Select the new tool code, from the New Tool Code drop down list box, or if the tool to be selected is not present in the drop down list box, then you can directly type the tool code in the drop down list box. After selecting the new tool, you can save the record, by clicking on the Save button.

If the Status of Old Tool Code has been selected as Reground and the old tool code has already been reground for the optimum no of times as mentioned in the Tool Type screen, then a confirmation message shall be displayed stating that the tool has exceeded the optimum no of reground, do you want to continue with reground.

If the Status of the selected New Tool Code is Reground in the Tool Master screen, then Reground Serial No for the tool shall be incremented by one. If there are no records for the new reground no’s Expected Tool Life and Alert Quantity in the Model Tool Link screen, then you shall be prompted to enter the Expected Tool Life and Alert Quantity for the Reground Serial No. The entered Expected Tool Life should be less than or equal to that of the previous reground Serial No from Model Tool Link screen for that Model, Machine No, Operation, Tool Type Code. The Alert Quantity, should be less than or equal to its corresponding Expected Tool Life just entered for the New Tool Code, Reground Serial No.

You can modify only the last record that was added, by clicking the Modify button. Shift Production, Root Cause, Sub Root Cause, Remarks, Status and New Tool Code can be modified. You cannot delete any record on this screen