Tooling system
AssigneeDifr-Tek Digital, LLC
InventorsGeoffrey C. O'Brien, Sean M. Brolley
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Abstract
A tooling system may comprise a device configured to communicate with an identifier of a machine tool and a tool database having tool information including a predefined proximity associated with the identifier. The device may be configured to automatically activate, without a user-initiated scan, communication with at least one of the machine tool and the tool database in response to the identifier being within the predefined proximity. The device may also be configured to transfer tool information of the machine tool with respect to the tool database.
Claims18
A tooling system, comprising:
- a tag associated with a tool, the tool is one of a die, a mold, or an injection molding device, the tool is configured to form material during an operation;
- a tool database having tool information that is stored in the cloud, the tool information including a predefined proximity associated with the tag, tool design, and an image of the tool;
- and
- a communication device configured to:
- automatically activate, without a user-initiated scan, communication with at least one of the tool and the tool database in response to the tag of the tool being within the predefined proximity;
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- transfer tool information of the tool with respect to the tool database.
A method of a tooling system, the method comprising:
- providing an identifier tag that is affixed to a surface of a tool, the tool is one of an injection mold, fixture, or a die, a tool database having tool information including a predefined proximity associated with the identifier and a proximity device, tool design, and an image of the tool;
- automatically activating, without a user-initiated scan, communication with at least one of the tool and the tool database in response to the identifier of the tool being within the predefined proximity;
- and
- transferring tool information of the tool with respect to the tool database.
A tooling system to be used with an injection molding tool comprising:
- an identifier tag that is configured to be connected to an injection molding tool;
- a tool database that is configured to store information about an injection molding tool, tool design, and an image of the tool;
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- a portable communication device that is configured to scan the identifier tag and provide location of an injection molding tool, the communication device is further configured to communicate with the tool database and display information of the injection molding tool that is stored in the tool database, the tool database is configured to store a location of the injection molding tool, the communication device is configured to transfer information of an injection molding tool to the tool database.
A tooling system comprising:
- an identifier tag configured to be located on a tool, the tool may be one of a die, injection molding, or fixture;
- a tool database that is configured to store information about history of a tool, tool design, and an image of a tool;
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- a portable digital device that is configured to scan the identifier tag, the device is further configured to communicate with the tool database and display information about the tool that is stored in the tool database, the device is configured to provide information of a tool to the tool database.
A system for tracking a tool comprising:
- a QR tag configured to be located on a tool, the tool may be one of a die, mold, or fixture;
- a tool database that is configured to store information about a tool;
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- a handheld digital device that is configured to scan the QR tag, the handheld digital device is further configured to communicate with the tool databases, the digital device is also configured to display information about the tool,
- wherein the information that can be displayed includes:
- tool design, cycle count, tool usage, lifecycle count, run cycles, count data, and/or the location of the tool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.