Tool management device and machine tool provided with the same

Abstract

There are provided a tool management device and a machine tool provided therewith, capable of simply and selectively checking all tools attached to respective tool stations to prevent a necessary tool from being forgotten to be attached and an unnecessary tool from being left attached. A tool management device 1 for managing tools detachable from a plurality of tool stations provided in a tool rest 12 of a machine tool 11 includes control means 5 for causing tool information related to one or more tools attached to each of the tool stations to be displayed in display means 3, wherein every time when a display area 62 for designating an appropriate tool station is selected, the control means 5 switches between a deployed state of deploying and displaying tool information related to all tools attached to the tool station selected, and a folded state of folding and displaying only tool information related to a predetermined tool, to cause the selected state to be displayed in an identical screen.

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