Machine Tool Management System

Abstract

Provided is a management system (1) which allows a machine tool (101) to be installed in any region and which can charge a use fee corresponding to usage of the machine tool (101) efficiently. The management system (1) includes at least one machine tool (101) having attached thereto a use monitoring device (110) having a communication function for connecting to Internet (2), and disposed at a location available to a specified or unspecified user, and a management device (10) connecting to the Internet (2) and communicating with the use monitoring device (110). The use monitoring device (110) transmits information on usage of the machine tool (101) to the management device (10), and the management device (10) calculates, as a use fee, a cost corresponding to the usage of the machine tool (101) received from the use monitoring device (110), and then executes a processing of charging the calculated use fee to the user.

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