Mounting method and cutting apparatus

A mounting method of mounting consumable products having respective identification marks in a cutting apparatus that includes a holding table for holding a workpiece thereon, a cutting unit having a spindle on which a cutting blade for cutting the workpiece held on the holding table is mounted, and a replacing mechanism for replacing consumable products including the cutting blade, the mounting method comprising:

• a storing step of storing a plurality of consumable products on a storage tray having a plurality of storage regions for storing the consumable products therein;
• a replacement product position identifying step of reading the identification marks on the consumable products stored on the storage tray with a reading unit and identifying which storage regions the consumable products to be mounted in the cutting apparatus are stored in, on a basis of the read identification marks;
• a positioning step of positioning the storage tray on which the consumable products are stored in a consumable product replacing position;
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• after the positioning step has been carried out, a mounting step of mounting one of the consumable products from the storage tray in the cutting apparatus with the replacing mechanism on a basis of the storage regions identified in the replacement product position identifying step.