Tool management system

A tool management system comprising:

• a tool management device having a tool information database that stores information relating to an assembled tool assembled at least including a tool holder and a blade as tool components, information relating to each of the tool components, and information relating to locations to store the assembled tool and each of the tool components;
• and
• an information input/output unit that is able to input/output data to/from the tool management device, wherein
• the tool management device stores each piece of the unique identification information in the tool information database while associating each piece of the unique identification information to each of the tool components, the assembled tool, or each of the locations to store when inputting each piece of unique identification information assigned to each of the tool components, the assembled tool, and each of the locations to store is performed via the information input/output unit, and
• in the information input/output unit, the tool component and/or the assembled tool stored in the tool information database is selectable together with a plurality of predetermined action patterns representing actual operations necessary for preparing an assembled tool used in machining with a machine tool, wherein
• the tool management device includes:
• a list generating unit that automatically generates a preparation tool list including the selected tool component and/or assembled tool for each of the action patterns when the tool component and/or the assembled tool is selected together with each of the action patterns by the information input/output unit;
• and
• a data determining unit that determines whether the unique identification information of the actual tool component and/or assembled tool input by the information input/output unit matches the unique identification information of the tool component and/or the assembled tool listed in the preparation tool list or not.