Tool registry
Give each tool or mold a stable identifier. Record the information needed to select and maintain it.
Tool and mold tracking in Orenda MES
Register tools, assign them to production, and track recorded shot counts. Give the team a clear record of tool use and maintenance status.
Keep tool use connected to the machine
A tool’s record should follow its assignments and recorded use. Orenda MES Tooling PRO holds tool and mold records, assignments, and shot counts. The team can review the current count against the configured limit.
Know which tool was used
Assignments
Associate the tool with the relevant equipment. Check the assignment when the operator changes tools.
Shot counts and limits
Update recorded use from production. The module can flag a tool as needing maintenance when its count approaches the configured limit.
Check the meaning of one shot
Part quantity and tool cycles are not always the same. A multi-cavity mold can produce several parts in one shot. Confirm the count mapping before relying on a tool limit or comparing use between machines.
- Register one tool and its maintenance limit.
- Assign it to the equipment used for the test.
- Record a run and check the increase in the tool count.
- Review the near-limit alert and the team’s maintenance action.
Build a usable tool record
Daily visibility
Review tool status and remaining count against the configured limit in the module summary.
Equipment context
Open equipment details to see assigned tools and related maintenance work.
Maintenance planning
Use the count and inspection findings to plan a check. Record the work in the installed maintenance module.
Tool and mold tracking questions
Is the remaining count a failure prediction?
It is the distance to a configured usage limit. It does not establish the tool’s physical condition or predict an exact failure. Use inspections and service records with the count.
Can we start with a used mold?
Agree an opening count and record how it was established. Track subsequent use consistently. A new installation does not reconstruct unrecorded past cycles.
What happens when a tool changes machines?
Update the assignment and check the counting workflow. Confirm that the previous and new machine records do not count the same use twice.
Follow tool use into maintenance
Check one tool’s counting workflow
Bring a tool record, its maintenance limit, and an example production run. We can confirm the assignment and quantity mapping.
Discuss tooling management