TOOL EXPERT manages cutting tools in the workshop and the tool preparation cycle. By adopting TOOL EXPERT as a company standard you rationalise the use of your tools by implementing standard definitions recognised by your production control processes, CAM, post-processors and machining simulation applications. Because each day is a race against time and escalating costs, we set ourselves a number of goals when we decided to develop TOOL EXPERT : * 95% more tool uptime during preparation * 50% time-saving on tool preparation * 30% less tools in stock * 15% less value tied up in idle stock * 0% “dead” or uncontrolled tools TOOL EXPERT interfaces completely with the other products in the SPRING Technologies portfolio such as NCSIMUL (machining simulation), TOOL SIMUL (optimisation of cutting conditions) and WIPLINK (Process Planning documents).