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ToolView efficiently documents tooling and maintenance activities for all custom-manufactured parts

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Workholding

Fixtures

Jigs

Racking

Dunnage

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Inspection

Attribute gauges

Variable gauges

Templates

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Automation Systems

Mechanical assembly 

Welding

Brazing

Fastening 

Testing

Material handling

Packaging

Documentation and Maintenance Data

Tool Data

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  • Asset information​

  • Tool Descriptions

  • Operation information​

  • ​History
  • Condition

  • Replacement cost and lead time​

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Tool Documents

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  • Photos (cell phone capture)

  • Documents (native format)

  • Tool designs (native format, requires third-party viewer)

  • Operational videos (cell phone capture)

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Tool Maintenance

 

  • Create maintenance orders

  • Maintenance priority

  • PM and repair maintenance

  • Scheduling

  • Status

  • Maintenance cost

  • Standard and custom spare parts

  • Maintenance images, document and designs

  • Toolroom loading

  • Demand-driven maintenance (requires integration)​​

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Production Part

 

  • Part/Tool association

  • Part images

  • Documents

  • Photos

  • Operation should cost estimate​​

Other

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  • Quoting - ToolView permits controlled access to tooling information by suppliers for the purpose of improving quoting accuracy.​

  • Asset location transfer - Keep track of tooling physical locations tooling transfer features.

  • Asset location mapping

  • Implementation progress monitoring

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Standard Reports

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  • Tool lists

  • Tool detail

  • Tooling by location

  • Tooling by owner

  • Tool spend

  • UCC report

  • Tool maintenance history

  • Tool maintenance event detail

  • Tooling line up by part

  • Implementation progress

  • Tool owners

  • Tool locations

  • Tool builders

  • ToolView users

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Reports can be viewed and downloaded in .pdf or.csv format

Why ToolView

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Key Features and Benefits of ToolView

Key Features

 

  • Multi-site, multi-user global application

  • Standardized forms for all tooling types

  • View tool specifications, condition, history, and process information

  • View tool designs, documents, photos, and operation videos

  • Schedule and track tool maintenance events and history

  • Global tool location mapping (Google maps)

  • Confidential request for quote access portal

  • Operation should cost

  • Import existing spreadsheet data

  • View, print, and download reports in .csv or .pdf format

  • Available custom integration to existing business systems

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More Features

  • Intuitive user interface

  • Quickly sort, filter, and find information

  • Tool-part associations

  • Manage maintenance spare parts

  • Tool location transfer

  • User roles and permissions

  • Create new users, supplier locations, and tool builders

  • User-defined roles and permissions

  • Metric and imperial units 

  • Secure and confidential

  • Online training

  • Site branding

Key Benefits

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  • Reduce manufacturing supply chain risk

  • Lower product cost

  • Improve product quality

  • Increase production

  • Seamlessly manage tooling on-site and at remote locations

  • Identify and fix problem tooling

  • More accurate quotes results

  • Simplify regulatory compliance

  • Rapid low-cost implementation

  • Minimal demand on internal departments

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More Benefits

  • Password access from any computer or mobile device

  • Single application solution

  • Comprehensive tooling management

  • Dynamic real-time application

  • Eliminate spreadsheet and paper files

  • High adoption rate

  • Pricing plans to suit your specific application

Implementation and Support

Implementation

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Strategy

One standout feature of ToolView is its rapid implementation process, regardless of your organization's size. ToolView harnesses your internal systems and supplier network to construct your tooling data, thereby alleviating the burden on your in-house teams. Our dedicated ToolView team will collaborate with you throughout the implementation process. We strongly recommend designating a 'champion' to streamline and expedite the ToolView implementation.

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Options

ToolView Clients can implement across the entire organization all at once or take a more ramped-up approach.

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  • Sequential site implementation

  • Country of origin method

  • Preferred supplier method

  • Commodity method (e.g., stampings, moldings, etc.)

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Training

 

Most training can be accomplished with online training.  Live meetings and on-site support are available.

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Resources

  • Help files

  • Training Videos

  • Web meetings (Microsoft Teams)

  • On-site training (optional)

Support

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Three levels of support are available during and after implementation.  In-plant assistance is also available at professional service rates. Help can be obtained by: 

 

Email:  support@toolview.net

Web meetings (Microsoft Teams)

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Technology

  • Web-based application

  • Mobile application

  • Cell phone photo capture and upload utility

  • Cloud storage

  • Automatic backup

  • Private and secure

  • 99.9% uptime

See if ToolView is right for you

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ToolView is a scalable solution.  Costs are proportional to "tools under management."  Skeptical clients can try ToolView before making a company-wide commitment.  To learn more about ToolView request a full demonstration of system capabilities.  Clients try ToolView on a limited low-cost basis before making a full commitment.

 

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