METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING A TOOL DATA SET OF A CUTTING TOOL TO A CNC MACHINE TOOL

Description

State of the art

[0001] The invention relates to a method for transmitting at least one tool setting data set of a cutting tool, a tool measurement data set of the cutting tool and / or a tool process data set of the cutting tool stored on a storage medium to a computerized numerical control-controlled machine tool (CNC machine tool) having a data communication unit according to the preamble of claim 1 and a communication device according to the preamble of claim 8.

[0002] It has already been proposed that in a tool delivery step at least the cutting tool is delivered to the CNC machine tool and that in a tool identification step the delivered cutting tool is identified by means of a tool identification unit.

[0003] EP 2 664 973 A2 describes a method for managing tool data, in which a central data management device forwards the measurement data from tools to machine tools or in which alternatively the measurement data are moved along with the respective tool in the form of, for example, glued-on RFID chips or barcode labels.

[0004] DE 10 2006 024 904 A1 describes a method for providing tools, in which tool trolleys are equipped with built-in computing units for maintaining tool trolley tool inventory lists.

[0005] DE 200 10 529 U1 describes a control system for a movement sequence of a tool of a surgical robot for surgical operations, in which the tools used are provided with unique codes in order to avoid confusion.

[0006] The publication "Final Report on the ToolCloud Joint Project: Cross-Company Lifecycle Management for Tools in the Cloud Using Unique Labeling and Identification" by M. Röschinger et al. describes a fully cloud-based tool management system in which measurement data from tools can be exchanged via the cloud.

[0007] The object of the invention is, in particular, to provide a generic method with a high degree of automation. This object is achieved according to the invention by the features of patent claims 1 and 8, while advantageous embodiments and further developments of the invention can be found in the subclaims. Advantages of the invention

[0008] The invention is based on a method for transmitting at least one tool setting data record of a cutting tool, a tool measurement data record of the cutting tool and / or a tool process data record of the cutting tool, stored on an electronic storage medium, to a computerized numerical control-controlled machine tool (CNC machine tool), having a data communication unit, wherein in a tool delivery step at least the cutting tool is delivered to the CNC machine tool and wherein in a tool identification step the delivered cutting tool is identified by means of a tool identification unit, in particular one assigned to the CNC machine tool.

[0009] It is proposed that a readout step, which in particular is carried out after the tool identification step, in which at least the tool setting data record of the cutting tool, the tool measurement data record of the cutting tool and / or the tool process data record of the cutting tool is read out from the storage medium by the data communication unit and transmitted to a data processing unit assigned to the CNC machine tool, in particular to the CNC machine tool, wherein the storage medium is arranged separately from the cutting tool, separately from a tool holder holding the cutting tool and separately from the CNC machine tool.Preferably, in at least one method step, a tool data record is stored on the storage medium in order to transmit it to the CNC machine tool, in particular to the data processing unit assigned to the CNC machine tool, in a particularly later method step. The storage medium is preferably designed as an electronic storage medium, for example as a data chip, hard disk, flash memory, solid-state drive, or the like. The storage medium is preferably designed as a non-volatile memory. The tool data record is preferably the tool setting data record, the tool measurement data record, and / or the tool process data record. The tool data record is preferably assigned a unique data identification feature, in particular a data identification character string and / or a consecutive data numbering.The tool measurement data set preferably comprises at least one piece of information about a shape of the cutting tool, in particular a radius, a diameter, an angle of a cutting edge to a longitudinal axis of the cutting tool, or the like. The tool holder is preferably intended to be inserted into the CNC machine tool together with the cutting tool. The tool setting data set preferably comprises at least one piece of information about a configuration of the cutting tool, in particular a multi-component cutting tool, and / or a relative position of the cutting tool to the tool holder holding the cutting tool, for example a rotation center and / or a center height. The tool process data set preferably comprises at least one piece of information about a service life, in particular a remaining service life, a weight, a hardness, and / or a material of the cutting tool.

[0010] Preferably, in the tool delivery step, the cutting tool is transported to the CNC machine tool, in particular from a preparation, maintenance, and / or storage area. Preferably, the cutting tool is transported to the CNC machine tool in a state mounted in the tool holder. Preferably, the storage medium is mobile. Preferably, in the tool delivery step, the storage medium is transported to the CNC machine tool, in particular to the data processing unit assigned to the CNC machine tool. However, it is also conceivable for the storage medium to be stationary, for example, as a central server.

[0011] According to the invention, in the tool identification step, a unique tool identification feature, in particular a tool identification character string and / or a consecutive tool numbering, is detected for the cutting tool by means of the tool identification unit. The detected tool identification feature is preferably transmitted to the data processing unit and / or the storage medium. The tool identification unit preferably has at least one scanning element for detecting the tool identification feature. In particular, the scanning element is provided for reading an optical configuration of the tool identification feature, for example a barcode, a data matrix label, or the like, of the cutting tool and / or the tool holder holding the cutting tool. Identification of the cutting tool preferably takes place indirectly via identification of the tool holder holding the cutting tool.Preferably, the tool identification feature is firmly attached to the cutting tool and / or the tool holder, for example, glued, scribed, burned, printed, pressed in, or the like. The scanning element is preferably designed as a handheld scanner. However, it is also conceivable for the scanning element to be designed as a stationary scanner, in particular integrated into the CNC machine tool. Preferably, the tool identification unit is assigned to the CNC machine tool, in particular connectable to the CNC machine tool and / or permanently connected to the CNC machine tool. Alternatively, the data communication unit has at least one data communication interface for communication between the tool identification unit and the data processing unit assigned to the CNC machine tool.

[0012] Preferably, in the reading step, the tool identification feature detected by the tool identification unit is compared with the data identification feature in the storage medium. Preferably, in the reading step, at least one tool data record associated with the tool identification feature is read from the storage medium by means of the data communication unit. Preferably, in the reading step, the read tool data record is transmitted to the data processing unit by means of the data communication unit. Preferably, the data processing unit has at least one processor, a memory, input and output means, further electrical components, an operating program, control routines, control routines, and / or calculation routines.In particular, the data processing unit is provided to evaluate the transmitted data set for a control and / or regulation of the CNC machine tool tailored to the identified cutting tool. Preferably, the data processing unit is integrated into the CNC machine tool. However, it is also conceivable for the data processing unit to be designed separately from the CNC machine tool. Preferably, the tool data set is transmitted from the storage medium to the data processing unit wirelessly. It is also conceivable for the tool data set to be transmitted from the storage medium to the data processing unit via a cable, in particular via the USB interface of the data communication unit, the Ethernet interface of the data communication unit, and / or the serial interface of the data communication unit, in particular via RS-232.It is particularly conceivable that the storage medium, in particular during the tool delivery step, is arranged, in particular locked, in a receiving element, in particular on a docking element, of the data communication unit on the data processing unit and / or on the CNC machine tool.

[0013] "Intended" should be understood in particular to mean specifically programmed, designed, and / or equipped. The fact that an object is intended for a specific function should be understood in particular to mean that the object fulfills and / or performs this specific function in at least one application and / or operating state.

[0014] The inventive design of the method allows for an advantageously reliable supply of the CNC machine tool with tool data sets via the cutting tool used. In particular, the creation of paper-based and / or printed tool data sets is eliminated. In particular, the risk of confusion of tool data sets and / or the risk of input errors during transmission can be advantageously minimized.

[0015] According to the invention, the reading step is automatically triggered by the tool identification step. Preferably, the reading step is automatically triggered by transmission of the detected tool identification feature from the tool identification unit. According to the invention, the reading step is automatically aborted, in particular with an error message, if a comparison of the tool identification feature with the data identification feature is negative. It is particularly conceivable that, before the detected tool identification feature is transmitted, the detected tool identification feature is compared by means of the tool identification unit, at least with regard to a partial match with a data format for the tool identification feature and / or with a list of known tool identification features.It is particularly conceivable that, in the event of a partial match, a user input is requested, for example to repeat the tool identification step and / or to manually select from data identification features that partially match the tool identification feature. Preferably, in the event of a positive, in particular unambiguous, comparison of the tool identification feature with the data identification feature, at least one associated tool data record is automatically transferred from the storage medium to the data processing unit. The embodiment according to the invention advantageously allows the number of manually performed method steps to be carried out when equipping the CNC machine tool with the cutting tool to be kept low. In particular, a processing time for equipping the CNC machine tool with the cutting tool can advantageously be kept low.

[0016] According to the invention, the storage medium is arranged on a tool carriage for delivering the cutting tool to the CNC machine tool, at least during the tool delivery step. Preferably, the cutting tool is transported to the CNC machine tool during the tool delivery step by means of a tool transport means. Preferably, the tool transport means is designed as a tool carriage. It is also conceivable for the tool transport means to be designed as a tool case, a tool tray, a tool drum, a transport tray of a conveyor belt device, a transport drone, or the like. Preferably, the storage medium is permanently integrated into the tool transport means. Alternatively, the tool transport means has a receiving element for receiving and / or depositing the storage medium, at least during the tool delivery step.Thanks to the inventive design, the storage medium can advantageously be transported together with the cutting tool, in particular from a preparation, maintenance, and / or storage area, to the CNC machine tool. In particular, long communication paths between the storage medium and the CNC machine tool and / or the data processing unit can be avoided.

[0017] In particular, installation costs for long data lines between the storage medium and the CNC machine tool and / or the

[0018] Data processing unit can be advantageously avoided. In particular, the signal strength of wireless data communication interfaces of the data communication unit between the storage medium and the CNC machine tool and / or the data processing unit can be advantageously kept low. In particular, advantageously high electromagnetic compatibility can be achieved.

[0019] Furthermore, it is proposed that, in the reading step, the tool setting data set of the cutting tool, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool be transmitted via a wireless data communication interface of the data communication unit. In particular, the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set, and / or the tool process data set are transmitted via the wireless data communication interface between the storage medium, which is arranged in particular on the tool transport means, and the data processing unit. Due to the inventive design, the storage medium can advantageously be designed to be freely movable relative to the data processing unit.In particular, the storage medium can advantageously be easily transported between different areas, in particular a work area, a preparation area, and / or a maintenance and / or storage area. In particular, the tool data records stored on the storage medium, in particular the tool setting data record, the tool measurement data record, and / or the tool process data record, can advantageously be easily exchanged between the different areas.

[0020] Furthermore, it is proposed that, in the readout step, a Bluetooth interface of the wireless data communication interface and / or a WLAN interface of the wireless data communication interface be activated for transmitting the tool setting data set of the cutting tool, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool. In particular, the Bluetooth interface and / or the WLAN interface establishes a data connection between the storage medium and the data processing unit. Preferably, the Bluetooth interface and / or the WLAN interface are / are arranged on the tool transport means and / or the data processing unit. Due to the embodiment according to the invention, a tool data set can be transmitted over an advantageously large distance between the storage medium and the data processing unit.In particular, precise positioning of the storage medium in a readout area of the data processing unit can be dispensed with. In particular, the storage medium, in particular the tool transport means together with the storage medium, can advantageously be arranged flexibly in a work area and / or a preparation area, in particular for advantageously convenient handling and / or in an advantageously short period of time.

[0021] It is further proposed that, at least in the readout step for transmitting the tool setting data set of the cutting tool, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool, the storage medium and / or the data communication unit emulate a USB mass storage device. In particular, "USB" refers to the Universal Serial Bus system. In particular, the storage medium stores the tool setting data set of the cutting tool, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool in the emulated USB mass storage device.Preferably, in the readout step, the data communication unit transmits the tool setting data set of the cutting tool, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool in the emulated USB mass storage device of the storage medium to a USB interface of the data processing unit, in particular to a USB interface of the CNC machine tool. Preferably, the storage medium divides the tool setting data set of the cutting tool, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool in the emulated USB mass storage device into data packets. In particular, a data packet has a size that is matched to a data processing capacity of the data processing unit, in particular the CNC machine tool. Preferably, one data packet per readout step is stored on the emulated USB mass storage device.In particular, data packets are successively stored from the storage medium into the emulated USB mass storage device in successive readout steps and transmitted to the data processing unit, in particular to the CNC machine tool. The inventive configuration advantageously allows the CNC machine tool and / or the data processing unit associated with the CNC machine tool to be connected to the storage medium for communication in a simple and / or reliable manner. In particular, a complex and / or error-prone configuration of the CNC machine tool and / or the data processing unit for communication with the storage medium can be advantageously dispensed with.

[0022] Furthermore, the method according to the invention comprises at least one method step in which at least the tool setting data set of the cutting tool, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool is determined and / or created by a tool setting and / or tool measuring device, and by an input step in which the determined tool setting data set of the cutting tool, the determined tool measurement data set of the cutting tool, and / or the determined tool process data set of the cutting tool is transmitted, in particular wirelessly, to the storage medium and stored in the storage medium. Preferably, in a preparatory step, the cutting tool is attached to the tool holder.According to the invention, during the preparation step, the tool identification feature of the cutting tool and / or the tool holder is detected by means of a further tool identification unit, which is assigned in particular to the tool setting and / or tool measuring device and / or the tool transport means. Preferably, the tool identification feature is transmitted to the storage medium and / or to the tool setting and / or tool measuring device during the preparation step. Preferably, in at least one method step, the cutting tool, in particular together with the tool holder, is measured and / or adjusted by means of the tool setting and / or tool measuring device.Preferably, the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set, and / or the tool process data set are determined or created during a measurement and / or setting of the cutting tool by the tool setting and / or tool measuring device. According to the invention, the tool identification feature acquired, in particular in the preparation step, is assigned to the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set, and / or the tool process data set as a data identification feature. It is conceivable that the tool identification feature is acquired before, after, and / or during a measurement and / or setting of the cutting tool by the tool setting and / or tool measuring device.Preferably, the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set, and / or the tool process data set are transferred to the storage medium after the input step, in particular together with the tool identification feature, in particular as a data identification feature. Preferably, transfer from the tool setting device and / or tool measuring device to the storage medium takes place via a wireless data communication interface, in particular via a Bluetooth interface and / or a WLAN interface, of the data communication unit. Preferably, after the input step, the cutting tool and / or the storage medium is prepared for transport to the CNC machine tool, for example, packaged, arranged on the transport means, sorted into a collection of other cutting tools, or the like.The inventive design allows for advantageously reliable handling of recorded and / or determined tool data sets via the measured and / or adjusted cutting tool. In particular, the creation of paper-based and / or printed tool data sets can be eliminated. In particular, the risk of confusion between tool data sets can be advantageously minimized.

[0023] It is further proposed that tool setting data sets, tool measurement data sets, and / or tool process data sets of a plurality of cutting tools be stored on the storage medium. Preferably, at least one tool setting data set, one tool measurement data set, and / or one tool process data set of at least two, preferably all, cutting tools that are delivered together to the CNC machine tool during the tool delivery step, in particular coming from the tool setting and / or tool measuring device, are stored in the storage medium. Preferably, at least one tool setting data set, one tool measurement data set, and / or one tool process data set of at least two, preferably all, cutting tools that are arranged on the tool transport means during the tool delivery step are stored in the storage medium.The inventive design advantageously allows for the simple management of multiple cutting tools. In particular, a large number of storage media can be dispensed with. In particular, the risk of confusion between the cutting tool and the storage medium with the associated tool data sets can be advantageously minimized.

[0024] It is further proposed that the storage medium comprise a database, wherein a suitable cutting tool in the database is uniquely assigned to the determined tool setting data set of the cutting tool, the determined tool measurement data set of the cutting tool, and / or the determined tool process data set of the cutting tool in the input step. Preferably, the database comprises a further tool setting data set, a further tool measurement data set, and / or a further tool process data set. For example, the further tool setting data set, the further tool measurement data set, and / or the further tool process data set contain / contains values measured and / or set in a previous run of the method, in particular a history of values and / or an average of values, and / or manufacturer information.Preferably, in the input step, a currently measured and / or adjusted cutting tool is compared with the database, in particular uniquely assigned to an entry in the database. Preferably, during the input step, missing values of the current tool setting data set, the current tool measurement data set, and / or the current tool process data set are supplemented with the corresponding values of the further tool setting data set, the further tool measurement data set, and / or the further tool process data set. It is conceivable that the database is updated, in particular automatically, during the input step using the current tool setting data set, the current tool measurement data set, and / or the current tool process data set. Due to the embodiment according to the invention, the storage medium can store an advantageously large amount of information about the cutting tool.In particular, an advantageously large amount of information about the cutting tool can be transmitted to the CNC machine tool, in particular to the data processing unit.

[0025] Furthermore, it is proposed that the method comprise at least one assignment step in which a CNC machine tool, in particular a task within the CNC machine tool and / or a tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool, is assigned to the cutting tool. Preferably, an assignment of a CNC machine tool, in particular a task within the CNC machine tool and / or a tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool, takes place by means of the tool setting and / or tool measuring device. However, it is also conceivable for the data communication unit to comprise a user interface designed separately from the tool setting and / or tool measuring device for carrying out the assignment step. Preferably, the assignment step takes place before the tool delivery step.Preferably, the assignment of the CNC machine tool, in particular the task within the CNC machine tool and / or the tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool, is stored in the storage medium together with the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set, and / or the additional tool process data set. The inventive design allows for an advantageously traceable process sequence. In particular, the intended location of the cutting tool is known in every process step. In particular, the responsible cutting tool can advantageously be quickly identified, for example, in the event of a defective production.

[0026] Furthermore, it is proposed that the assignment to the CNC machine tool, in particular the task within the CNC machine tool and / or the tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool, be read from the storage medium in the readout step and transmitted to the data processing unit assigned to the CNC machine tool, in particular to the CNC machine tool. Preferably, the assignment to the CNC machine tool is read out before the tool setting data record, the tool measurement data record, and / or the tool process data record. Preferably, in a start phase of the readout step, all data identification features that are stored together with an assignment to the CNC machine are read out. In particular, data identification features that are linked to an assignment to another CNC machine are skipped.Preferably, the read-out data identification features are transmitted to the tool identification unit. It is particularly conceivable for the data identification features, each stored together with an assignment to the CNC machine, to be automatically read out before a first tool identification step, for example, triggered by a proximity sensor and / or by entering the range of the wireless data communication interface. Preferably, in the read-out step, the task within the CNC machine tool and / or the tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool is transmitted to the data processing unit together with the tool setting data record, the tool measurement data record, and / or the tool process data record after successful identification of the cutting tool, in particular the tool assigned to the CNC machine.The inventive design advantageously allows for rapid loading of the CNC machine tool with the cutting tool following the readout step. In particular, evaluation of the tool data sets, the assigned task, and / or the assigned tool magazine location by the data processing unit can begin immediately after transmission. In particular, loading of the CNC machine tool with the cutting tool can begin immediately after the identification step. In particular, manual input during the readout step for assigning a task and / or a tool magazine location is advantageously eliminated.

[0027] Furthermore, it is proposed that the method comprise a comparison step in which at least the plausibility of an assignment made in the assignment step and / or at least the compatibility of a cutting tool delivered to the CNC machine tool in the tool delivery step with the corresponding CNC machine tool is compared. Preferably, the data processing unit checks the plausibility of the assignment made, in particular the compatibility, of the delivered cutting tool with the CNC machine tool, in particular the task within the CNC machine tool and / or the tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool.The data processing unit preferably checks the plausibility of the assignment made, in particular the compatibility, by comparing the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set, and / or the tool process data set with current status information of the CNC machine tool, manufacturer information of the CNC machine tool stored in the data processing unit, and / or project data, in particular workpiece data, programmed into the data processing unit. The inventive design advantageously allows for early detection of an incorrect assignment. In particular, wear, particularly due to an incorrect assignment, of the cutting tool and / or the CNC machine tool can be advantageously kept to a minimum.

[0028] Furthermore, the invention is based on a communication device for transmitting at least one tool setting data set of a cutting tool, a tool measurement data set of the cutting tool and / or a tool process data set of the cutting tool, determined by means of a tool setting and / or tool measuring device, to a computerized numerical control-controlled machine tool (CNC machine tool), in particular for carrying out the method according to the invention, with a tool identification unit, in particular assigned to the CNC machine tool, with a storage medium, in particular an electronic one, which is provided for storing at least the tool setting data set of the cutting tool, at least the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool and / or at least the tool process data set of the cutting tool, and with a data communication unit.It is proposed that the data communication unit is provided, triggered by an identification of a cutting tool by means of the tool identification unit, to read at least the tool setting data record associated with the cutting tool, at least the tool measurement data record associated with the cutting tool, and / or the process data record associated with the cutting tool from the storage medium and transmit it to the CNC machine tool. Preferably, the communication device is provided for managing tool data records, in particular the tool setting data record, the tool process data record, and / or the tool measurement data record.In particular, the communication device is provided for outputting at least one tool data set, in particular the tool setting data set, the tool process data set, and / or the tool measurement data set, of the cutting tool uniquely identified by the tool identification unit. In particular, a tool data set, in particular the tool setting data set, the tool process data set, and / or the tool measurement data set, is output, and / or communication is established between the storage medium, the tool identification unit, and / or an external device by means of the data communication unit. The data communication unit preferably comprises at least one wireless data communication interface, in particular a Bluetooth interface and / or a WLAN interface.The inventive design of the communication device allows for an advantageously reliable supply of tool data sets to the CNC machine tool via the cutting tool used. In particular, the creation of paper-based and / or printed tool data sets is eliminated. In particular, the risk of confusion of tool data sets and / or the risk of input errors during transmission can be advantageously minimized.

[0029] It is further proposed that the communication device comprise a tool transport means, in particular a tool carriage, for delivering the cutting tool to the CNC machine tool, on which the storage medium is arranged. Preferably, the storage medium is integrated into the tool transport means. However, it is also conceivable for the storage medium to be detachably arranged on the tool transport means. Preferably, the tool transport means is designed as a tool carriage. Preferably, at least one data communication interface, in particular a Bluetooth interface and / or a WLAN interface, of the data communication unit is integrated into the tool transport means, in particular for transmitting tool data sets from the storage medium to the data processing unit. The embodiment according to the invention makes it possible to provide an advantageously compact communication device.In particular, the storage medium can advantageously be transported together with the cutting tool, in particular at the same time and in particular without additional effort, in particular from a preparation, maintenance, and / or storage area, to the CNC machine tool. In particular, long communication paths between the storage medium and the CNC machine tool and / or the data processing unit can be avoided.

[0030] Furthermore, it is proposed that the tool transport means comprise a further tool identification unit and a display element, wherein the display element is provided to display, triggered by a tool identification by means of the further tool identification unit, tool information of the cutting tool, tool setting data records associated with the cutting tool, tool measurement data records associated with the cutting tool, and / or tool process data records associated with the cutting tool read from the storage medium of the tool transport means. Preferably, the further tool identification unit comprises a handheld scanner, in particular analogous to the tool identification unit. Alternatively, the further tool identification unit is integrated into the tool transport means. In particular, the further tool identification unit is provided to detect the tool identification feature.The display element is preferably designed as a screen, in particular a touchscreen, and / or a video projector. The display element is preferably designed to display at least one tool data set associated with the tool identification feature, in particular the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set, and / or the tool process data set, and / or the associated CNC machine tool, in particular the task within the CNC machine tool and / or the tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool.The tool transport means preferably has at least one input element, in particular the touchscreen, for processing the tool data set, in particular the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set and / or the tool process data set, the recorded tool identification feature and / or the assignment of the CNC machine tool, in particular the task within the CNC machine tool and / or the tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool. The inventive design advantageously allows the data stored in the storage medium to be retrieved at any time. In particular, a check of the delivered cutting tool can advantageously be carried out, in particular by a user.

[0031] Furthermore, a system is proposed with the communication device according to the invention having the storage medium, with a tool setting and / or tool measuring device, with a CNC machine tool and / or with at least one cutting tool. The system preferably comprises the data processing unit assigned to the CNC machine tool. The data processing unit is preferably integrated into the CNC machine tool. The configuration according to the invention makes it possible to provide a system with an advantageously reliable equipping of the CNC machine tool with cutting tools. In particular, a system with an advantageously low manual management requirement for the tool data records can be provided. In particular, a throughput time for equipping the CNC machine tool can be advantageously kept low.

[0032] The method according to the invention, the communication device according to the invention, and / or the system according to the invention should not be limited to the application and embodiment described above. In particular, the method according to the invention, the communication device according to the invention, and / or the system according to the invention can have a number of individual elements, components, and units that differs from the number stated herein in order to fulfill a functionality described herein. Drawings

[0033] Further advantages will become apparent from the following description of the drawings. The drawings illustrate an exemplary embodiment of the invention. The drawings, the description, and the claims contain numerous features in combination. Those skilled in the art will also expediently consider the features individually and combine them into useful further combinations.

[0034] They show: Fig. 1 shows a system according to the invention with a communication device according to the invention, Fig. 2 shows a flow chart of a method according to the invention and Fig. 3 shows the system according to the invention with a further configuration of the communication unit according to the invention. Description of the embodiment

[0035] Fig. 1 shows a system 50. The system 50 includes a communication device 44. The communication device 44 has a storage medium 12. The system 50 includes a tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36. The system 50 includes a computerized numerical control (CNC) machine tool 16. The system 50 includes a cutting tool 14.

[0036] The tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36 is provided for measuring and / or setting the cutting tool 14. The tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36 is provided for creating and / or determining at least one tool data set, in particular a tool setting data set, a tool measurement data set, and / or a tool process data set, of the cutting tool 14. The tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36 comprises at least one setting and / or measuring station 56 for setting and measuring the cutting tool 14.The tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36 comprises at least one user interface 58 for operating the setting and / or measuring station 56 and / or for managing the determined tool data sets, in particular the tool setting data sets, the tool measurement data sets and / or the tool process data sets, in particular a plurality of cutting tools.

[0037] The cutting tool 14 is intended to be inserted into the CNC machine tool 16, in particular for machining a workpiece. The system 50, in particular the CNC machine tool 16, comprises a tool holder 30 for holding the cutting tool 14. The tool holder 30 is detachably connected to the CNC machine tool 16 in a non-destructive manner.

[0038] The system 50 comprises a data processing unit 28, which is assigned to the CNC machine tool 16, in particular is integrated into the CNC machine tool 16 and / or is arranged on the CNC machine tool 16. The data processing unit 28 is provided to process at least one tool data set, in particular the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set, and / or the tool process data set, of the cutting tool 14, in particular to evaluate it for controlling or regulating the CNC machine tool 16.

[0039] The CNC machine tool 16 and the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36 are arranged at a distance from one another, for example to spatially separate a preparation area 52 from a work area 54. The communication device 44 is provided to store at least one tool data set of the cutting tool 14 and / or at least one further cutting tool, created by the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36, in particular within the preparation area 52, in the storage medium 12 and to make it available to the CNC machine tool 16, in particular within the work area 54.The communication device 44 is provided for transmitting at least the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14 and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 determined by means of the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36 to the CNC machine tool 16.

[0040] The communication device 44 comprises a tool identification unit 24, in particular assigned to the CNC machine tool 16. The tool identification unit 24 comprises a handheld scanner 60, in particular for detecting a tool identification feature from the cutting tool 14 and / or the tool holder 30. The tool identification unit 24 is assigned to the CNC machine tool 16, in particular connected to the data processing unit 28 assigned to the CNC machine tool 16 for data exchange. It is also conceivable that a wireless data interface of a data communication unit 18 of the communication device 44 is arranged on the tool identification unit 24, in particular on the handheld scanner 60, in particular for wirelessly transmitting a detected tool identification feature to the data processing unit 28 and / or to the storage medium 12.The communication device 44 comprises the storage medium 12, in particular an electronic one, which is intended to store at least the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, at least the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or at least the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14. The communication device 44 comprises the data communication unit 18. The data communication unit 18 comprises at least one wireless data communication interface 34, in particular a Bluetooth interface and / or a WLAN interface.The data communication unit 18 is provided to read out at least the tool setting data record associated with the cutting tool 14, at least the tool measurement data record associated with the cutting tool 14 and / or at least the tool process data record associated with the cutting tool 14 from the storage medium 12, triggered by an identification of the cutting tool 14 by means of the tool identification unit 24.The data communication unit 18 is provided to transmit, triggered by an identification of the cutting tool 14 by means of the tool identification unit 24, at least the tool setting data set associated with the cutting tool 14, at least the tool measurement data set associated with the cutting tool 14 and / or at least the tool process data set associated with the cutting tool 14 to the CNC machine tool 16, in particular to the data processing unit 28 associated with the CNC machine tool 16, in particular by means of the wireless data communication interface 34.

[0041] The communication device 44 comprises a tool transport means 32, in particular a tool carriage, for delivering the cutting tool 14 to the CNC machine tool 16, on which the storage medium 12 is arranged. The tool transport means 32 is designed as a tool carriage. The tool transport means 32 is provided for transporting the cutting tool 14 and / or other cutting tools between the preparation area 52 and the work area 54. The tool transport means 32 comprises at least one tool storage element 62, for example a shelf, a suspension, a clip, a stand, or the like, for storing, in particular temporarily fixing, the cutting tool 14 and / or other cutting tools on the tool transport means 32. The storage medium 12 is permanently integrated into the tool transport means 32 and / or is detachably connected to the tool transport means 32 in a non-destructive manner.

[0042] At least one wireless data communication interface 34 of the data communication unit 18 is arranged on the tool transport means 32. The wireless data communication interface 34 is signal-connected to the storage medium 12. The tool transport means 32 comprises a further tool identification unit 46. The tool transport means 32 comprises a display element 48. The display element 48 is provided, triggered by a tool identification by means of the further tool identification unit 46, to display tool information of the cutting tool 14 read from the storage medium 12 of the tool transport means 32, tool setting data records associated with the cutting tool 14, tool measurement data records associated with the cutting tool 14, and / or tool process data records associated with the cutting tool 14.The additional tool identification unit 46 comprises at least one additional handheld scanner 64. The display element 48 is designed as a screen. In an alternative embodiment, the storage medium 12 is arranged stationary, in particular between the preparation area 52 and the work area 54, in particular within a communication range of the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36 and the data processing unit 28.

[0043] Figure 2 shows a flow diagram of a method 10. The method 10 is provided for transmitting at least the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14 and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 stored on the, in particular electronic, storage medium 12 to the CNC machine tool 16 with the data communication unit 18.

[0044] In a tool delivery step 20 of the method 10, at least the cutting tool 14 is delivered to the CNC machine tool 16. In the tool delivery step 20, the cutting tool 14 is transported from the preparation area 52 to the work area 54. The cutting tool 14 and / or at least one further cutting tool is / are delivered in the tool delivery step 20 by means of the tool transport means 32. However, it is also conceivable for the cutting tool 14 and / or at least one further cutting tool to be transported manually to the CNC machine tool 16 in the tool delivery step 20.

[0045] In a tool identification step 22 of the method 10, the delivered cutting tool 14 is identified by means of the tool identification unit 24, in particular by means of the tool identification unit 24 assigned to the CNC machine tool 16. In the tool identification step 22, the tool identification feature of the cutting tool 14 and / or the tool holder 30 is read in by means of the tool identification unit 24. In the tool identification step 22, the detected tool identification feature is transmitted to the data processing unit 28 and / or the storage medium 12.

[0046] In a readout step 26 of the method 10, at least the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, at least the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14 and / or at least the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 is read out from the storage medium 12 by the data communication unit 18. The readout step 26 occurs chronologically after the tool identification step 22. In the readout step 26, the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, at least the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14 and / or at least the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 is transmitted from the data communication unit 18 to at least the data processing unit 28 assigned to the CNC machine tool 16, in particular to the CNC machine tool 16.When transmitting the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 by means of the data communication unit 18, the storage medium 12 is arranged separately from the cutting tool 14, separately from a tool holder 30 holding the cutting tool 14, and separately from the CNC machine tool 16. In the readout step 26, the tool identification feature acquired by the tool identification unit 24 is compared with a data identification feature in the storage medium 12, which is linked in particular to the tool setting data set, the tool measurement data set, and / or the tool process data set.In the reading step 26, at least one tool data record associated with the tool identification feature, in particular the tool setting data record, the tool measurement data record, and / or the tool process data record, is read from the storage medium 12 by means of the data communication unit 18. In the reading step 26, the read tool data record is transmitted to the data processing unit 28 by means of the data communication unit 18.

[0047] The readout step 26 is automatically triggered by the tool identification step 22. The readout step 26 is triggered by detecting the tool identification feature during the tool identification step 22 and / or by transmitting the detected tool identification feature to the data processing unit 28 and / or the storage medium 12. It is conceivable that, before triggering the readout step 26, a format comparison of the detected tool identification feature with an expected data format for a tool identification feature takes place, in particular with regard to the completeness of the tool identification feature.If the format comparison result is negative, a request is issued, particularly to a user, to re-read, to make a manual correction, and / or to select known tool identification features that at least partially match the detected tool identification feature. If the format comparison result is positive, the readout step 26 is automatically triggered.

[0048] The storage medium 12 is arranged, at least during the tool delivery step 20, on the tool transport means 32, in particular on the tool carriage, for delivering the cutting tool 14 to the CNC machine tool 16. During the tool delivery step 20, the storage medium 12 is transported, in particular by means of the tool transport means 32, from the preparation area 52, in particular from the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36, to the work area 54, in particular to the data processing unit 28. The storage medium 12 is permanently integrated into the tool transport means 32 and / or arranged so that it can be removed non-destructively, for example, in a memory card reader of the tool transport means 32, at least during the tool delivery step 20.

[0049] In the readout step 26, the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 are transmitted via the wireless data communication interface 34 of the data communication unit 18. In the readout step 26, a Bluetooth interface of the wireless data communication interface 34 and / or a WLAN interface of the wireless data communication interface 34 is activated to transmit the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14.In the readout step 26, the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 are transmitted from the storage medium 12, which is arranged in particular on the tool transport means 32, to the data processing unit 28 via the Bluetooth interface and / or the WLAN interface. In the readout step 26, an assignment to the CNC machine tool 16, in particular a task within the CNC machine tool 16 and / or a tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool 16, is read from the storage medium 12 and transmitted to the data processing unit 28 assigned to the CNC machine tool 16, in particular to the CNC machine tool 16.In the readout step 26, the assignment to the CNC machine tool 16, in particular the task within the CNC machine tool 16 and / or the tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool 16, is transmitted from the storage medium 12, which is arranged in particular on the tool transport means 32, to the data processing unit 28 by means of the Bluetooth interface and / or the WLAN interface. In an alternative embodiment, the task within the CNC machine tool 16 and / or the tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool 16 is manually assigned, in particular entered, at the data processing unit 28 assigned to the CNC machine tool 16 during the readout step 26.

[0050] In a comparison step 42 of the method 10, at least a plausibility of an assignment made in an assignment step 40 of the method 10 and / or at least a compatibility of a cutting tool 14 delivered to the CNC machine tool 16 in the tool delivery step 20 is compared with the corresponding CNC machine tool 16. If the comparison in a loading and machining step 66 of the method 10 is positive, the CNC machine tool 16 is loaded with the cutting tool 14, in particular together with the tool holder 30, and a workpiece is subsequently machined with the CNC machine tool 16 and the cutting tool 14.In a reversal step 68, in particular after completion of machining of a workpiece with the cutting tool 14, the tool process data record of the cutting tool 14, in particular a remaining service life, is updated by the data processing unit 28. The updated tool process data record of the cutting tool 14 is transmitted to the storage medium 12 and stored in the storage medium 12, in particular within a database of the storage medium 12. In the reversal step 68, the cutting tool 14, in particular together with the tool holder 30, is removed from the CNC machine tool 16. In the reversal step 68, the cutting tool 14 is transported, in particular by means of the tool transport means 32, to the preparation area 52, a storage area and / or a maintenance area, in particular together with the storage medium 12.

[0051] In a preparation step 70 of the method 10, the cutting tool 14 is attached to the tool holder 30. The tool identification feature is read, in particular during the preparation step 70, from the cutting tool 14 and / or from the tool holder 30 using the further tool identification unit 46 and / or an additional tool identification unit, in particular associated with the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36.

[0052] According to the invention, in at least one measuring and / or setting step 72 of the method 10, at least the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, at least the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or at least the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 are determined and / or created by the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36. The cutting tool 14 is arranged, in particular together with the tool holder 30, for measurement and / or adjustment on the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36, in particular at the setting and / or measuring station 56.

[0053] In an input step 38 of the method 10, the determined tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the determined tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the determined tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 are transmitted, in particular wirelessly, to the storage medium 12 and stored in the storage medium 12. In the input step 38 and / or in the measurement and / or setting step 72, the determined tool setting data set, the determined tool measurement data set, and / or the determined tool process data set are linked to the recorded tool identification feature as a data identification feature.In the input step 38, the determined tool setting data set, the determined tool measurement data set, and / or the determined tool process data set are transmitted via the wireless data communication interface 34 from the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36 to the storage medium 12, which is arranged in particular on the tool transport means 32. Tool setting data sets, tool measurement data sets, and / or tool process data sets of a plurality of cutting tools are stored on the storage medium 12. In particular, the tool setting data sets, tool measurement data sets, and / or tool process data sets belonging to various cutting tools are stored on the storage medium 12, each with an associated tool identification feature as the data identification feature.Each tool data set stored in the storage medium 12 can be uniquely assigned a specific cutting tool via the data identification feature and / or the tool identification feature, and / or at least one tool data set can be assigned to each cutting tool. The storage medium 12 has a database. The database comprises at least one tool data set, in particular a tool setting data set, a tool measurement data set, and / or a tool process data set of a plurality of cutting tools. In the input step 38, a suitable cutting tool in the database is uniquely assigned to the determined tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the determined tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the determined tool process data set of the cutting tool 14.The determined tool setting data set, the determined tool measurement data set, and / or the determined tool process data set are / will be supplemented with missing information from the database, for example, a remaining tool life. In the at least one assignment step 40, a CNC machine tool 16, in particular a task within the CNC machine tool 16 and / or a tool magazine location within the CNC machine tool 16, is assigned to the cutting tool 14. The assignment during the assignment step 40 is performed via the user interface 58 of the tool setting and / or tool measuring device 36 and / or by means of an input element on the tool transport means 32.

[0054] Figure 3shows a further configuration of the communication device 44. During the readout step 26, the storage medium 12 is connected to the data processing unit 28 and / or the CNC machine tool 16 via a USB connection 74. At least in the readout step 26 for transmitting the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14, the storage medium 12 and / or the data communication unit 18 emulates a USB mass storage device. The system 50 comprises a further storage medium 78. The further storage medium 78 is provided, analogous to the storage medium 12, for storing the tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the tool process data set of the cutting tool 14.The additional storage medium 78 is connected to a network 80, in particular via a wired and / or wireless connection. The additional storage medium 78 emulates a USB mass storage device, at least during the readout step 26. The additional storage medium 78 is connected to the data processing unit 28, in particular to the CNC machine tool 16, via an additional USB connection 76.

[0055] In particular, in the input step 38, the determined tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the determined tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the determined tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 are transmitted via the network 80 to the further storage medium 78, in particular via a wireless and / or wired network connection 82. In particular, in the input step 38, the determined tool setting data set of the cutting tool 14, the determined tool measurement data set of the cutting tool 14, and / or the determined tool process data set of the cutting tool 14 are stored in the further storage medium 78.The determined tool setting data set, the determined tool measurement data set, and / or the determined tool process data set are / are supplemented in the additional storage medium 78, analogously to the storage medium 12, with missing information from a database of the additional storage medium 78, for example, a remaining tool life. In particular, the determined tool setting data set, the determined tool measurement data set, and / or the determined tool process data set are compared and / or supplemented with missing information from an external database connected via the network 80. It is conceivable that the storage medium 12 is connected to the network 80 via the wireless data communication interface 34. In particular, it is also conceivable that the storage medium 12 and the additional storage medium 78 represent the same storage medium. Reference symbol

[0056] 10Process 12Storage medium 14Cutting tool 16CNC machine tool 18Data communication unit 20Tool delivery step 22Tool identification step 24Tool identification unit 26Readout step 28Data processing unit 30Tool holder 32Tool transport means 34Data communication interface 36Tool setting and / or tool measuring device 38Input step 40Assignment step 42Adjustment step 44Communication device 46Further tool identification unit 48Display element 50System 52Preparation area 54Work area 56Setting and / or measuring station 58User interface 60Handheld scanner 62Tool storage element 64Further handheld scanner 66Loading and processing step 68Reversal step 70Preparation step 72Measuring and / or setting step 74USB connection 76Additional USB connection 78Additional storage medium 80Network 82Network connection

Claims

1. A method for transmitting at least one tool presetting data set of a machining tool (14) that is stored on an electronic storage medium (12), at least one tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) that is stored on the electronic storage medium (12) and / or at least one tool processing data set of the machining tool (14) that is stored on the electronic storage medium (12) to a machine tool that is controlled via Computerized Numerical Control (CNC machine tool 16), with a data communication unit (18), wherein during a preparation step (70), an unambigous tool identification characteristic of the machining tool (14) is captured, wherein in a measuring and / or presetting step (72) at least the tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), at least the tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or at least the tool processing data set of the machining tool (14) are / is determined and / or created via a tool presetting and / or tool measuring apparatus (36), wherein the tool identification characteristic is allocated to the tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), the tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or the tool processing data set of the machining tool (14) as a data identification characteristic, wherein in an input step (38) the determined tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), the determined tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or the determined tool processing data set of the machining tool (14) are / is transferred together with the tool identification characteristic to the storage medium (12) and are / is stored in the storage medium (12), wherein in a tool delivery step (20) at least the machining tool (14) is delivered to the CNC machine tool (16) via a tool cart, and wherein in a tool identification step (22) the delivered machining tool (14) is identified via a tool identification unit (24) by way of capturing via the tool identification unit (24) the unambiguous tool identification characteristic that is allocated to the machining tool (14), wherein the method comprises a read-out step (26), which is automatically initiated by the tool identification step (22), wherein in the read-out step (26) data identification characteristics are read out and are transferred to the tool identification unit (24), wherein in the read-out step (26) at least the tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), at least the tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or at least the tool processing data set of the machining tool (14) of the data communication unit (18) are / is read out of the storage medium (12) and are / is transmitted to a data processing unit (28) that is allocated to the CNC machine tool (16), characterized in that the read-out step (26) is automatically stopped, if a matching of the tool identification characteristic with the data identification characteristic has a negative result, wherein the storage medium (12), of which at least the tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), at least the tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or at least the tool processing data set of the machining tool (14) are / is read out via the data communication unit (18) of the CNC machine tool (16), is arranged on the tool cart, by which the machining tool (14) is delivered to the CNC machine tool (16), and apart from the machining tool (14), apart from a tool holder (30) holding the machining tool (14) and apart from the CNC machine tool (16), and wherein in the read-out step (26) the tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), the tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or the tool processing data set of the machining tool (14) are / is transferred via a wireless data communication interface (34) of the data communication unit (18), which is signal-technologically connectable with the storage medium (12), between the storage medium (12) arranged on the tool cart and the data processing unit (28) of the CNC tool machine (16), and for a transfer of the tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), the tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or the tool processing data set of the machining tool (14) a Bluetooth interface of the wireless data communication interface (34) and / or a WLAN interface of the wireless data communication interface (34) are / is activated, which create / s a data connection between the storage medium (12) of the tool cart and the data processing unit (28) of the CNC machine tool.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that at least in the read-out step (26), for the transfer of the tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), the tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or the tool processing data set of the machining tool, the storage medium (12) and / or the data communication unit (18) emulate / s a USB mass storage device.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that tool presetting data sets, tool measuring data sets and / or tool processing data sets of a plurality of machining tools are stored by the storage medium (12).

4. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the storage medium (12) comprises a database, wherein in the input step (38) a suitable machining tool in the database is unambigously allocated to the determined tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), the determined tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or the determined tool processing data set of the machining tool (14).

5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized by at least one allocation step (40), in which a CNC machine tool (16) is allocated to the machining tool (14).

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that in the read-out step (26) the allocation to the CNC machine tool (16) is read out of the storage medium (12) and is transmitted to the data processing unit (28) allocated to the CNC machine tool (16).

7. The method according to claim 5 or 6, characterized by a matching step (42), in which at least a plausibility of an allocation made in the allocation step (40) and / or at least a compatibility of a machining tool (14) delivered to the CNC machine tool (16) in the delivery step (20) are / is matched with the respective CNC machine tool (16).

8. A communication device for a transmission of at least one tool presetting data set of a machining tool (14), a tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or a tool processing data set of the machining tool (14), determined by means of a tool presetting and / or tool measuring apparatus (36), to a machine tool controlled by Computerized Numerical Control (CNC machine tool, 16) for an execution of a method according to any one of the preceding claims, with a tool identification unit (24), with an electronic storage medium (12) that is configured for a storage of at least the tool presetting data set of the machining tool (14), at least the tool measuring data set of the machining tool (14) and / or at least the tool processing data set of the machining tool (14), with a tool cart for a delivery of the machining tool (14) to the CNC machine tool (16), on which the storage medium (12) is arranged, and with a data communication unit (18), which is configured, initiated by an identification of the machining tool (14) via the tool identification unit (24), to read out of the storage medium (12) and transfer to the CNC machine tool (16) at least the tool presetting data set belonging to the machining tool (14), at least the tool measuring data set belonging to the machining tool (14) and / or at least the processing data set belonging to the machining tool (14), wherein the data communication unit (18) comprises a wireless data communication interface (34), which is signal-technologically connectable with the storage medium (12).

9. The communication device according to claim 8, characterized in that the tool transport device (32) comprises a further tool identification unit (46) and a display element (48), wherein the display element (48) is configured, initiated by a tool identification via the further tool identification unit (46), to display tool information of the machining tool (14) read out of the storage medium (12) of the tool transport device (32), tool presetting data sets belonging to the machining tool (14), tool measuring data sets belonging to the machining tool (14) and / or tool processing data sets belonging to the machining tool (14).

10. A system with the communication device comprising the storage medium (12) according to any one of claims 8 or 9, with a tool presetting and / or tool measuring apparatus (36), with a CNC machine tool (16) and / or with at least one machining tool (14).