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Toolmanagement

Cost pressure, shortage of skilled workers, economic aspects, and other factors are increasing the importance of tool supply concepts in the processingindustry. MAPAL’s efficient range of services helps customers exploit their full potential and ensure their tool supply is fit for the future.
Two approaches to tool supply
To meet the different requirements in tool supply, MAPAL offers two approaches: Tool Logistics and Full Service. Both concepts ensure maximum transparency, predictable costs, and the highest process performance.
MAPAL Toolmanagement Tool Logistics

Tool Logistics

Tool in focus

Consignment store with logistics services 
MAPAL provides consignment items on a needs basis and ensures around-the-clock tool supply without any unnecessary building up of stocks at the customer’s premises. The focus is on the entire supply chain, including the entire tool stock.

BILLING PER WITHDRAWAL (CPC - COST PER CONSUMPTION) 
Customers who choose this billing model receive a collective invoice for all items withdrawn from the storage system. The administrative effort for purchasing and procurement is minimised.

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Your Benefits

  •  Guaranteed tool availability on site
  •  Reduced capital commitment and increased cash flow
  •  Ideal tool inventory
  •  Reduced storage and administrative costs
  •  Reduced personnel expenditure
  •  Innovative digitalisation options
  •  Cost control thanks to transparent and analysable data
  •  Custom services
  •  Competent advice from qualified personnel
  •  Resource-saving manufacturing for a sustainable
  • production strategy

Tool Logistics – Overview of Services

  • MAPAL Toolmanagement Consulting

    Toolmanagement consulting

    • Master data management
    •  Planning process support
    •  Hardware design
    •  Coordination of commissioning
    •  Training courses

  • Technical support and optimisation

    Technical support and optimisation 

    • Cost driver analysis and customer-specific Reports
    • Process optimisation
    • Implementation of innovations

  • MAPAL Toolmanagement Stockkeeping

    Stockkeeping

    •  Efficient 24/7 inventory management
    •  Overview of stock at the press of a button
    •  Structured stockkeeping by tool condition
    •  Needs-based tool dispensing

  • MAPAL Toolmanagement Planning and purchasing

    Planning and purchasing

    •  Efficient inventory management
    •  Needs-based replenishment taking production fluctuations into account
    •  Adjustment of planning data (re-order stock levels and order sizes)
    •  Automated replenishment processes

  • MAPAL Toolmanagement regrinding management

    Regrinding management

    • Efficient regrinding management for a sustainable production strategy
    •  Collection of worn tools for seamless regrinding logistics
    •  Organisation and shipping of reconditionable tools
    •  Ideal number of reconditioning cycles for resource savings
    •  Logistics management up to and including stocking

Tool management workflow from the tool cabinet to the presetting device to the machine, with a cloud system on top.

Full Service

Component in focus

Full service Toolmanagement with logistics and engineering services
With its full service offering, MAPAL is going one step further and taking customer relations to a new level. More than just tool procurement, MAPAL offers comprehensive full service Toolmanagement – right through to delivering pre-assembled tools right on the production line. As a result, customers enjoy maximum efficiency in addition to predictable costs thanks to the transparent cost per part billing model.

Billing per produced component (CPP – Cost per Part) 
With Full Service Tool Management, customers remain flexible and have predictable tool costs. They only pay based on the components produced. When production volumes fluctuate, the costs automatically adjust.

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Your benefits

  •  Predictable tool costs
  •  Systematically and proactively leverage innovative tool technologies
  •  Defined annual savings and increased overall process performance
  •  Guaranteed tool availability on site
  •  Reduced capital commitment and increased cash flow
  •  Reduced storage and administrative costs
  •  Reduced personnel expenditure
  •  Innovative digitalisation options
  •  Competent advice from qualified personnel
  •  Resource-saving manufacturing for a sustainable production strategy

Full Service – Overview of Services

  • MAPAL Toolmanagement Consulting

    Toolmanagement consulting

    • Master data management
    •  Planning process support
    •  Hardware design
    •  Coordination of commissioning
    •  Training courses

  • Technical support and optimisation

    Technical support and optimisation 

    • Cost driver analysis and customer-specific Reports
    • Process optimisation
    • Implementation of innovations

  • MAPAL Toolmanagement Stockkeeping

    Stockkeeping

    •  Efficient 24/7 inventory management
    •  Overview of stock at the press of a button
    •  Structured stockkeeping by tool condition
    •  Needs-based tool dispensing

  • MAPAL Toolmanagement Planning and purchasing

    Planning and purchasing

    •  Efficient inventory management
    •  Needs-based replenishment taking production fluctuations into account
    •  Adjustment of planning data (re-order stock levels and order sizes)
    •  Automated replenishment processes

  • MAPAL Toolmanagement regrinding management

    Regrinding management

    • Efficient regrinding management for a sustainable production strategy
    •  Collection of worn tools for seamless regrinding logistics
    •  Organisation and shipping of reconditionable tools
    •  Ideal number of reconditioning cycles for resource savings
    •  Logistics management up to and including stocking

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    Pre-adjustment and intralogistics

    •  Integration into customer processes including optimisation
    •  Tool handling (collection/assembly/dismantling/provision)
    •  Cleaning and maintenance of tool holders
    •  Precise setting and measuring of tools including documentation

Your partner in every phase

Service sector partnerships demand a high level of mutual trust. Whether it’s during the enquiry and quotation phase, the implementation phase, or during normal operations, MAPAL always offers a competent partner with access to a broad network of experts from a wide range of sectors.
MAPAL Toolmanagement process

  • 1. Enquiry

    •  View enquiry
    •  Develop Concept

  • 2. Quotation 

    •  Define scope of Services together
    •  Fix terms
    •  Set project start

  • 3. Implementation

    •  Implement services
    •  Master data management
    •  Commissioning of equipment
    •  Integration into production processes

  • 4. Start 

    •  Operations
    •  Continuous improvement
    •  Regular meetings

Case studies from the toolmanagement sector