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CTMS (Commodity & Tool Management Services) is an independent business division of the IMC Group, dedicated to
delivering tool management services to help customers reduce their production costs. Th e CTMS team comprises tool management
professionals in the key areas of logistics, engineering and IT, all critical to cost reduction
in the supply chain and manufacturing processes affected by cutting tools
Cutting tools play a pivotal role in the total cost equation. In a typical production environment,
the tool price represents only 3% of total
 manufacturing costs.
However the cutting tool can significantly reduce machining cycle time,
which means more machine tool capacity and less manpower. For example,
a 25% optimization of the machining process can deliver total cost
reduction of 15%. This is much more significant than,
for example, a 5% tool price reduction, which would have only a marginal impact on total costs.
The latest vending system hardware from CTMS allows total control of all
nominated items. Each compartment within each drawer is
individually controlled by powerful tool management software. This
allows access to nominated tooling to be strictly controlled, with usage
statistics to provide full accountability for all consumable usage.
This system, called MATRIX, is running on shopfloors all over the
world, and the ISCAR-TM software is continually improved and updated by
a dedicated team. Automatic ordering
based on MIN/MAX levels, and automated report generation with
user-defined detail are standard features.
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