CuttingTool
| Version | 1.0.0 |
|---|---|
| Published | 2024-11 |
| Sector | Cutting tools |
The cutting tool model, published in 2024. It describes tools as things in their own right - with identity, geometry and life - rather than as numbers in a machine's tool table, which is what makes tool data portable between machines.
Where it sits in the stack
Related to MachineTool, which has its own tool and tool-life types. Where both are present, work out which one the machine populates.
The types that matter
| Type | What it carries |
|---|---|
(type inventory not confirmed) | We have not verified this model's type inventory. MachineTool's own ToolType, MultiToolType and ToolLifeType are separately documented on that page. |
Using it on a real machine
- Check MachineTool firstIf the machine implements MachineTool, its tool and tool-life types may already give you what you need.
- Use this for tool identity across machinesThe value of a separate tool model is tracking a physical tool as it moves between machines, which a machine-local tool table cannot do.
- Map tool life to maintenance, not availabilityTool life is a predictor. Treat it as maintenance planning data.
What it gives you for OEE
Indirect but genuinely valuable. Tool life predicts tool changes, and a predicted stop is a scheduled stop rather than a breakdown - which is exactly the shift that improves availability. Tool breakage is a MachineTool condition class and a downtime reason. Part counts come from the machine.
Gotchas
- Overlaps MachineTool's own tool types. Establish which the machine populates before building on either.
- Tool identity across machines is the differentiator; within one machine the tool table is often enough.
- Published 2024, implementation still early.
Once the machine speaks a companion spec, the OEE mapping is portable across vendors, which is the point at which analytics stops being a per-machine project.
See Jemba →Last verified 7 September 2026 against OPC UA 1.05.07. Version and publication date read from the released nodeset. OPC UA Connect is an educational resource and is not affiliated with the OPC Foundation.