Control Cutting Tool Costs with Smarter Inventory Management

Stockouts don't announce themselves. Over-consumption doesn't either.

For machining operations running CNC/VMC/HMC machines across multiple shifts, cutting tool spend is one of the highest variable costs on the shop floor — yet one of the least controlled. SupplyPoint changes that from day one.

30%

Average reduction in tool consumption

24/7

Controlled access at the point of work

100%

Transaction accountability

100 +

Results Achieved

Over-consumption & hoarding

Without limits, operators take more than they need. Consumables accumulate at workstations, inflating purchasing and distorting stock counts.

Stockouts stopping production

No automated reorder signal means the first sign of a shortage is a line stoppage — emergency orders arriving late and at premium cost.

No visibility
by job or cost center

Tool costs book as a single overhead line. No data links consumption to machines, operators or components — making cost reduction guesswork.

Spent tools scrapped, not recovered

Without a formal return process, worn carbide tools go to scrap — missing resharpening value and carbide recycling credits worth recovering.

Authenticate

RFID card, PIN or barcode identifies the worker and applies their access profile.

Select & dispense

Correct compartment opens only. Quantity limits enforced per user, per shift, per job.

Transact & trace

Every issue is logged to a named user, timestamp and item.

Return & recover

Spent tools flagged for rework - routed to resharpening, recycling or supplier credit.

Resharpening extends carbide tool life through multiple use cycles.

Recycling credit returns value through supplier take-back programs.

Tungsten is in global short supply. Recovery is commercially significant.

Use a single solution or combine lockers, carousels and progressive drawer systems to create a setup tailored to your tools, workspace and workflow.

With SupplyPoint software, multiple dispensing and storage solutions can be connected, controlled and managed as one system, giving you centralized visibility, automated dispensing and complete accountability for every tool.

Choose the solutions that fit your operation. Combine them as your needs evolve. Manage them all from one system.

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Control Cutting Tool Costs with Smarter Inventory Management

The Challenge