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Tool Management in Manufacturing with Cosmino Panteo: Ensuring Cost Transparency and Profitability

By susanne.gutermuth@cosmino.de In

Whoever wants to actively manage the economic efficiency of their production must have control over tool usage. Especially with increasing product variety and smaller batch sizes, tooling costs are becoming a decisive factor in the profitability of orders.

In practice, however, the necessary data transparency is often lacking: tool life is insufficiently recorded, tool changes are carried out reactively, and it is hardly possible to allocate tooling costs to products based on their actual cause.

Tool management with Cosmino Panteo closes this gap and ensures end-to-end transparency regarding tool usage —if required, down to the level of individual, traceable tool components.

The benefits are evident throughout the entire tool usage process — from the data foundation to on-the-shop-floor deployment and analysis:

End-to-end Transparency through Master Data, Recording, and Analysis

Tools are created in a structured matter and uniquely identified. On the shopfloor, their usage is tracked via the tool ID. As a result, tool life and usage quantities are thus automatically available and can be analyzed without additional effort.

This creates a consistent data foundation: tool usage becomes transparent, costs are allocated based on their actual cause, and maintenance can be planned proactively. Analyses of tool usage reveal differences between individual tools and provide the basis for targeted optimizations.

Support for Operational Control on the Shopfloor

Customizable shopfloor visualizations provide targeted support for operational control: setup teams gain early visibility of upcoming tool changes, while tool maintenance keeps track of planned maintenance cycles based on tool life.

Transparency and Control Down to the Component Level

In addition, Cosmino Panteo enables the mapping of tools at the component level. Assembly and disassembly in toolmaking are digitally supported and managed via individual bills of materials.

Thanks to the clear linking of tools and their components, it is always transparent which component is installed in which tool—without the need for additional data entry on the shopfloor. For each individual tool component, usage duration and produced quantities are available. Critical or heavily used components can be replaced earlier in a targeted manner, while less critical parts can continue to be used.

This reduces the risk of failure for the entire tool without incurring unnecessary costs.

During disassembly, tool components are assigned a new status (e.g., “scrapped,” “to be cleaned,” or “to be repaired”). Only approved components are available for reassembly—unsuitable parts are automatically excluded. This prevents misuse and effectively reduces tooling costs.

 

           

Conclusion:

Cosmino Panteo tool management combines transparency, process support, and data analysis into a integrated system. It provides managers with a solid foundation for effectively controlling tooling costs, reducing downtime, and ensuring the long-term profitability of production. We would be happy to demonstrate, based on your specific manufacturing situation, how Cosmino Panteo can help you achieve transparency regarding your tool usage and manage costs effectively.