TDM Systems, CRIBWISE and Toolhive will present the full range of their tool management solutions at IMTS 2026, in the East building at booth 133125. Experts from each brand will be present to advise visitors on tool data digitalization, improving efficiency and reducing costs, as well as other possible applications and benefits from digital tool management.

TDM Systems is the enterprise solution for highly integrable and customizable tool data management. “TDM’s solutions place a strong emphasis on highly integrated manufacturing management, including tool data, process management, and tool lifecycle management down to the machine level,” stated Josh Ryan, TDM Systems Inc. head of Sales Americas. “This helps to minimize downtime and reduces costs while significantly increasing efficiency.”

By connecting tool data, shop floor processes, and machine communication, TDM promotes a transparent and digitally managed tool lifecycle. From guided tool preparation and automated data transfers to mobile access at the machine, manufacturers gain full process visibility, reduce manual effort, and ensure that the right tool data is always available where it is needed.

At IMTS the presentation highlights will include the new TDM Machine Data Connector, a standardized machine interface for connecting to a host of the most common machine control systems; the TDM Machine WebClient for mobile tool data retrieval directly at the machine; and TDM ScanEasy, a mobile, browser-based barcode scanner specifically for use on the shop floor.

Manufacturers often lack the capacity and expertise for tool and data management, even though a correct database set-up and structuring is crucial for achieving a good digital tool management system. TDM Systems” Data Services digitizing tools build the foundation for efficient, digital tool management with TDM software by bringing greater transparency, control and productivity to the manufacturing process. “Afterall, the quality of your products can only be as good as the quality of your data. That is why TDM Systems” Data Services was set up. To support customers with data preparation, initial data base population and data migration come, whether they are new to the TDM system or want to optimize their existing tool data management,” according to Ryan.

CRIBWISE is a browser-based solution for tool and logistics management. CRIBWISE supports tool tracking inventory control, procurement, reporting and more, offering a complete inventory management solution.

Another highlight of the IMTS presentation will be the integration of the CRIBWISE and Toolhive software; both systems can be connected, putting live inventory data to work inside the CAM programming process itself. Rather than keeping stock quantities isolated from tool assembly design, CRIBWISE’s item-level inventory is now be made available where CAM engineers are building their tools, thus eliminating the need to log into separate systems, call the crib, or manually confirm counts. The result: inventory data drives smarter decisions upstream, before a job ever hits the floor.

Toolhive is the cloud-based entry level solution aimed at SMEs and companies new to tool management that want to streamline the tooling inventory process. With direct interfaces to CAM systems, Toolhive closes the gap between production and planning. New at IMTS is the Toolhive workorder management feature that supports the tool planning of each job that goes to the machine, increasing the efficiency of the shopfloor management of jobs and tools to be on time at the machine.