Tamworth-based Industrial Tooling Corporation (ITC), a leading manufacturer and supplier of solid carbide and indexable cutting tools, has introduced a new vending solution called SmartDrawer which ensures important tools for the shopfloor are always available.

It makes secure storage and dispensing simple and delivers reliable, accurate and monitored control of a customer’s cutting tool inventory. The vending solution comprises individually locked compartments and is fully customisable to provide staff with self-serve access to cutting tools and equipment on demand.

With a high-storage capacity and small footprint, the SmartDrawer makes the most of limited factory floorspace to make storing, tracking and dispensing products quick and easy. Some of the key features include a touchscreen interface for quick product selection, intuitive administration functions for simple stock control, enhanced rapid refill functionality for speedy and accurate restocking, customisable storage configuration for single or multiple items, a range of drawer sizes and Wi-fi network connection capability.

As a fully reconfigurable system, the SmartDrawer can be adapted over time as the inventory requirements of a business evolve with the option for auxiliary units to be added to increase the storage capacity. This makes SmartDrawer an intelligent solution for all cutting tool inventory management requirements.

For small end mills and turning tools or larger face mills and ancillary equipment, the SmartDrawer from ITC can improve efficiency and inventory control that will subsequently reduce costs and improve a customer’s understanding of where and when cutting tools are being used on the shopfloor.