Imagine A Tool that knows what it can do. Like a Tradesman A Tool that guides the machine like a driver a car A good workforce Tools that have superior geometries, material, and the best tool specific data.   A responsive machine A machine that has a fast and correct response to minor adjustments of it’s driver, the tool. A good plan In form of a program from a CAM system that can be modulated by the workforce (tools) if the work situation changes. A good supervisor A module that monitors conditions (torque, vibration, heat, sound) and makes changes to the program to expedite the process. A quality controller Make a graph of all the operational data of a work process. Compare it with the next identical one. If they match the workpiece passes. Event driven machining - Intelligent Tools this Development program disclosure page (11.07.2011)