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TOOL DATA AND GRAPHICS FOR DIGITAL MANUFACTURING OF THE FUTURE „A unique data base is essential for doing tool data management. We provide solutions to built it up.“ Angela Albus, Manager of the Data Department at TDM Systems TDM Systems · A Member of the Sandvik Group TDM Systems GmbH · Derendinger Strasse 53 · 72072 Tübingen · Germany TDM Systems, Inc. · 1665 Penny Lane · Schaumburg IL 60173 · USA Phone +49.7071.9492-0 · info@tdmsystems.com · www.tdmsystems.com Phone +1 847.605-1269 · info@tdmsystems.com · www.tdmsystems.com