Cutting Item Package
A CuttingItem is the portion of the tool that physically removes the material from the workpiece by shear deformation. The cutting item can be either a single piece of material attached to the CuttingTool or it can be one or more separate pieces of material attached to the CuttingTool using a permanent or removable attachment. A CuttingItem can be comprised of one or more cutting edges. Cutting items include: replaceable inserts, brazed tips and the cutting portions of solid CuttingTools.
MTConnect Standard considers CuttingItems as part of the CuttingTool. A CuttingItems MUST NOT exist in MTConnect unless it is attached to a CuttingTool. Some of the measurements, such as FunctionalLength, MUST be made with reference to the entire CuttingTool to be meaningful.
Note: See Section CuttingItem Schema Diagrams for XML schema.