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98 ISCAR TOOL%u2019S INSEPARABLE DIGITAL COMPANIONThe smart factory will require additional smarter manufacturing systems and smarter tools for these systems. Information about tool properties, such as the remainder of its tool life period, specific tool identification, service limitations necessitates uniform rules for specifying the information and its computer representation %u2013 like the ISO 13399 standard, yet more comprehensive. These will require the intensive cooperation of companies and governmental institutions.Fig. 14.1. Modern cutting-edge tool manufacturing is unthinkable without advanced CNC machinesToday, cutting tool customers expect to receive not only a tool as the physical product, but also quick access to accompanying information such as virtual assembly options for collision checks, finding the optimal tool configuration, clear machining data, and learning how changing cutting parameters will reflect on tool life. This has already formed the virtual tool component, and its significance will only grow.Information has constantly accompanied cutting tools even before the distinct digitizing of metalworking and INDUSTRY 4.0. catalog data, tool drawings, and recommendations regarding applications which were provided in printed formats and later as electronic formats and continue to be essential for metalworking. Computerization has affected customer support by providing expanded capabilities in the form of data. Various software applications have enabled selecting optimal tools and estimating tool life under specific machining conditions. For example, ISCAR%u2019s Machining Power Calculator applications enables quick calculation of cutting forces, bending load, and power consumption. Customers can easily access data and related information by use of computers and mobile devices. Notwithstanding, advancements in network communications have introduced the world of metal cutting to the virtual electronic world.