Getting and setting grinding wheel geometrical data from a measurement machine and a grinding machine to enable exchange to a tool management system.

Grinding wheel set is measured offline on a "setting machine" and added to the grinding machine at a process change over.

Grinding wheel set geometrical information needs to be transferred to and from the machine to enable a factory wide tool management.

Grinding wheel sets can be measured inline on the grinding machine as well and these measurements need to update the overall geometry of the grinding wheel set.