This deployment option describes that a cutting tool client application is running on both machines as well as in the higher-level IT system. The higher-level system client application uses the job management to facilitate the job management use case described in OPC 40001-3. Additionally, it puts the geometric data exchange file using the CuttingToolFileType as a work master on the tool manufacturing machine which is referenced in the job management. The tool measuring machine uses a separate client application to monitor the tool manufacturing machine job progress, reacting to the job completion and uses the work master file as an input for the measurement job commanded by the higher-level IT system. The tool manufacturing machine monitors the measuring machine again with a separate client application waiting for the nominal results of the measurement to facilitate the closed loop cutting tool manufacturing process.

The system architecture is shown schematically in Figure 8.

Figure 8 – System architecture with server and client on both machines