EXAPT develops software solutions for digital manufacturing, specializing in CAD/CAM integration, NC programming, and production automation for CNC machining environments. Its technologies are designed to streamline manufacturing workflows, improve data consistency, and support efficient machining operations across complex production processes.
EXAPT BMO is a manufacturing management and optimization solution that helps companies organize and monitor CNC production resources, tooling data, and machining processes within a centralized digital environment. By improving transparency and coordination between programming, planning, and shopfloor execution, the system supports more efficient production workflows and reduced operational complexity.
ToolsUnited brings together tool data from different manufacturers in a single, reliable source — ready to use for your application.
Access a continuously growing library of tool components from leading manufacturers — all in one place, ready to be pulled directly into your workflow
Source tools from more and more internationally recognized tool manufacturers. Whether you work with Sandvik, Kennametal, Walter, or others — ToolsUnited brings their complete catalogs together in a single, unified interface.
Every tool component in ToolsUnited is validated for data integrity and complies with DIN/ISO standards. This ensures your CAM or tool management system receives clean, consistent data — no manual corrections, no compatibility issues.
ToolsUnited generates tool data exports specifically formatted for EXAPT BMO. Import-ready files ensure seamless compatibility and save your team the time spent on reformatting or data cleanup.
New to the integration? Our guide walks you through setup and your first successful tool data transfer, step by step.
Click the “ToolsUnited-EXAPT” button in EXAPT-BMO.
ToolsUnited is launched (log in if necessary).
Search for the desired tools in ToolsUnited…
… select them and add them to a shopping cart.
Open the shopping cart and click the “Export EXAPT” button…
… optionally select the generation of 3D graphics and confirm the export.
Now select “BM Orders” in EXAPT-BMO.
Import the ToolsUnited tools by right-clicking in the table.
They now appear as a shopping cart and as items in the table.
Here, the material number of the tools can be adjusted.
Here, the designation of the tools can be adjusted.
… afterwards, the data must be updated.
After selecting a tool…
… its geometry values can also be edited in a dialog.
Don’t forget to enter the connection codes.
Switch to the tool list, and then the “new” (edited) tool is added to a shopping cart…
… start the 3D generation (in ToolsUnited)…
… and load the generated graphics files.
Now the corresponding 3D model is displayed in EXAPT-BMO…
For comparison, the tool before editing:
… and still needs to be checked in.
Now the imported tools can be assembled with other BMO tools into complete tools.
