To track a large number of tools, the tools are kept in sets with each set having
a container. A silhouette of each tool stored in the container is printed at the
point of storage along with a dat matrix code that has stored in binary code a
description of the tool, the part number, and an identification of the kit of which
it is a part. The associated tool has etched into the surface thereof a data matrix
code containing the same information as the code printed at the point of storage.
The data matrix codes are readable by a scanner and a record of all the tools is
maintained on a computer.
