Simulating teamwork and information flow in tactical operations centers using multi-agent systems

Tools, such as compression mold cavity sections, are easily and quickly removably mounted on plates, such as compression mold plates, by providing the plates with a plurality of openings therein, adapted to receive a mating extension of the tool. The plate also has a plurality of slots perpendicular to and intersecting the openings, for receiving a key or slide bar retainer. The tool extensions have a keyway or groove mating with the slot for removably receiving the slide bar. The edges of the slide bars have notches or recesses corresponding in shape to the shape of the openings, whereby the slide bars can be moved a short distance from a tool-locking position to a tool-releasing position where the recesses register with or correspond to the openings to release the tools, without the need for withdrawing the slide bar entirely out from the plate. A plurality of different types of mold cavity sections can be held to the same mold plates in this way and different tools can be interchangeably connected to the same retainer plate as long as the tools each include a properly grooved extension adapted to extend into the plate opening and to matingly receive the slide bar.