Carry each drawing, programme and inspection result with the job from quote to delivery.
Turning, milling, vertical machining centre, five-axis, grinding and wire EDM shops, tool rooms and component makers all cut metal to a drawing and prove it with a measurement. Here the quote, the route, the programme revision and the inspection report sit on one job record.
Precision shops differ in what sits on the machine bed. A turning shop feeds bar through a lathe spindle, a milling shop clamps a block in a vice, and a five-axis shop spends hours on one fixture and one probing routine. Grinding and wire EDM shops finish what the cutting machines leave behind. Each still starts from a drawing and ends with a part that must measure to it. Short runs are common. A shop that runs repeat work, mixed batches, one-off tooling and urgent rework on the same machines needs records that follow each job separately.
The job record is the thread. It holds the drawing revision, the material and its mill certificate, the CAM programme, the tooling list, the setup sheet and the first-off report. When any one of these sits in a different folder, the operator may run an older programme on a newer drawing. That is the failure these shops fear most.
Tool rooms and jig and fixture makers work one-off, so their cost is mostly hours at the bench and on the jig borer. Precision component makers run repeat batches, so their cost is mostly cycle time and scrap. Both need machine time, tool life and inspection counted against the job that used them. A wrong revision scraps the part.
Software for each kind of cNC Machining & Precision Engineering business.
CNC turning shops
CNC turning shops cut shafts, bushes and fittings from bar on Fanuc-controlled lathes and sliding-head turning centres, in batches that return month after month. The software holds drawing revision, collet or soft jaw set, tool offsets, first-off approval and cycle time against each component, with bar heat numbers and plating vendors attached.
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CNC milling shops cut prismatic parts from plate, block and casting on vertical and horizontal mills, usually in two or three operations per part. The software records the programme revision, vise or fixture, work offsets, tool list and inspection result against each operation, and follows parts to deburring, anodising and delivery.
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VMC machining shops put castings, forgings and plate through vertical machining centres with automatic tool changers, often several parts to a fixture. The software loads the spindle, lists the holders each programme needs in the magazine, and follows batch quantities, probing results and rejects to the finished lot.
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Five-axis machining shops cut impellers, blades, implants, mould inserts and complex aerospace brackets in one or two setups on tilting-table or head machines. The software keeps the CAD model revision, the simulated programme, the zero-point fixture, the probing result and the inspection report together, with programmer hours and spindle hours costed per part.
Learn morePrecision grinding shops
Customers judge a grinding shop by microns, so readings taken at the machine carry as much weight as the metal. Gauges matter. The software for precision grinding shops holds the drawing revision, the stock left on each blank, the wheel used and the gauge readings against every job. Outside processes and customer lots are tracked beside them, and the delivery note is built from what was actually passed.
Learn moreWire EDM shops
Wire EDM shops cut hardened D2 and carbide that no milling cutter will touch, and customers judge the result by profile, taper and recast layer. The software for wire EDM shops holds the cut programme, brass spool, skim passes and measured tolerance against each job. Machine hours, fixtures and outside steps such as vacuum hardening follow the same record.
Learn morePrecision component manufacturers
Precision component manufacturers run CNC lathes, Swiss-type turning centres, machining centres and centreless grinders on small parts, each held to a drawing and a tolerance in short runs for many buyers. Revisions, setup sheets, CMM printouts and plating dispatch notes sit in separate files. The software keeps a batch, its stages and its rejections together. Gauge calibration dates and buyer rejection registers are custom work.
Learn moreTool rooms
Tool rooms build and repair press tools, progressive dies, injection moulds and gauges for manufacturers, working from a part model through jig boring, wire EDM, sinker erosion and surface grinding. Bench fitting and spotting come last. The software tracks each tool as a project with stage hours, D2 and H13 tool steel lots, catalogue standard parts, trial shots, modifications and the spares that stay behind.
Learn moreJig and fixture makers
Jig and fixture makers build milling workholding, drilling jigs, welding fixtures and checking gauges around a customer’s component, and each goes stale the day the part drawing moves. Here the component revision, fixture design, locators, clamps, hardened bushes, proving readings, buyer sign-off and each later modification stay on one record.
Learn moreWhere these businesses lose time and money.
What we build across cNC Machining & Precision Engineering.
Ready products that fit cNC Machining & Precision Engineering.
Each one is adapted to how your business works before it goes live, and anything your trade needs that it lacks is added then. You are not paying to build the basics again.
CNC Turning Shop Management Software
Part masters, drawing revisions, bar stock heat numbers, lathe jobs, first-off inspection, outside processes and delivery notes for CNC turning shops that cut shafts, bushes and fittings.
Learn moreCNC Milling Shop Management Software
Quotes with programming time, programme revisions, fixture register, plate stock, operation routing, inspection reports and outside finishing for CNC milling shops.
Learn moreFive-axis Machining Shop Management Software
STEP revisions, collision-check and post-processor records, fixtures, proof blanks, CAM days, CMM colour maps and trunnion calibration for five-axis shops.
Learn moreThe services behind it.
Business Process Automation
Approvals, reminders, follow-ups and reports that run on their own instead of on someone remembering.
Learn moreERP, CRM and Business Software Implementation
One record of stock, orders, customers and accounts, set up so your team opens it every day.
Learn moreIoT and Edge Computing
Machines, meters and sensors feeding the same system your office uses, even when the network drops.
Learn moreData Migration and Moving Off Spreadsheets
Data migration and spreadsheet replacement covers auditing existing files, cleaning and deduplicating records, loading them into a new system and reconciling the loaded result against known totals. Both systems then run side by side before cutover. Originals stay untouched.
Learn moreBusiness Intelligence and Reporting Tools
Business intelligence and reporting work joins accounting vouchers, CRM records and spreadsheet tabs inside Power BI, Metabase or Looker Studio, using metric definitions agreed in writing first. Role dashboards and scheduled packs follow. The model is documented. Your analyst can extend it. Share your requirements and we will say which tool fits.
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Practical notes on running the business, not product marketing.
What a CNC Job Shop ERP Should Do From Quote to Delivery
Follow one machined job from quote to invoice and see what a CNC job shop ERP must record at each stage: programme, route, machine time and inspection.
Learn moreWrong Drawing Revision Machined: How It Happens and How to Stop It
Why a machine shop cuts parts to an old drawing revision, where office and machine fall out of step, and the controls that keep one live revision per job.
Learn moreWhy CNC Quotes Lose Money: Pricing From Memory Examined
Pricing machined parts from memory hides setup time, tool wear, secondary operations, cut loss and inspection hours. See what to add and how to check it.
Learn moreFirst Article Inspection Report Template for a Machine Shop
A first article inspection report template for a machine shop: ballooned drawing, measured values, gauge used and sign off, kept with job and revision.
Learn moreQuestions cNC Machining & Precision Engineering businesses ask.
Is there a single product for all machining trades?
No. Turning, milling, VMC, five-axis, grinding, wire EDM, tool room and fixture work each get a product of their own. Precision component makers get a product built around their repeat batches and customers.
Can it read programmes or run machines directly?
It stores programmes against the job and revision, but it does not replace the CAM system or the controller. Whether cycle counts or spindle status can be read from a machine is settled per make and model, after we know the equipment.
Does it replace our measuring equipment software?
No. CMM and gauge software stay where they are. The job record holds the results, the report and the sign-off, and can attach the files your quality desk already produces.
Can a customer’s quality system requirements be met?
It records what an auditor may ask for, such as material certificates, inspection results and revision history, against each job. Certification itself stays between you and your customer or the auditing body.
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