Part masters, bar stock, lathe jobs and inspection together.
Turning enquiries, quotations, part masters, drawing revisions, bar stock, lathe jobs, first-off checks, outside processes and deliveries share one system. A repeat order opens with the collets, turret tool list, offsets and heat numbers that last gave a good first piece. Operators log pieces on a tablet at the lathe. The office reads the shop without walking it.
- Parts, bar sizes and rate cards keyed in
- Open jobs, stock and unpaid invoices migrated
- Inspection plans amended when you ask us
Shops that turn shafts, bushes and fittings from bar run quotations, part masters, lathe jobs and deliveries in one system from GullySystem. Each part carries its revision and heat number. Operators log pieces and rejects at the machine, and parts out for plating are followed until they return, with the cycle time of each job read against its quote.
What goes wrong before the software.
How the work flows through it, step by step.
- 1
Enquiry and drawing
A buyer’s drawing, quantity and material grade arrive by email or phone, and the part is matched to an existing master or opened as a new one. The revision letter is noted at once.
- 2
Quotation
Bar size, cut length, parting loss, cycle time and outside process cost are added from your own rate card, and every revision stays on file.
- 3
Job release
A confirmed order becomes a job against a lathe. Bar is reserved by grade and diameter, and the setup sheet from the last approved batch is attached for the setter to follow.
- 4
Setup and first-off
The setter records offsets, collets and program number, and quality enters first-off dimensions with the micrometer or ring gauge used before the inspector signs off and releases the batch.
- 5
Production and outside process
Operators log pieces, rejects and insert changes each shift. Anything needing zinc plating or case hardening leaves under a delivery note and is booked back against that same note.
- 6
Delivery and invoice
Lots are packed with the bar certificate and a packing list, a delivery note is printed and the tax invoice follows in your own currency. Every lot stays traceable to its bar.
What is inside.
Every module can be switched on, left out or changed to match how your team already works.
The business modules it is built from.
Each one is also available on its own, or inside a system built for you.
- Estimate/Quotation Management
Quotes are built from bar size, cut length, parting loss, cycle time and outside process cost, and each revision stays on file until the order is decided.
- Product Management
One master per component holds its drawing, revision, material and critical dimensions, so every job reads the same current definition at the lathe.
- Batch and Serial Tracking
Heat numbers are captured at receipt and carried through issue to job and lot, so a delivered batch names the bar it was cut from.
- Work Order Management
Each job is assigned to a lathe with a quantity and due date, and operators log pieces and rejects against it every shift on a tablet.
- Quality Control
First-off, interval and final readings are recorded against drawing dimensions, and a failed check places the lot on hold before it ships to the buyer.
- Stock Tracking and Alerts
Inserts, drills and collets are counted by size, with reorder levels that raise an alert before a running job lacks a tool for its turret.
- Job Work Management
Parts sent for plating or hardening leave on a delivery note and return against it, with quantities sent, returned and rejected read by vendor.
- Invoice Management
A tax invoice is raised from the delivered lot in your own currency, with the delivery note and bar certificate kept behind it for later queries.
How we would put it in.
Setup, data migration, integrations and anything built on top.
One system, each person sees their part.
For owners
Read jobs on each lathe, quotes open, cycle time against estimate, parts at vendors and unpaid invoices from one screen, without a walk around the shop.
For setters and operators
Open the setup sheet of the last good batch, log pieces and rejects on a tablet, and call quality when a first-off is ready. The setter stops hunting for scribbled offset notes.
For quality inspectors
Enter first-off and lot readings against the drawing’s critical dimensions, raise a hold on a lot that fails, and see the gauge recorded with every figure.
For stores and purchase staff
Receive bar with its heat number, issue lengths to jobs, and reorder inserts and bar from the vendors you buy from.
For the dispatch desk
Pack lots, print delivery notes with bar certificates and follow parts that are still at the plating vendor, so the buyer’s call is answered from the screen.
The numbers the owner asks for.
- Jobs by lathe with pieces made, rejects and balance
- Actual cycle time against quote, by part number
- Bar stock by heat number and certificate status
- Rejects by cause: taper, thread fit, burr, finish
- Parts at outside vendors, with return dates
- Enquiries quoted, ordered or dropped, grouped by buyer
- Delivery performance against promised dates
Who this is built for.
- Job shops turning components from bar for several buyers
- Repeat batches of fasteners, dowel pins, spindles and bushes
- Turning centres supplying automotive, hydraulic and pump makers
- Sub-contract turners with live tooling
- Shops sending parts for zinc plating
When it is not the right choice.
- A single lathe on a handful of repeat parts can get by with setup sheets in a ring binder, and that is a fair way to work.
- Shops whose main work is milling, grinding or sheet metal will find the milling or tool room products closer to how they run.
Adapted to your business before it goes live.
You are not handed a login and left to it. The product is set up around your records, your people and the tools you already use.
Works alongside
- WhatsApp or other messaging
- Accounting export
- Barcode labels
- Tablet at the machine
Questions owners ask before a demo.
Does it hold programs and offsets per component?
It holds the program number, tool list and offset values the setter recorded after first-off, while the program file itself stays where your controller or file server keeps it.
Can heat numbers reach a delivered lot?
Yes. Bar is received with its heat number and issued to a job, so the delivered lot names the heat that went into it. Certificates travel with the packing list.
How does a revision reach the lathe?
The revision is set on the part master. New jobs pick it up, and jobs already open are flagged so the supervisor chooses to finish or restart them. Old prints stop circulating.
Can parts out for plating be followed?
Yes. The note names the lot, count and vendor, and when parts return the entry shows how many came back good and how many were rejected. Open delivery notes show on one list, oldest first.
Does each lathe need a computer?
No, a shared tablet or a wall-mounted screen is enough. At the lathe the operator taps a count of good and rejected pieces, and the office reads those same numbers at once.
Can quotes use our own cycle times?
Yes. Cycle times from past jobs are held per part number, and a new quote starts from the last measured figure instead of a guess.
What happens to our spreadsheets?
Part lists, open jobs and stock balances are loaded from them and checked by your office before go-live, and then the sheets can be retired.
What does it cost a turning shop?
The quotation depends on how many lathes, logins and years of part history you bring over, and your own shafts and bushes appear on screen before any figure is discussed.
Wondering what it would cost? Share your requirements and an engineer will come back with a scope.
Written for this trade.
Practical notes on running the business, not product marketing.
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