Foundry heat, lathe programme, bore reading and tray label stay on one record per engine part lot.
A grey iron liner blank arrives with a foundry heat number and a spectrometer sheet. From there the lot picks up its drawing revision, rough turning, plateau honing, bore gauge readings and the returnable tray it leaves in. Planner, gauge inspector and despatch clerk open the same lot. Nobody rebuilds its story from slips.
- Part numbers, routes and control plan features entered as your shop runs them
- Open orders, blank stock and customer call-offs brought across
- Route steps and inspection fields changed by GullySystem staff on request
Pistons, liners, valves, connecting rods and camshafts are followed from foundry heat or forging batch to the packed tray, in Engine Component Manufacturer Management Software from GullySystem. It holds call-offs, drawing revisions, first-off approvals, bore and runout readings and hardening returns, so a vehicle maker’s lot query gets an answer from one screen.
What goes wrong before the software.
How the work flows through it, step by step.
- 1
Schedule received
The vehicle maker’s monthly schedule and weekly call-offs are keyed by part number, with delivery dates, trays per pallet and label format.
- 2
Material released
Blanks are booked in against the purchase order with the foundry heat or forging batch. The work order then draws stock by that lot.
- 3
Route and first-off
Planning loads lathes, centreless grinders and honing machines. After each insert or offset change the first piece goes to the gauge room, and the run starts only on approval.
- 4
In-process and final checks
Operators and inspectors record bore, ovality, runout, hardness and surface finish. A reading outside limits parks the lot. Nothing moves on.
- 5
Outside processes
Trays leave on a delivery note for nitriding or coating and return against the certificate. Parts rejoin the route at the next step.
- 6
Pack and despatch
Counted parts go into the customer’s trays with their labels. Every heat number in the tray prints on the packing list that travels with it.
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.
- Order Management
Monthly schedules and weekly releases are held per part number, so planners load lathes and grinders against the dates each vehicle maker has set.
- Batch and Serial Tracking
The foundry heat or forging batch booked at receipt travels with the blanks and appears again on the packing list for the shipped tray.
- Production Planning
Lots are loaded across lathes, grinders and honing machines from the call-off, and the queue at each spindle is visible to the planner.
- Work Order Management
A lot waits on its first-off record after every insert or offset change, and the inspector’s approval releases the run.
- Quality Control
Measured bore, runout and hardness values are filed per lot with the instrument used, and a reading outside limits parks the lot.
- Job Work Management
Trays sent for hardening or coating leave on a delivery note and return against a certificate, with days away shown for each.
- Document Management
Each part keeps its live drawing, process sheet and programme reference, and earlier revisions stay available for lot history.
- Fixed Asset Register
Machines, gauges and tooling are listed as assets, so wheel dressing and insert changes can be tied back to the equipment that made a lot.
How we would put it in.
Setup, data migration, integrations and anything built on top.
One system, each person sees their part.
For plant heads
See lots running, call-offs at risk and rejection by part family without walking each bay.
For planners
Load machines from the customer schedule, watch each queue and shift a lot when a lathe is down for spindle repair.
For machine operators
Open the lot on the station screen, log the first piece and enter insert changes as they happen.
For the gauge room
Enter each reading, park a failed lot and release it after review. Calibration dates sit beside every gauge, and a master ring is never forgotten.
For despatch
Pack against the call-off, print labels and the packing list, and see tray balances per customer.
The numbers the owner asks for.
- Lots by route step and machine
- First-off approvals by part and offset change
- Rejection by part, dimension and cutting tool
- Outside process trays out, with days away and certificate status
- Call-off schedule against despatch by customer
- Tray balance by customer
- Gauge and master ring calibration due dates
Who this is built for.
- Makers of pistons, cylinder liners and valve train parts for vehicle makers
- Shops machining crankshafts, camshafts and connecting rods from forged blanks
- Suppliers of engine bearings, gaskets and fasteners to assembly plants
- Foundries that machine their own castings before despatch
- Second-tier machine shops working to a vehicle maker’s control plan
When it is not the right choice.
- A small job shop doing a few one-off engine rebores will find a simpler job tracker closer.
- Vehicle assembly plants will find Auto Manufacturer Management Software nearer to how they work.
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
- Measuring equipment file import
- Accounting export
Questions owners ask before a demo.
Can it follow a lot from casting to tray?
Yes. The blank’s foundry heat or forging batch is booked at receipt and stays on the record through each route step to the packed tray and shipment.
How are drawing revisions kept apart?
Each part holds its live revision letter and the lathe programme reference. Old revisions stay on file, so a lot made last year shows the drawing it was cut to.
Can first-off approval stop a run?
Yes. After a flagged offset or insert change the lot waits on its first-off record. The machine screen shows it as held until the inspector approves.
Can it take readings from the coordinate measuring machine in our gauge room?
Values can be typed in at the inspection table, and importing from instrument files can be scoped. Which machines connect is reviewed during implementation.
Can outside heat treatment be tracked?
Yes. A tray of gudgeon pins goes out with its delivery note and is closed only when the certificate arrives. Anything past its promised date shows on the outside process list.
What happens when a customer reports a bad lot?
You open the lot. Its blank origin, route steps, readings and shipment are all there, and other lots cut from the same foundry heat can then be listed.
How is pricing worked out?
Users, plants and instruments to connect all affect the figure. A demo runs on your own piston and liner part numbers first, then the quotation arrives in writing.
Can we take our records out?
Yes. Heat records, bore inspection sheets and despatch records can all be exported as files in a layout we agree beforehand, so your quality archive is never locked in.
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