Heat number, die set, quench load and zinc bath on every carton label.
Each wire rod coil is logged with its mill heat number on arrival, and that number never drops off the record. Pickling, phosphate soap, drawing, heading, thread rolling, quench and temper, zinc plating, sorting and carton labelling all hang from one lot. One label scan reaches back to the coil, the header die, the furnace load and the plating bath it passed through. Mixed lengths stop at the packing bench.
- Item catalogue, thread pitch, property class and coating route keyed in as you stock them
- Open orders, bin stock, customer drawings and the die list brought across from your sheets
- Later edits to test sets, label layouts and certificate formats are made by GullySystem staff on request, without a new project each time
Fastener plants running cold headers, thread rollers, mesh belt furnaces and plating lines keep one lot number from wire rod to carton in this GullySystem product. Proof load, Rockwell hardness and zinc thickness readings sit on that lot, and any lot short of its ISO 898-1 property class stays on hold.
What goes wrong before the software.
How the work flows through it, step by step.
- 1
Order or stock requirement
A customer order or a reorder level creates a need for one size, class and coating, and catalogue bolts sit beside drawing-based specials in a single list. The planner sees both.
- 2
Rod preparation
Rod is pickled, coated with phosphate soap, drawn to blank diameter and annealed, and the heat number rides along on every drawn coil and wire drum. Nothing is relabelled by hand.
- 3
Heading and thread rolling
The header cuts a slug and forms the head, then flat dies roll the thread, and each run logs machine, die set, pieces made and rejects as it finishes. Setters key it in.
- 4
Quench, temper and test
Parts pass through the mesh belt furnace for hardening and tempering, and the lab records Rockwell hardness, tensile and proof load against the class before anything else moves. No reading, no release.
- 5
Plating and sorting
Lots go to a plater or the in-house zinc line, return with thickness and bake data, and reach the sorting bench. Foreign lengths and damaged threads are pulled before any carton opens.
- 6
Packing and dispatch
Cartons and drums take a lot label and a printed test certificate, and invoice lines follow only the cartons that actually left the gate. Dispatch is last.
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.
- Price Lists and Schemes
Catalogue bolts are quoted from price lists by diameter and class, while specials are priced from the drawing, wire grade and coating.
- Stock Tracking and Alerts
Finished stock is tracked by size, class and coating, and a minimum level suggests the next heading run to the planner.
- Production Planning
Header and roller time is shared between catalogue refills and special orders, and the planner picks the running sequence.
- Batch and Serial Tracking
Coil and drawn wire lots carry through heading, quench and plating, so a carton label leads straight back to the heat number.
- Quality Control
Hardness, tensile, proof load and torque readings are saved by lot, and any lot below its class cannot be dispatched.
- Job Work Management
Lots sent to a plating vendor return by quantity with zinc thickness and bake data, matched to the lot that went out.
- Barcodes and Labels
Carton and drum labels carry part, class and lot, and a scan at packing stops a second lot entering an open carton.
- Invoice Management
The delivery note and invoice are raised from the cartons that left, with the test certificate printed beside them.
How we would put it in.
Setup, data migration, integrations and anything built on top.
One system, each person sees their part.
For owners
See stock by size, header utilisation, die cost per thousand and customer balances without walking round each section. One screen, no phone calls.
For sales desk staff
Quote from the catalogue or a drawing, check finished stock against the order, and promise a date taken straight from the heading plan.
For header and roller setters
See the next run with its wire coil, header die set and target length, and log pieces made and rejects while the machine is still running that job.
For the lab
Key in hardness, tensile and proof load readings, then release the lot or hold it against its class. The hold shows at packing within the minute.
For packing staff
Pack sorted parts into the right carton, print its label, and see which lots are blocked.
The numbers the owner asks for.
- Finished stock by diameter, length, class and coating
- Header and roller hours with die life against limit
- Proof load and hardness by lot and property class
- Lots at the plater and past their bake window
- Rejects by cause: laps, cracked heads, short threads and bent shanks
- Wire rod drawn against parts shipped
- Open and late orders by customer
Who this is built for.
- Makers of hex bolts, nuts and machine screws sold through distributors and hardware wholesalers
- Plants cutting special fasteners to customer drawings, such as flanged or trilobular thread-forming screws
- Works with cold headers, thread rollers and mesh belt furnaces under one roof
- Makers who zinc plate in house or send barrels of parts to a plating vendor
- Producers of studs, anchor bolts and grub screws for building and machinery work
When it is not the right choice.
- Plants making only automotive fasteners against customer release schedules will find Automotive Fastener Manufacturer Management Software closer to their work.
- Shops that machine fasteners from bar on turning centres will find CNC Turning Shop Management Software closer.
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
- SMS
- Barcode labels
- Spreadsheet import
- Accounting export
Questions owners ask before a demo.
How is a carton traced to a coil?
Every run draws wire from a recorded coil, and the lot number follows the parts through the furnace, the plating barrel and the sorting bench. The carton label shows that lot. One scan leads back to the mill heat number.
Can it stop two lots going into one box?
Yes. Packing scans the lot on every sorted tray, and a second lot cannot enter an open carton unless a supervisor overrides the stop.
Does it keep tensile and proof load results?
Yes. Readings are saved by lot and printed on the certificate, and a lot that falls short of its class is blocked from dispatch until the lab releases it.
How is tooling life counted?
Each run adds its pieces to the die set in use, and the tooling record shows pieces since the last change against the limit you set for that tool family. The setter sees it first.
Can plating be done by a vendor?
Yes. Parts leave with a counted quantity and are booked back against it when the barrels return, with zinc thickness and bake hours attached to the lot.
Does it manage reorder levels?
Catalogue sizes carry minimum and maximum levels. When finished stock falls under the minimum, a heading run is suggested to the planner, who accepts or moves it.
Can special drawings be priced separately?
Yes. A special part is quoted from its drawing, wire grade and coating, and each revision of the quote is kept with it. A customer returning to an old drawing sees what was agreed.
Can we hold both metric and inch sizes?
Yes. Each size is held in the units of its standard or drawing, and a conversion is shown when a customer asks for the other system.
What makes up the price?
The price rises with users and with how many machines and test sets you record. We begin with a demo on your own item list, and the written quote comes after it.
How do records leave the system?
Item, lot and test records export to spreadsheets, and the files with their columns are listed in the proposal before any work begins. Nothing is locked in.
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