One system for alloy melts, dies, cores, pour records and casting tests.
Run part specifications, ingot stock, furnace melts, steel dies and sand or shell cores, pour records, fettling, T6 heat treatment, X-ray and leak tests, machining routes and invoices from one record. Each order carries its drawing and alloy, and each batch carries the melt, die and core lot behind it. Furnace crews, pourers and planners read the same batch record as the quality desk and the dispatch bay.
- Drawings, alloys and tempers keyed in the way each customer specifies
- Customer list, die inventory and ingot stock imported before go-live
- Pour and test changes made by GullySystem staff on request
Gravity Die Casting Company Management Software, configured by GullySystem, runs orders, alloy melts, die and core records, pour logs and test records for shops casting aluminium and brass in steel dies. Each batch links its melt number, die and core lot to the fettling, X-ray and leak results. Outside heat treatment and machining counts stay with the batch.
What goes wrong before the software.
How the work flows through it, step by step.
- 1
Drawing and quote
A customer sends a drawing, alloy and quantity. The estimator prices metal weight, cycle time, core sand, shell cores and tooling, and the offer is saved for the reorder.
- 2
Die and core check
The die is checked for pour count and coat state, and the core set is confirmed against stock. A die near its service limit is flagged before it is bolted to the machine.
- 3
Melt and alloy
Ingot is charged, the melt is degassed with rotary argon or tablets, and a spectrometer result is filed against the melt number. Only a confirmed alloy is released to the pourers.
- 4
Pour
The die is preheated and sprayed, cores are set, and the batch is poured by tilt or by ladle. Pour count and rejects are recorded before the crew moves to the next die.
- 5
Fettling and heat treatment
Gates and risers are cut off on the band saw, castings are fettled and ground, and parts needing T6 temper go out to the heat treater. Counts leave the gate with them.
- 6
Testing, machining and dispatch
X-ray, leak and dimensional checks are recorded against the batch. Parts go to machining or packing with a delivery note carrying the melt number, and a failing lot stays on hold.
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.
- Quote & Proposal Management
Prices are built from metal weight, cycle time, cores, fettling and tooling, and a reorder keeps the earlier quote beside the new one for comparison.
- Goods Receipt (GRN)
Ingot arrives with lot and alloy before a furnace crew can draw it, and returns, runners and dross are weighed back in against the same melt.
- Batch and Serial Tracking
Each melt number carries its spectrometer result and the batches poured from it, so any casting traces back to the furnace charge that made it.
- Production Planning
Dies are booked on casting machines with preheat, coat and changeover time, and the board shows which die pours next and which is held for repair.
- Quality Control
Fettling yield, X-ray and leak results are entered against the batch, and a failing lot is held from the delivery note until the quality desk releases it.
- Fixed Asset Register
Each die is listed with pours, repair history, vent cleaning and coating dates, and flagged to the planner as it nears its service limit.
- Job Work Management
Castings sent for heat treatment or machining are booked out and back with counts, and a shortfall shows on the batch with the supplier named.
- Sales Returns and Credit Notes
A returned or scrapped casting is logged against its batch with a cause, so repeated porosity or cold shuts point to one die, melt or pourer.
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 batches poured, metal yield, dies near service, reject causes and balances by customer on a single page. No one has to ask the foreman for a count.
For planners
Book dies and machines, sequence by alloy so the furnace changes less often, and move jobs when a die is held for repair. Overloaded machines show before the week begins.
For furnace and casting crews
Read the melt, die and cores for each batch and record pours, metal temperature and rejects. The tablet at the furnace replaces the chalk board beside the machine.
For the quality desk
Key in spectrometer, X-ray and leak readings, then pass or hold the batch. A hold blocks the delivery note, and the reason is visible to dispatch.
For stores and dispatch
Ingot is received and handed to the furnace crew by lot. Cores are counted at the die, and the finished load is packed against a delivery note that names the melt.
The numbers the owner asks for.
- Batches by die with test status
- Metal charged against good castings
- Rejects by cause, die and melt
- Dies by pours since service
- Cores used by pattern and lot
- Heat treatment and machining lots sent out against lots returned
- Amounts owed by each customer, longest outstanding first
Who this is built for.
- Aluminium gravity casters pouring into steel dies
- Brass casters of fittings and valve bodies
- Makers of pump housings, wheels and cylinder heads
- Shops that use cores and tilt pouring on medium runs
- Casters whose customers ask for melt and test records
When it is not the right choice.
- A small shop that pours a few hand-made brass pieces may do well with a job book.
- Pressure die casters will find Aluminium Die Casting Company 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
- Spectrometer result import
- Weighing scale input
- Barcode and batch label printing
- Accounting software export
Questions owners ask before a demo.
Can a casting batch be traced to its melt and die?
Yes. Each pour records the melt number, alloy result, die and core lot. A casting returned from the customer opens to all four in a single click.
How are cores handled?
Cores are stock items by pattern and lot, issued to each die. The system warns when a core from an old lot is about to be set, before the die is closed.
Does it record the die coat and preheat?
Yes. Coat date, preheat and pour count are logged per die each shift. Your foundry staff set the limits, and the planner sees a die due for recoating.
Can it show metal yield?
Yes. Ingot charged, returns, dross and good castings are compared per melt, so the yield report shows where metal was lost, melt by melt and shift by shift.
How are outside heat treatment and machining tracked?
Each lot sent out has a count, and the return is booked against it. A shortfall is shown on the batch, with the heat treater or machining shop named.
Can brass and aluminium be handled together?
Yes. Each alloy has its own melt rules and stock, so brass never mixes with aluminium ingot, while customers and invoices stay shared.
Can we start with open orders?
Yes. Open orders, die drawing numbers and the ingot sitting in the yard come over from your job files. Planners go through each line. No pour is booked on a doubtful entry.
What do we get back if we stop using it?
Your melt, batch and test records come back as spreadsheet files. The contract lists them by name before any work starts, so nothing is held back.
How is pricing set?
User count and the number of dies and casting machines set the figure. A demo on sample casting orders comes first, then the quotation, and the proposal names every module.
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