One connected record for customer lots, bath chemistry, thickness checks and certificates.
Manage customer lots, process routes, racks and barrels, bath analysis, chemical additions, thickness readings, rework and certificates in one system. Each lot keeps its identity from goods receipt to dispatch, with the readings that prove the finish. Operators see the next tank on a screen, and the office prices by area, weight or piece.
- Process routes, bath list and finish specifications entered the way your line runs
- Customer list, price lists and open lots migrated
- Edits to routes, test sheets and certificate wording handled by GullySystem staff when asked
Plating and metal finishing shops keep customer lots, process routes, bath records and certificates in Plating Company Management Software from GullySystem. Each lot carries its count, rack or barrel, bath history, thickness readings and rework. Operators see the next tank on a screen. A certificate and the invoice follow.
What goes wrong before the software.
How the work flows through it, step by step.
- 1
Receiving
Parts arrive with a delivery note and a drawing or specification. Stores check count and condition, tag the lot and book it in. A number follows the lot.
- 2
Route and work order
The planner picks the process route, such as degrease, pickle, plate, passivate and bake. A work order is issued with the finish and thickness required.
- 3
Loading
Lots are loaded onto racks or into barrels, with quantity, surface area and the tank each load enters.
- 4
Line and bath control
Operators follow the route tank by tank. The chemist tests each bath on its schedule and logs additions when readings drift.
- 5
Inspection
Samples from the finished lot are read for thickness and checked for adhesion and appearance. A pass or fail is recorded against the lot. No lot leaves unchecked.
- 6
Dispatch and billing
Passed lots are packed and sent with a certificate. The invoice then follows whichever price basis that customer has.
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.
- Batch and Serial Tracking
Every delivery is booked in as a numbered lot with count and weight, so the same parts can be traced from the gate to dispatch.
- Work Order Management
A work order carries the finish, thickness and due date, and each tank sees which lots are queued next on its route.
- Production Planning
Lots with a compatible finish are grouped onto racks or into barrels by count and surface area, before they enter the first bath.
- Quality Control
Gauge readings and adhesion checks are stored against the lot, each beside the drawing limit it is judged by.
- Stock Tracking and Alerts
Salts, acids, brighteners and anodes are tracked from receipt to tank issue, with a reorder warning for each chemical.
- Job Work Management
Parts belong to the customer, so each lot is booked in on a delivery note and returned against it with its count reconciled.
- Price Lists and Schemes
Each customer’s price list holds its basis of area, weight or piece, with the minimum lot charge applied when the invoice is raised.
- Invoice Management
Invoices are raised from dispatched lots, list the lots they cover, and show the customer’s balance beside the oldest unpaid bill.
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 lots on the line, late lots, rework cost by customer, billing awaiting dispatch and balances owed. All of it is current.
For planners and the front office
Book in lots, issue work orders, set routes, promise dates and answer customer questions about a lot.
For line operators
See the next lot for each tank, load racks and barrels, and mark each step done.
For chemists and lab technicians
Log bath analyses and additions, read thickness on samples, and record pass or fail results.
For stores and dispatch
Check goods in, issue chemicals to tanks, pack passed lots and print certificates and packing lists.
The numbers the owner asks for.
- Lots on the line by stage and due date
- Bath analyses overdue by tank
- Thickness readings by lot and specification
- Rejects by cause, customer and part
- Rework and strip cost by customer
- Chemical use by tank and month
- Dispatched lots awaiting invoice
Who this is built for.
- Shops that plate zinc, nickel or chrome on fasteners, brackets and housings
- Anodising and passivation lines serving aerospace or electronics customers
- Barrel plating shops running high volumes of small parts
- Rack plating shops handling larger parts with demanding thickness requirements
- Captive finishing departments inside manufacturers that plate their own parts
When it is not the right choice.
- A workshop that plates a few jewellery or hobby items a week can manage with a job book.
- Fabricators and press shops whose main work is making parts will find Manufacturing Production Management Software closer, and foundries will find Steel Mill 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
- Accounting software export
- Spreadsheet import
- Barcode or label printing
- Gauge readings by file import
Questions owners ask before a demo.
Are each customer’s parts kept separate on the line?
Yes. Every lot has a tag and a number, and racks and barrels list the lots loaded. A lot can be found at any tank from its number.
Can it work for anodising, galvanising or electroless nickel?
Yes. The routes, tanks and checks are set for your own finishes. An anodising line has dye and seal steps, and a galvaniser has a flux and zinc kettle step.
How are bath analyses recorded?
The chemist enters each titration result and addition against the tank. The tank record shows the trend, the last addition and the bath’s age.
Can thickness readings be attached to a lot?
Yes. Readings are keyed in or imported from a file and joined to the lot with the minimum and maximum on the drawing. A low reading marks the lot for review.
How does it price a lot?
Each customer’s price list names the basis, whether surface area, weight or piece, and its minimum lot charge. The invoice is calculated from the lot as dispatched.
Can it print a certificate of conformance?
Yes. The certificate draws on the lot’s results, the specification and the process used. Wording and layout follow each customer’s requirement and are agreed in the first workshop.
Are rework and rejects tracked?
Rejected pieces are logged with a cause such as burning, roughness or low thickness. The strip and replate that follows is costed to the same lot.
Are effluent and waste records held?
It keeps a log of effluent readings, sludge drums and waste movements. What your regulator requires is reviewed during implementation, and the software makes no compliance claim.
Can we move our customer lists and open lots?
Yes. Yes. Your spreadsheets of customers, parts, price lists and lots still in the tanks are imported, and your team reads them over before the line depends on them.
What does it cost and how do we see it?
Logins, production lines and the modules you switch on shape the quotation. The demonstration follows one customer lot from goods receipt to certificate, and the proposal is written afterwards.
Wondering what it costs? Six questions give you a written scope and the buckets any quote should separate.
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