One system for panel quotes, drawings, component shortages, wiring jobs and test records.
Control panel enquiries, bills of materials, drawing revisions, component purchasing, kitting, wiring jobs, programme versions, factory acceptance tests and dispatch sit under one panel number. Each panel keeps its schematic revision, parts status and signed test sheet from the first quote to commissioning. Estimators, designers, wiremen and test engineers all see the same panel, and nobody chases a printout across the workshop.
- Contactors, drives, safety relays, enclosures and labour rates keyed the way your estimators price a panel
- Open panels, supplier lists and drawing registers migrated
- Test sheets and job types adjusted by GullySystem staff on request
Quotes, schematics, component orders, wiring jobs and factory tests share one GullySystem record for every PLC panel. The panel number holds its drawing revision, parts received and missing, assigned wiremen, loaded programme version and signed test sheet. Open punch items show before the crate is closed.
What goes wrong before the software.
How the work flows through it, step by step.
- 1
Enquiry and quote
A load list or single-line diagram is logged, and the estimator prices components, enclosure, busbar, labour and engineering hours, keeping each revision beside the last. Past panels seed the next quote.
- 2
Design release
Schematics, layout and cable schedule are issued with a revision, the bill of materials is frozen for purchasing, and the wiring bay receives only the current set. Old issues are retired.
- 3
Purchasing and kitting
Orders go to suppliers for PLCs, drives and switchgear, and stores receive items against the panel and kit it once the shortage list is clear. Gaps stay visible.
- 4
Wiring and assembly
Back plate mounting, duct fitting, ferruling and termination are assigned to named wiremen, and hours are booked against the panel as each stage finishes. Progress reads at a glance.
- 5
Programming and test
Engineers load the programme and drive parameters and log the version, then insulation, continuity and functional tests are recorded, with the customer’s witness signing where required. The sheet is signed once.
- 6
Dispatch and commissioning
The panel is crated with drawings, manuals and test sheets, and a commissioning job lists site open points until the customer signs. Then the panel leaves.
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
Quotes are priced from component, enclosure and labour rates with each revision kept, so a repeat panel starts from a past figure.
- Project Document Management
Schematics, layouts and cable schedules are stored per panel with revisions, and the wiring bay is shown only the current issue.
- Bill of Materials
Each panel’s parts list carries quantities, makes and alternates, and shows what is received, on order or substituted before the kit is released.
- RFQ and Quote Comparison
Long-lead drives and PLC modules go out to several suppliers, and returned rates and delivery dates are compared before ordering.
- Stock Tracking and Alerts
Loose stock such as ferrules, lugs and DIN rail carries reorder levels, and kits are released to the bench against a panel.
- Work Order Management
Mounting, wiring and termination are assigned to wiremen per panel, with hours booked against the estimate so overruns show before the panel reaches testing.
- Quality Control
Continuity, insulation and functional checks are recorded per panel, and open punch items stop the panel from being marked ready.
- Ticket Management
A call is opened against the panel number so the engineer sees its drawings, programme version and parts list at once.
How we would put it in.
Setup, data migration, integrations and anything built on top.
One system, each person sees their part.
For estimators
Price panels from standard lines and past quotes, add engineering hours for schematics and programming, and follow each quote through to won or lost. Margins get honest.
For design engineers
Release drawings with a revision, see which panels use them and answer a customer change request with its cost in parts and hours. The wiring bay hears at once.
For stores and purchasing
Order against panels, watch long-lead items such as drives and PLC modules, and kit a panel only when its shortage list is empty. Half-built enclosures stop piling up.
For wiremen and fitters
Open the current schematic and cable schedule for the panel on the bench, and mark stages as they are finished. The printed set no longer lies.
For test and commissioning engineers
Run test sheets on a screen, log the programme version loaded, and carry open points to site, where the witness signs on the same record. No paper copies.
The numbers the owner asks for.
- Panels on the bench by build stage and promised date
- Shortage list by panel and supplier
- Quotes open, won and lost per customer
- Hours booked against estimate by panel
- Insulation and continuity failures by check type
- Programme and drive parameter versions loaded by panel
- Punch items open at commissioning
Who this is built for.
- Shops building motor control centres and PLC control panels for process plants
- Builders of VFD and soft starter panels for pumps, fans and conveyors
- Firms that supply panels with PLC programmes and HMI screens
- Makers of machine control panels for original equipment builders
- Builders that also retrofit ageing relay panels on site
When it is not the right choice.
- An electrician who wires a few distribution boards on site is better served by Electrical Contractor Management Software.
- A firm that designs and installs full robot cells is better served by Robotic Systems Integrator Management Software.
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
- Supplier price list import
- Accounting export
- Document storage for drawing PDFs
- SMS
Questions owners ask before a demo.
Can I see which panels are held up by one component?
Yes. The shortage list groups missing items by panel and by supplier, with the promised date on each line, and a panel moves to kitting only when its list is empty. Late drives show first.
How do drawing revisions reach the wiring bay?
Once the designer releases a new revision, wiremen see only that issue on their screen, while earlier issues stay on file with the date each one was current. The bench copy cannot go stale.
Does it hold PLC programmes?
It holds a register of versions, dates and backups with the files attached, while writing and simulating the programme stay in the vendor’s tools. The register names the file on the panel.
Can customers witness a test?
A test sheet has a witness field, a date and any punch items raised, and open items must close before a panel is released to ship. Nothing leaves half checked.
Can we quote a panel from a past one?
Yes. Copy an earlier panel’s lines, change what differs, and the new quote picks up current component rates with the engineering hours you add for the revision.
Does it design the panel?
No. Electrical drawings come from your design tool. The software controls their release, the parts they call for and the build that follows. It never edits a schematic.
What does it need to start?
A component list, labour rates, test sheet formats and your open panels, after which your design and test leads review the set-up with us before go-live. We load most of it ourselves.
How is the quotation for the software prepared?
The demo uses one of your real panel jobs, and our quotation then counts people, sites and linked devices to arrive at a figure for your shop. We publish no list price.
Wondering what it would cost? Share your requirements and an engineer will come back with a scope.
Businesses that use this.
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