TMS is Niyamis's tool-management system. One platform, fourteen modules, built so you can start with one and grow into the rest.

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Tool Crib

Tool inventory that knows where every tool is, who has it, and what isn't moving.

Tracks every tool, gauge, and consumable from purchase through retirement. Location hierarchy (cabinet → drawer → shelf → slot), real-time stock balances, take/return/scrap/refill workflows, low-stock alerts. Operators scan or RFID-tap to check tools in and out; the system writes a transaction every time.

For

Toolroom clerks and shop foremen running 5–25 machine shops.

Replaces

Excel inventory + whiteboard signouts.

Demo · Take a tool out by RFID + scan, watch it appear in the transactions log, then show the slow-mover report — 840 days unmoved, $3,200 sitting on the shelf.

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Gauge Track

Calibration records that survive an audit.

Gauge register with calibration intervals, due-date alerts, full cal history, attached cert PDFs, and per-user access levels (basic/advanced/admin). Daily dashboard surfaces what's overdue. Optional gauge vending stations enforce access at the hardware.

For

QA managers, metrology leads, anyone responsible for passing an audit.

Replaces

Spreadsheets with red-cell formatting, calibration binders in a filing cabinet.

Demo · Scan a gauge → cal status + due date + history. Show the daily due-date dashboard. Show a vending station refusing access to a basic-tier user.

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Tool Library

Tool assemblies that copy between jobs.

Catalogues every tool, holder, insert, and consumable with full specs. Visual tool browser with assembly previews and DXF rendering. Build an assembly once, copy it to the next job, modify the stick-out, save.

For

CAM programmers and engineering.

Replaces

Tribal knowledge in a senior programmer's head, paper folders by job number.

Demo · Tool Browser drilldown → assembly preview with DXF → "duplicate this for the next job".

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Machine Floor

Real machine utilisation, not estimates.

Each machine reports status (RUNNING / IDLE / ALARM) via a small NUC running on the shop floor. Live wall display, uptime board, work calendar, end-of-day standup metrics.

For

GMs and production managers justifying capex or cutting waste.

Replaces

GM guesswork, weekly machine-utilisation arguments at standup.

Demo · Live wall: six machines, real status. "Yesterday this shop was at 47% — here's why."

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Mobile

TMS in your pocket. PWA, no install.

Mobile-first PWA at /m/* — scan, take, return, look up, log a maintenance event, snap a photo of a chipped insert. Adapts to whatever starters you own.

For

Operators at the bench who don't sit at a PC.

Replaces

Walking back to a PC; paper notes.

Demo · Open the PWA on a phone, scan a barcode, take a tool out without touching a keyboard.

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Ask TMS

Plain-English questions about your tooling. Real answers from your real data.

Anthropic-backed chat layered over your TMS instance. "What tools haven't moved in 12 months?" "Which gauges are overdue?" "How many ER25 collets do we own?" Returns answers grounded in your actual transactions, not generic responses.

For

Anyone with a question they don't want to write a SQL query for.

Replaces

Asking the toolroom guy to run a report nobody has time to build.

Demo · Type "show me the top 10 slowest-moving tools by value." Get a table. Click a row → drill into transactions.

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Programming Bridge

GibbsCAM round-trip with three-tier gage-length validation.

Export tool assemblies from TMS to GibbsCAM with correct gage lengths and IDs. Round-trips changes back. Three-tier validation catches programmer typos before they reach the machine.

For

CAM programmers using GibbsCAM.

Replaces

Manual tool-list spreadsheets that drift from reality every job.

Demo · Export a GibbsCAM job from TMS. Modify a stick-out in CAM. Round-trip back. See the change reflected in TMS.

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Pot Manager

Which tool is in which pot, on which machine, right now.

Per-machine pot map. Conflict detection (same tool, two pots). Visual layout. Drag-and-drop reassignment with a history trail.

For

Setters and machine operators.

Replaces

A whiteboard or printed sheet taped to the machine.

Demo · Show pot 7 has a 12 mm endmill. Click and reassign. Watch the conflict warning if you double-book a pot.

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Setter Queue

What to set next — sequenced for the setter, not the planner.

Queue of upcoming jobs filtered to what each setter needs to physically prepare. Shows assembly recipes, required tools, and what's already in the crib vs what to fetch.

For

The setter at the start of their shift.

Replaces

Walking the floor with a paper job ticket, asking the planner which job is next.

Demo · Open the setter queue. Three jobs queued. Tap the top one → assembly list pre-built, two tools already in pots, one to fetch from Cabinet 3.

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Planning

Works orders, parts, operations, inspection runs, checksheets — all linked.

Production planning layer above TMS. Define parts, operations, route through machines, attach inspection runs and checksheets. Migrates ~120 Excel checksheets into a structured system.

For

Production managers and quality leads.

Replaces

Excel for works orders, paper checksheets, separate systems for ops vs QA.

Demo · Show a works order with three operations. Operator-side: tap an operation, run through the checksheet on a tablet. Result lands back on the works order.

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User Seat

Per-user access for office, engineering, and management.

Named user account, role-based permissions, signs in with a password (or SSO when configured). Different from the shared Tool Kiosk seats on the floor — these are individuals.

For

Office staff: tooling manager, CAM programmer, GM, QA.

Replaces

Shared logins on a single Excel file.

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Tool Kiosk

One shared terminal at each machine bay or crib bench.

A locked-down kiosk app (face login + RFID) sitting at a fixed point on the floor. Multiple setters share one kiosk. Take/return + assembly preview + quick gauge lookup. Per-terminal pricing, not per-setter.

For

Shops with 5–25 machines that want a shared station per work area.

Replaces

Setters waiting in line for the toolroom PC.

Demo · Walk up. Face login. RFID-tap a tool. Take it. The transaction lands in seconds.

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Gauge Vending Station

Lockable gauge dispenser with access enforcement.

Hardware vending unit integrated with Gauge Track. Returns are gated by access level — a basic operator can't pull a CMM-class gauge they're not certified for.

For

Metrology + QA leads who want to enforce who-can-take-what at the hardware, not just the software.

Replaces

An open gauge cabinet.

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Assembly Display

Read-only setup display at the machine. Next job in big print.

Display panel mounted at each machine showing the next assembly setup — tools, stick-outs, offsets, special notes. Operator reads it, sets up the machine, taps "done".

For

Machine operators during shift change.

Replaces

Setup sheets printed at the office and stapled to the job folder.

Demo · Show the display. Tap "next". New setup card slides in with the assembly anatomy.