The problem
Tools walk off, stock counts drift, and reorders happen by memory. You buy what you already own and still run out mid-job.
What it does
- Location hierarchy from cabinet to drawer to shelf to slot
- Real-time stock balances with take, return, scrap and refill
- Reorder levels and low-stock alerts
- Purchasing from request through receipt
- Every movement scanned or RFID-tapped and logged as a transaction
Who it's for
Toolroom clerks and shop foremen running 5 to 25 machine shops.
In the demo: Take a tool out by RFID and scan, watch it land in the transactions log, then show the slow-mover report: 840 days unmoved, $3,200 sitting on the shelf.
Works with
Works on its own - no other module required.
Common questions
What does it replace?
Often nothing formal: tools live in memory or you grab whatever is lying around. Some shops keep a manual tool list and re-type names and codes into the program or CAM by hand. Inventory replaces both with one live stock record by location.
Who is it for, and do I actually need it?
Anyone who consumes and manages everyday items on the floor: operators, setters and managers. If tooling and consumables move every day and the only count is in someone's head, this is usually your first module.
Does it need another module?
No, it stands on its own. The one exception is vending-style take and return, which needs a Terminal or the Mobile add-on as the access point.
How does it make the rest of TRS better?
It lays the foundation the rest builds on. CAM, Pot Manager, Fixtures and Wishlist all read from the same live stock record, so they act on a real count instead of a stale list.
Isn't a spreadsheet free?
Free until a stockout idles a machine for a shift, or you re-buy a cutter that was already in the drawer. The spreadsheet stops neither.
We already have Iscar Matrix or Gühring GTMS.
Those work, but they are expensive and tie you to one vendor's hardware and catalogue. Inventory gives you the same stock truth vendor-neutral, and you add vending through a Terminal or a phone only when you want it.