QMS Software for CNC Machine Shops and Precision Manufacturers
Built for shops that make parts to a print and have to prove it.
Most quality software is written for companies that make products. You make parts to your customer's print, to somebody else's tolerance, with somebody else's inspection requirements attached to the purchase order.
That is a different job, and it needs a different system. Yours has to answer questions like: which revision was on the floor when we ran that lot, what gauge measured it, and can we prove the operator was qualified to run that machine.
QSOD Pro is built for that. ISO 9001 and AS9100D, mapped clause by clause, with every record connected to the requirement it satisfies.
What a machine shop actually needs
"This gauge just failed calibration. What did it measure?"
A micrometer comes back out of tolerance and every part accepted on it since the last good calibration is potentially suspect. On paper that means cross-referencing calibration records against inspection records against job travelers, by hand, while product may already be at a customer.
In QSOD: every inspection record carries the gauge that took it. The equipment register tracks intervals, due dates and as-found readings, and a failed calibration links straight to what it touched. The uncomfortable question gets an answer in minutes instead of a day.
"Which revision was on the floor when we ran that lot?"
Document control is the most common source of audit findings, and the cause is almost always the same (a superseded print or work instruction stayed at the machine).
In QSOD: controlled documents with full revision history, so you can show which version was in effect on a given date. No uncontrolled photocopies waiting to become a finding.
"Show me the first article on this part."
In QSOD: first article, in-process and receiving inspection records, traceable to the part, the lot, the operator and the gauge. Characteristics recorded against the print, with actual measured values rather than a pass stamp.
"Was this operator qualified to run that job?"
In QSOD: training and competence records with qualification dates and expiry, so the answer is a record rather than somebody's recollection.
"What happened to those nonconforming parts?"
In QSOD: nonconformance records with disposition (use as is, rework, repair, scrap, return to supplier) authorization captured, and a link through to corrective action when the cause needs eliminating. Including effectiveness verification, which is the step most systems and most paper processes quietly skip.
"Where did this material come from?"
In QSOD: approved supplier list, certificates on file, receiving inspection against the PO, and traceability from the heat or lot number on the cert through to the parts you made from it.
Audit Day
Your registrar sits down and starts asking what evidence you hold against each clause. In most shops that is two weeks of preparation beforehand and a nervous morning of retrieval on the day.
QSOD generates a dated, clause-by-clause audit-readiness report for every requirement, the records behind it, and an honest mark where records do not yet exist. Appendix A lists the actual records, so nothing in the report rests on an assertion.
It shows you where you are exposed before an auditor does. That is more useful than a report telling you everything is fine.
Aerospace work
If you are running aerospace parts, or want to, AS9100D adds requirements ISO 9001 does not cover: counterfeit part prevention, special process control with accreditation expiry tracking, FOD prevention, configuration management, product safety and preservation.
Our AS9100 add-on covers all fourteen aerospace-specific clauses, mapped the same way and reported the same way.
What it costs, and what it takes to start
No implementation project. No administrator. No consultant on site for six weeks.
You sign up, configure your organization, and start entering records the same day. The system is designed to be run by one person alongside their other work — because in a shop your size, that is who is going to run it.
Pricing is published rather than quoted. There is a 14-day free trial and you do not have to talk to anyone to start it.
Free downloads, no email required."
Before you buy anything: our audit checklists, inspection forms, calibration records and shop reference cards are free to download with no email required.
Print them, use them, share them. For a smaller shop they may be all you need for a while (and if you outgrow them, you will know).
Who this is for
- CNC machine shops (milling, turning, multi-axis)
- Precision manufacturers working to tight tolerance
- Fabrication and welding shops
- Aerospace and defense suppliers
- Shops pursuing ISO 9001 or AS9100 certification for the first time
- Shops moving off paper, spreadsheets, or disconnected records
Who it is not for
FDA-regulated medical device manufacturers needing ISO 13485 and computer system validation. That is a different problem with different tooling, and we would rather tell you than sell you.