User Manual
Precision Form is a multi-tenant digital operating assistant for metal fabrication environments. It manages tooling inventories and locks down shop operations into secure, role-restricted device workstation pools.
Quick Start Guide
Configure Your Machine
Go to the Settings tab and add a "Machine Profile". Enter your press brake's Max Tonnage and Bed Length. This allows the system to validate if a job is safe for your specific equipment.
Build Inventory
Go to the Tool Manager tab. You can manually add dies/punches or use the "Load Standard Library" button to import a starter set (American or European standards).
Run the Wizard
Go to the Calculator tab. Enter your material type, thickness, and bend angle. The system will scan your inventory and recommend the best tools for the job.
Understanding Account Roles
To keep your workspace catalogs secure and block destructive edits out on the active shop floor, Precision Form enforces a strict structural permission layer.
Shop Managers
Designed for shop owners, plant supervisors, and production coordinators. Holds absolute mastery over tool catalogs, localized system configurations, active team onboarding records, and subscription provisioning vectors.
Shop Operators
Assigned to brake press setup staff and active floor technicians. Operators can load saved jobs, check die libraries, and run calculations, but are completely barred from creating, editing, or deleting master data.
Managing Your Team Directory
As a **Shop Manager**, you can allocate separate employee login instances for your floor staff without sharing your primary corporate administrative password.
Provisions & Operational Adjustments
- To Add a Worker: Open the green Team toolbar module, type in your worker's target email string, declare a Floor Password, and click Add Worker.
- To Delete a Worker: Click Remove next to any operator line in your directory catalog. Their active session privileges are wiped from database logs instantly.
Hardware Terminals & Device Licensing
Your subscription tier plan grants an explicit allowance of **Concurrent Active Hardware Terminals**. A terminal slot is occupied whenever a distinct browser device (a tablet, desktop terminal, or smartphone station) logs into your shared company workspace.
Handling Seat Limit Exceptions
If your current plan allocates 3 slots and a 4th physical screen attempts to connect, the session check intercepts the authentication process. To free up capacity, a Shop Manager can click the blue Terminals button, review active hardware device descriptions, and hit Revoke to clear the stale token.
Subscription Management & Capacity Scaling
Precision Form grows directly alongside your manufacturing shop floor scale configurations. Managers can select or transition between pricing profiles right from inside active trials:
| Capacity Tier | Concurrent Terminal Limit | Optimal Operational Scope |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Plan ($50/mo) | 1 Active Workstation | Best for specialized engineering layouts managed out of a central estimating office. |
| Pro Shop Plan ($100/mo) | 3 Active Workstations | Standard fabrication shops deploying synchronized tablets directly next to physical machinery lines. |
| Industrial Plan ($200/mo) | 10 Active Workstations | Enterprise production facilities running multi-shift scheduling with large press brake arrays. |
How the Smart Wizard Works
The Wizard doesn't just look for an exact match; it looks for the best available match in your shop. Here is the decision logic it uses:
1. The "Ideal" Target
The system calculates the ideal V-opening based on the 8x Rule (V = 8 × Thickness). For Stainless, it aims for 10-12x. For Hardened Steel, it may target 6x.
2. The "Reality" Filter
It scans your inventory for dies within a wide range (up to 200% of the ideal size). This ensures that if you don't have the perfect die, it will suggest the next best thing rather than failing.
Saving & Loading Jobs
Stop writing setups on scrap paper. You can now save your calculated setups directly to your account profile.
Save from Wizard
Found a perfect die? Click the icon on the result card. This saves the Material, Thickness, and that specific Die selection as a reusable Job.
Search & Load
In the Manual Calculator, click Load Setup. You can search your saved jobs by Name ("Bracket-442"), Material ("SS304"), or Thickness. Loading a job auto-fills the calculator.
Machine Compatibility Checks
Don't guess if a job fits the machine. The calculator now validates every setup against your saved Machine Profiles.
The machine has sufficient Tonnage Capacity and Bed Length for the job.
The job requires more tonnage than the machine allows, or the part is longer than the bed.
Safety Logic & Standards
Precision Form uses a strict, physics-based safety engine. We distinguish between "Difficult" bends and "Impossible" bends.
| Condition | Threshold | System Response |
|---|---|---|
| Geometric Limit | Flange ≤ 0.5 × V | IMPOSSIBLE Part falls into die. |
| Slipping Risk | 0.5 < Flange < 0.7 × V | RISKY Requires careful handling. |
| High Tonnage | V-Opening < 6 × T | HIGH PRESSURE May damage soft tooling. |
| Large Radius | V-Opening > 10 × T | NOTE Resulting radius will be large. |
Result Rankings
- Best Choice (Green): Closest match to the 8x standard with safe tonnage and flange length.
- Risky (Orange): The tool works mathematically, but requires caution (e.g., short flange or high pressure).
- Impossible (Hidden/Error): Tools that are physically incapable of the bend (e.g., flange falls in) are filtered out completely.
Tool Maintenance & QR Codes
Precision Form helps you track ISO/Quality compliance and bridge the gap between digital data and physical tooling.
Inspection Tracking
When editing any Die or Punch, use the "Last Inspection Date" picker to log when you last checked the tool. This date appears on the tool card () so you can quickly spot neglected tooling.
QR Code Labels
Click the icon next to any tool to generate a printable QR label. Stick this on your tool rack. Scanning the code with your phone instantly opens that specific tool's record in the app for quick updates.