For a single repair the importer lends the special tool, the neighbouring workshop the engine support bridge or the rental service the transmission jack. Such tools do not belong to the workshop – yet they are issued, change hands and must go back complete and on time. That is exactly where they tend to get lost: in a corner of the hall, in a car boot, in the wrong cabinet.
Tulz treats borrowed tools like your own and remembers what comes on top: who lent it, the loan slip number, the contact person and when it has to go back. When the deadline gets close, Tulz lets you know in good time.
How it works in the workshop
- Create – create the tool as usual and enter lender, contact, loan slip and return deadline in the Tool on loan from outside section (Tools on loan from outside).
- Label and location – print the label, assign a storage location; from now on it is scanned like any other tool (Printing labels).
- Issue and take back – the list and the tool page show the note "Loan tool – back by …", yellow from seven days before the deadline, red afterwards.
- Send it back – after the last return enter the tracking number on the tool page and choose Returned to lender; the history is kept.
What comes with it
- Loan tools panel on the dashboard: what has to go back within the next 14 days, with lender and current holder
- Daily reminder to the workshop foremen by notification and e-mail
- The return shipment is only possible once the tool has been taken back
- Loan slip and delivery note as documents on the tool (Documents)
- Report damage with a photo – as evidence towards the lender (Reporting damage)
Who it is for
For workshops that regularly borrow special tools from the importer or a tool pool, and for businesses that would rather rent than buy for rare repairs. How to organise special tools so that everyone finds them is described in the guide Organising special tools.
Frequently asked questions
Do borrowed tools count in the stocktake and the reports?
While they are on the premises, yes – they appear in stocktaking, search and utilisation like your own tools. After the return shipment they are retired and no longer count as stock.
What happens if the return deadline is extended?
Simply enter the new date on the tool. The note, the dashboard and the reminder follow it immediately.
Can we also lend tools to other businesses?
That is what the workshop network is for: partner workshops see shared tools, send a request and receive them with a pick list.