Resources
Articles and customer stories
Setup time, tribal knowledge, training new machinists, and what shops using shopGURU have to say about it.
Articles
The Gap Between the Screen and the Spindle
A verified CAM program is not a finished part. Here is what the program never carries to the floor, from workholding to traceability, and how shopGURU closes the gap between virtual and real.
October 20, 2026
Customer stories
Small Shop, Big Upgrade
How Sauder Machine, a 12-person precision shop in Plymouth, Ohio, uses shopGURU to put setup photos and job details in front of every operator, and what it did to setup time.
March 9, 2026
Articles
Boosting Efficiency in Machine Shops with shopGURU: A Tailored Solution
Not every shop needs an overhaul. shopGURU targets one bottleneck, support for CNC operators, with digital work instructions that fit around the way you already work.
April 30, 2024
Articles
CNC Machining Setup Software: Increase Production & Cut Setup Time
Machines often cut metal less than half the time they are running. Setup software that makes the setup repeatable recovers that time with the machines you already own.
August 12, 2021
Workshops & Trainings
Turn CNC Machinists into CNC Gurus
Hiring and training machinists who can run a job on their own is one of the hardest parts of owning a shop. Here is how shopGURU started, in a machine shop, to solve exactly that.
June 14, 2021