When anyone can walk up to a milling machine, laser cutter or 3D printer, safety is a wish, not a system. Toolsquare turns training records into enforced access rules, so only certified users run certified machines, even when the supervisor is on a call.
Why now
The three things keeping you up at night.
A serious incident
One untrained user on a dangerous machine. One week of workshop closure. One lawsuit. One career-defining moment, in the wrong way.
Pressure to scale
More students, more programmes, more external partners. Same supervisors. Without enforced access, throughput and safety are in direct conflict.
Equipment sharing revenue
Your machines sit idle 60% of the time. External partners would pay to use them. Today that's too risky to offer. With Toolsquare, it isn't.
What changes
Safety becomes enforced. Throughput goes up.
Training-based access. Badge works only after certification is on file. Expires automatically.
Supervisor-only hours. High-risk machines off-limits without staff on site.
Role-based profiles. Students, staff, external partners: different rules, one system.
Incident reporting on the machine. Two taps. The right person notified. Paper incident forms retired.
Usage data that justifies investment. "We need another 3D printer" becomes a defensible argument, or gets debunked.
Shared-workshop revenue streams. Open the workshop to external users safely. New income, same equipment.
Already adopted by
Vocational training centres across Belgium and the Netherlands.
See how VDAB and others run training workshops with 200+ users.