Product · Access control
Whether you need to keep people safe or protect complex equipment, the Toolsquare unit is the gatekeeper to every machine. Grant access based on training, role, availability or time slot, on any machine, any brand.
How the unit works
With any card (a student card, an employee badge, even a bank card), you grant access to a connected machine. No extra credentials to issue, no hardware to hand out.
An NFC reader. Near Field Communication, for any badge or card.
A touch screen. For issue reporting, session control and machine info.
An integrated processor. With direct machine control and local logic.
On-unit planning
Apart from access control, the unit also shows reservations on its screen. Standing in a cleanroom without a laptop or phone? Just tap the unit to see if the machine is free for a quick experiment.
Benefits
Role- and training-based access
Only qualified users on the right machines. Access tied to certification status, automatically.
Hardware-level audit trail
Every session logged automatically. Timestamped, attributed, immutable.
Works with every machine
Retrofit any brand, any age. Single-phase, three-phase, computer-controlled.
No IT overhead
Cloud-native, open API, simple integration with LIMS, ELN, ERP and your BI tools.
Culture shift
When users identify themselves at the start of every session, something shifts. They take better care of the equipment, because they're accountable for the state it's left in. Minor wear gets caught early, before it becomes costly. Training gaps surface through real usage data rather than incident reports. The results show up in your repair and maintenance budgets within the first quarter.
87%
Lower repair costs
72%
Less downtime
3-5x
Reactive vs. preventive cost
