Solutions by role · Lab manager
Running a lab is running a business.
Running a lab is running a business.
Planning, machines, people, revenue, investment decisions, ad-hoc incidents, breakdowns, training, supplier negotiations, and a culture of ownership you're trying to foster. It's impossible without the right tools and data. Toolsquare is the tool.
What Toolsquare does for you
Stop fighting fires. Start running the lab.
Stop fighting fires. Start running the lab.
Real utilisation data. Know which machines are actually busy and which are idle.
Automatic issue reporting. Problems surface before they become breakdowns.
Cost allocation at your fingertips. Per project, team or grant.
Training and access control in one place. No more spreadsheets.
Investment decisions backed by data. Not anecdote.
Typical outcome
More time on the work that actually needs you.
More time on the work that actually needs you.
Lab managers who use Toolsquare consistently tell us the same thing: they spend their days differently. More time on research output, team development and strategic planning. Less time reconstructing who used what, when, and for how long. The administrative layer that used to eat their afternoons now runs itself.
Lab managers who use Toolsquare consistently tell us the same thing: they spend their days differently. More time on research output, team development and strategic planning. Less time reconstructing who used what, when, and for how long. The administrative layer that used to eat their afternoons now runs itself.
Culture shift
Culture shift
A culture of ownership, not blame.
A culture of ownership, not blame.
When every session is attributed automatically, you stop being the detective. Users identify themselves, issues get flagged at the source, maintenance needs surface in the data before they surface as emergencies. Your team takes better care of the equipment, because accountability is built into the system. Minor wear gets caught early. Training gaps become visible. Repair budgets recover within the first quarter.
When every session is attributed automatically, you stop being the detective. Users identify themselves, issues get flagged at the source, maintenance needs surface in the data before they surface as emergencies. Your team takes better care of the equipment, because accountability is built into the system. Minor wear gets caught early. Training gaps become visible. Repair budgets recover within the first quarter.
Inside the platform - operational view
What the operational dashboards show.
Everything that keeps the day running: live machine status, open issues, planning conflicts, upcoming maintenance. For the people running the lab or the workshop.
Inside the platform - operational view
What the operational dashboards show.
Everything that keeps the day running: live machine status, open issues, planning conflicts, upcoming maintenance. For the people running the lab or the workshop.
Inside the platform - operational view
What the operational dashboards show.
Everything that keeps the day running: live machine status, open issues, planning conflicts, upcoming maintenance. For the people running the lab or the workshop.
The product at a glance
Software at the core. Hardware where it counts.
Toolsquare is built around a cloud platform that manages your equipment, users and data. Add the Toolsquare unit on the machines where you need physical access control and automatic, tamper-proof usage tracking.
Software · cloud-native
The platform
A single portal for your equipment portfolio. Booking, asset management, access rules, incident reports, analytics and compliance reporting in one place.
Booking & scheduling
Rules per user, group or time slot
Asset management
Every machine, every cost, every contract in one view
Access management
Training-based, role-based and supervisor rules
Issue & incident reporting
Reported at the machine, routed to the right person
Analytics & dashboards
Utilisation, downtime, TCO, chargeback
Audit trail
GxP, ISO, 21 CFR Part 11 · immutable & exportable
Open API & integrations
LIMS, ELN, ERP, BI tools, SSO
Hardware · IoT device · Standard tier
The Toolsquare unit
A physical device installed on specific machines. Three components in one enclosure: an NFC reader, a touch screen, an integrated processor. Acts as a smart lock and a tamper-proof data logger in one.
NFC reader
Any badge: student card, employee card, even a bank card
Touch screen
Session start/stop, issue reporting, reservation view
Integrated processor
Direct machine control with local logic that works offline
Physical access control
The machine unlocks only for authorised users
Activity-tracking mode
Auto pause and resume on idle, for precision & production equipment
Universal compatibility
Every brand: single-phase, three-phase, computer-controlled
Three packages. Same platform. Different reach.
Free
Software-only asset management, up to 49 machines
Basic
Full web platform with booking and access management, no hardware
Standard
Most popular
Platform + Toolsquare unit, with hardware-level access and usage data
Want to know what it costs?
Pricing is volume-based and applied across your full equipment portfolio.
The product at a glance
Software at the core. Hardware where it counts.
Toolsquare is built around a cloud platform that manages your equipment, users and data. Add the Toolsquare unit on the machines where you need physical access control and automatic, tamper-proof usage tracking.
Software · cloud-native
The platform
A single portal for your equipment portfolio. Booking, asset management, access rules, incident reports, analytics and compliance reporting in one place.
Booking & scheduling
Rules per user, group or time slot
Asset management
Every machine, every cost, every contract in one view
Access management
Training-based, role-based and supervisor rules
Issue & incident reporting
Reported at the machine, routed to the right person
Analytics & dashboards
Utilisation, downtime, TCO, chargeback
Audit trail
GxP, ISO, 21 CFR Part 11 · immutable & exportable
Open API & integrations
LIMS, ELN, ERP, BI tools, SSO
Hardware · IoT device · Standard tier
The Toolsquare unit
A physical device installed on specific machines. Three components in one enclosure: an NFC reader, a touch screen, an integrated processor. Acts as a smart lock and a tamper-proof data logger in one.
NFC reader
Any badge: student card, employee card, even a bank card
Touch screen
Session start/stop, issue reporting, reservation view
Integrated processor
Direct machine control with local logic that works offline
Physical access control
The machine unlocks only for authorised users
Activity-tracking mode
Auto pause and resume on idle, for precision & production equipment
Universal compatibility
Every brand: single-phase, three-phase, computer-controlled
Three packages. Same platform. Different reach.
Free
Software-only asset management, up to 49 machines
Basic
Full web platform with booking and access management, no hardware
Standard
Most popular
Platform + Toolsquare unit, with hardware-level access and usage data
Want to know what it costs?
Pricing is volume-based and applied across your full equipment portfolio.
The product at a glance
Software at the core. Hardware where it counts.
Toolsquare is built around a cloud platform that manages your equipment, users and data. Add the Toolsquare unit on the machines where you need physical access control and automatic, tamper-proof usage tracking.
Software · cloud-native
The platform
A single portal for your equipment portfolio. Booking, asset management, access rules, incident reports, analytics and compliance reporting in one place.
Booking & scheduling
Rules per user, group or time slot
Asset management
Every machine, every cost, every contract in one view
Access management
Training-based, role-based and supervisor rules
Issue & incident reporting
Reported at the machine, routed to the right person
Analytics & dashboards
Utilisation, downtime, TCO, chargeback
Audit trail
GxP, ISO, 21 CFR Part 11 · immutable & exportable
Open API & integrations
LIMS, ELN, ERP, BI tools, SSO
Hardware · IoT device · Standard tier
The Toolsquare unit
A physical device installed on specific machines. Three components in one enclosure: an NFC reader, a touch screen, an integrated processor. Acts as a smart lock and a tamper-proof data logger in one.
NFC reader
Any badge: student card, employee card, even a bank card
Touch screen
Session start/stop, issue reporting, reservation view
Integrated processor
Direct machine control with local logic that works offline
Physical access control
The machine unlocks only for authorised users
Activity-tracking mode
Auto pause and resume on idle, for precision & production equipment
Universal compatibility
Every brand: single-phase, three-phase, computer-controlled
Three packages. Same platform. Different reach.
Free
Software-only asset management, up to 49 machines
Basic
Full web platform with booking and access management, no hardware
Standard
Most popular
Platform + Toolsquare unit, with hardware-level access and usage data
Want to know what it costs?
Pricing is volume-based and applied across your full equipment portfolio.
The product at a glance
Software at the core. Hardware where it counts.
Toolsquare is built around a cloud platform that manages your equipment, users and data. Add the Toolsquare unit on the machines where you need physical access control and automatic, tamper-proof usage tracking.
Software · cloud-native
The platform
A single portal for your equipment portfolio. Booking, asset management, access rules, incident reports, analytics and compliance reporting in one place.
Booking & scheduling
Rules per user, group or time slot
Asset management
Every machine, every cost, every contract in one view
Access management
Training-based, role-based and supervisor rules
Issue & incident reporting
Reported at the machine, routed to the right person
Analytics & dashboards
Utilisation, downtime, TCO, chargeback
Audit trail
GxP, ISO, 21 CFR Part 11 · immutable & exportable
Open API & integrations
LIMS, ELN, ERP, BI tools, SSO
Hardware · IoT device · Standard tier
The Toolsquare unit
A physical device installed on specific machines. Three components in one enclosure: an NFC reader, a touch screen, an integrated processor. Acts as a smart lock and a tamper-proof data logger in one.
NFC reader
Any badge: student card, employee card, even a bank card
Touch screen
Session start/stop, issue reporting, reservation view
Integrated processor
Direct machine control with local logic that works offline
Physical access control
The machine unlocks only for authorised users
Activity-tracking mode
Auto pause and resume on idle, for precision & production equipment
Universal compatibility
Every brand: single-phase, three-phase, computer-controlled
Three packages. Same platform. Different reach.
Free
Software-only asset management, up to 49 machines
Basic
Full web platform with booking and access management, no hardware
Standard
Most popular
Platform + Toolsquare unit, with hardware-level access and usage data
Want to know what it costs?
Pricing is volume-based and applied across your full equipment portfolio.
Get the oversight you've been asking for.
Get the oversight you've been asking for.
See a lab manager's dashboard in a 20-minute demo.