Use case · Access control & safety

Free access is a safety problem.

When everyone has open access to sometimes very dangerous machines, you're running a safety risk and a liability risk at the same time. Toolsquare adds physical access control to any machine and grants access based on training, role or supervisor presence.

How it works

Hardware enforcement, software rules.

Hardware enforcement, software rules.

The Toolsquare unit acts as a physical gate on each machine. Access rules live in the software, are defined by you, and are enforced by the hardware. Without the right permission, the machine doesn't start. Every attempt (granted or denied) is logged.

  • Only trained users on certified equipment.

  • Role-based profiles per user group.

  • Time-based and supervisor-based restrictions.

  • Full incident and access log, immutable.

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.

Make safety enforceable, not aspirational.

Make safety enforceable, not aspirational.

See how hardware-level access control works on your machines.