Use case · Lower repair costs
Catch problems early. Pay less later.
Reactive repair costs three to five times more than proactive maintenance. Toolsquare makes issue reporting effortless (one tap at the machine) so minor problems get caught before they become costly breakdowns. The savings show up in your maintenance budget within a quarter.
Two shifts
Two shifts, compounding impact.
Two shifts, compounding impact.
1. Streamlined issue reporting
Easy, on-machine reporting encourages operators to log minor issues immediately: the strange sound, the loose fitting, the unusual reading. Early warning signs get captured before they escalate. The organisation shifts from reactive "repair" to proactive "maintenance". This alone reduces unexpected downtime, optimises scheduling, and prevents expensive breakdowns.
2. A culture of ownership
By identifying themselves at the start of every session, and by being able to report issues in two taps, users feel responsible for the equipment they use. Problems get spotted faster. You gain instant insight into which operators may need extra training. The results show up in repair and maintenance cost trends within the first quarter.
87%
Lower repair cost
72%
Less downtime
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.
Move from reactive to proactive.
Move from reactive to proactive.
See how incident data changes your maintenance budget.