Keep Your Machines Running
See live utilization, stay ahead of maintenance, and keep every machine's history in one place.
Why Machines Go Down at the Worst Time
Shops that do not track utilization and maintenance systematically see more unexpected breakdowns and shorter equipment life.
Most shops track machine usage and maintenance on whiteboards, paper checklists, or memory, which makes it easy to miss service and overload key machines.
Service gets missed.
Unplanned downtime from missed spindle service, dirty vacuum systems, or worn tooling is far more expensive than planned maintenance.
Breakdowns cost 3-5x more.
Manuals, repair notes, and vendor contacts are scattered, which slows troubleshooting and extends every breakdown.
Recovery takes longer.
"Our main router went down mid-job because nobody tracked the spindle hours. Two days of downtime and a $6k emergency rebuild."— Shop owner, 6-person CNC shop
Equipment Management in 30 Seconds
From live status to logged repairs, everything stays in one place.
Track which machines are cutting, idle, or down so you can load balance work and spot underused equipment.
Set schedules based on hours, cycles, or calendar for tasks like bit changes, lubrication, calibration, and vacuum system service.
Log repairs, attach manuals, and store photos and notes for each machine so anyone can see what was done and when.
Store service vendors and preferred technicians with each asset so your team knows exactly who to call when something fails.
What This Gets You
Less unplanned downtime
Stay ahead of spindle, axis, and vacuum maintenance instead of reacting when something breaks.
Longer machine life
Consistent maintenance and good records help extend equipment life and protect accuracy.
Faster repairs when things fail
Techs and vendors get the full history, manuals, and contacts instantly, which shortens time to recovery.
Everything Included
Core functions and shop workflows, purpose-built for CNC and fabrication equipment.
Utilization tracking
View run time, idle time, and downtime for each machine in a single dashboard.
Maintenance scheduling
Create daily, weekly, and monthly checklists with reminders for critical CNC maintenance tasks.
Maintenance logs
Record completed work, parts used, and attach photos or documents to each machine record.
Documents and manuals
Store OEM manuals, wiring diagrams, and setup sheets with the machine profile.
Vendor and staff contacts
Assign internal owners and external service vendors per machine so responsibilities are clear.
Shop Workflows Covered
Works With
Equipment Management connects seamlessly to the rest of your OpenSpindle workflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. You can set preventative maintenance schedules based on calendar dates, run hours, or other triggers, and OpenSpindle will remind you when tasks like lubrication, bit changes, calibration, or vacuum service are due.
For each machine you can store utilization data, maintenance logs, repair history, manuals, photos, notes, and assigned vendors or internal owners so the full picture is always available.
By tracking utilization, scheduling preventative maintenance, and keeping complete repair and vendor records in one place, OpenSpindle helps you catch issues earlier, plan service during natural lulls, and resolve breakdowns faster when they happen.
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