Gain control over tooling and inventory management with CRIBWISE
CRIBWISE™ is a trusted, globally available tooling and inventory management software platform designed to help engineers, manufacturers and machine shops organize, track and access their tooling with total confidence. In 2026, CRIBWISE is enabling teams to streamline operations, eliminate waste and take full control of critical production processes.
The subscription-based cloud inventory management solution enables tool, spare part and equipment management, automated purchase and service orders, automated tool dispensing, manufacturer catalog services and smart reporting.
CRIBWISE is modular, customizable and easy to integrate into machine shops of all sizes. It helps improve productivity and machine life by reducing administrative time, hours spent searching for tools and production and maintenance delays. It also prevents unnecessary expenditure due to over-purchasing and over-stocking.
As companies navigate labor shortages, manage evolving complexities and meet new compliance requirements this year, it has never been more important to review existing tool management systems and their ability to keep up with delivering consistently and on time.
Without an effective tool management system, machine shops can find themselves doing one of two things: placing urgent rush orders of new tools when inventories are depleted unexpectedly or over-stocking tools to avoid shortage. Both can significantly add costs.
Head of CRIBWISE, Joakim Johansson, says: “Tooling costs can easily run into tens of thousands of pounds, and much of this can be attributed to outdated and unconsolidated tooling inventories that take up space and cause frustration.”
An effective tool management system generates data that owners and managers can use to make more informed decisions about workforce productivity, machine optimization, expenditure and inventory size – transforming a largely reactive tool management process into a proactive strategy.
CRIBWISE uses data to enhance a simple inventory control process with sophisticated production intelligence, while maintaining easy usage. Machine data and historical usage patterns are used to determine predictive insights and guide users towards improved production decisions. CRIBWISE helps identify abnormal tool consumption patterns, cost tracking, wastage or loss of resources and tool lifetime information. This in turn provides maintenance engineers insights into planning system downtime, routine maintenance sessions and replacement of obsolete tools and parts.
The software can also be used to track items largely hidden from view, such as inserts, MRO supplies and other indirect materials, that pass through the manufacturing facilities. Many ERP systems are built at a transactional level and not at a consumption level and therefore find it tricky to keep track of information. Their high volume and low costs result in low visibility, often not manually counted by operators. Over time, untracked usage leads to inaccurate counts and lack of consumption records. It is also not possible to maintain a strict record of parts with thousands of SKUs. CRIBWISE address these issues with real-time tracking and lifecycle management processes, by integrating with ERP systems.
CRIBWISE makes it easier to undergo audits and compliance checks through well-organized data and reports, speeding up inspection, verification or certification procedures.
In the sector where everything moves at a rapid pace, CRIBWISE helps process engineers, procurement managers, operational specialists and other manufacturing professionals with faster decision-making processes, accurate insights, real-time information and day-to-day support. The tool inventory management software additionally supports integrations, hardware for tool and part storage and tailor-made solutions.
Working closely with partners across the world, CRIBWISE shares rich tool inventory management knowledge and critical support when and where needed. Customers trust CRIBWISE for substantial cost and time savings, boost to productivity and helping companies stay competitive in a constantly evolving industry.
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