CNC Machine Monitoring | Best CNC Monitoring Software | FourJaw

Clear Insights That Drive Action

Capture CNC machine performance data in real-time, automatically. Understand productivity and spot inefficiencies, no spreadsheets required.

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Manage Your Shop Floor, From Anywhere

Stay in sync with your shop floor. Track live CNC machine performance from anywhere, and keep production moving smoothly.

Optimise Energy, Reduce Waste

Monitor energy usage across your CNC machines. Cut waste, improve efficiency, and meet your sustainability goals.

Fix Issues Before They Cost You

Get instant alerts for CNC downtime and inefficiencies. Resolve issues quickly to keep machines running at their best.

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Universal Compatibility*

Works on any machine type, regardless of age or brand.

Cost-effective & Scalable

No large upfront costs. Choose to pay monthly or annually. Add more devices as required.

Securely Access your Data

See your production data anytime from anywhere.

Customer Testimonials

Sean ThomasHead of Operations

"FourJaw has delivered a significant and sustained improvement in the productivity levels we're getting from our manufacturing centres."

Monitoring downtime, eliminating the various causes of waste in our processes, and deploying colleagues to where they are needed most has helped achieve a 30 per cent overall increase in uptime.

Charlie StothardProcess Improvement

“FourJaw is helping us move towards 4.0 based on our S&OP.”

It allows us every month to analyse with the directors to see our strengths and weaknesses and plan forward based on what we find. From a continuous improvement point of view, we now have concrete evidence of where to focus our energy, helping with costings, budgeting and machine utilisation.

Andy ToulsonOperations Manager

“We’ve removed all back orders and are now in a position to deliver orders on time for customers worldwide.”

This is a tangible benefit of our unprecedented increase in machine productivity, and we’ve also improved staff retention with a calmer, less stressful working environment where operators have the autonomy to get on with the job.

Visibility for you. Clarity for your Factory.

See how FourJaw transforms CNC machine shops like yours.

Watch our quick video to discover how FourJaw’s real-time machine monitoring helps you cut downtime, increase efficiency, and improve job tracking, giving you the insights you need to run a smarter, more profitable shop floor.

FourJaw Every Machine

CLIPS ON TO ANY MACHINE

Designed for quick installation and immediate impact, FourJaw’s spindle clamp lets you monitor machine health without interrupting production.

FourJaw MachineLink Sensor Install-1

Real-Time Feedback for Operators

Operators and managers stay in sync with instant, actionable data displayed directly on the shop floor, fostering better communication and decision-making.

Can FourJaw monitor machines from different CNC brands?

Yes, FourJaw's Machine monitoring system is brand-agnostic, meaning it works with any type of CNC machine, including leading brands such as HAAS, Mazak, DMG Mori, Okuma, Makino, Doosan and Hurco (plus many more).

Another benefit is that our system works with mixed CNC machine fleets, so it doesn't matter if you have a mixture of brands, of different ages or types. Our CNC machine monitoring system will provide you with a single unified view of your factory floor.

How does FourJaw improve CNC machine productivity? FourJaw tracks machine utilisation, downtime, and cycle times in real-time, helping you identify inefficiencies and optimise workflows to boost productivity.

How Accurate is FourJaw's utilisation data?

Where conventional systems might read any spindle movement as "productivity", FourJaw accurately detects genuine, money-making productivity. For example, FourJaw can detect when a CNC machine is cutting metal, by observing the rise in current usage during actual work.

This not only provides a more accurate measure of machine efficiency but also ensures consistency in data across all machines, facilitating better decision-making across your factory.

What is Machine Downtime?

In simple terms, machine downtime refers to any period in which a machine is not available for production. This can be categorised into two broad types:

Planned (productive) downtime: such as scheduled maintenance, changeovers, or quality inspections, which are controlled and
necessary to ensure smooth operations.

Unplanned (unproductive) downtime: sudden stoppages due to breakdowns, operator unavailability, supply issues, or other unexpected factors that disrupt output.

How does FourJaw Capture machine downtime?

FourJaw captures downtime data through a combination of its MachineLink hardware and tablets mounted on the machines.

When a MachineLink detects downtime, it automatically prompts the operator via the tablet to select the reason for this downtime from a predefined list.

This process is quick and non-disruptive, designed to minimise interruption to the operator's workflow.

By simplifying the input method to just a few taps, FourJaw ensures that accurate downtime reasons are recorded with minimal effort, enabling a comprehensive analysis of machine productivity and downtime causes without impeding your operators.

Is FourJaw a cost-effective alternative to traditional systems?

Yes. Unlike traditional machine monitoring solutions, we designed our machine monitoring platform to be accessible, not only did we make it easy to install (minimising disruption to your factory floor) but we also made it affordable.

We offer monthly payment plans and you can install it yourself, so there are no high upfront installation costs often associated with traditional machine monitoring solutions