Utilities-first troubleshooting

Stop guessing.
Start diagnosing.

When your best technician retires, their knowledge doesn't have to leave with them. FixTrove turns your own manuals and repair history into instant, step-by-step troubleshooting guides -- utilities and controls checked first, so your team catches the cheap fix before reaching for the $20,000 part.

Utilities & Sensors
Air pressure, wiring, I/O -- checked first
2
Controls & PLC Logic
Only if step one comes back clean
3
Mechanical Teardown
Last resort, never the first guess

Built for how a good technician already thinks

Every guide checks air pressure, sensors, and wiring before it ever suggests a teardown -- enforcing the discipline that stops costly parts-swapping under pressure.

Every guide is generated in a strict order -- utilities and sensors first, controls and PLC logic second, mechanical teardown last. That order isn't a suggestion the AI might skip; it's built into how every guide is structured.

C-axis will not go to home position
UtilitiesCheck air pressure to the axis brake release valve
ControlsVerify the home-position sensor signal at the PLC
MechanicalInspect the axis drive belt for wear or slippage

Upload OEM manuals, E-Plans, pneumatic drawings, and work instructions. FixTrove searches your own documentation, not a generic answer from the open internet.

Upload OEM manuals, E-Plans, pneumatic drawings, work instructions, or training decks -- FixTrove finds the relevant passage even if you don't type the exact words the manual uses.

Haas VF-2
ManualVF-2_Operator_Manual.pdf
E-PlanVF2_Electrical_Schematic.pdf
PneumaticAir_System_Drawing.pdf
Work Instr.Tool_Change_SOP.pdf

Once a fix is confirmed, it's captured for good -- searchable by whoever's on shift next, no matter who found it or when.

Manufacturing runs on tribal knowledge -- the fixes and shortcuts that live in one person's head and walk out the door when they leave. FixTrove captures that knowledge as it happens: a fix only counts as verified once a technician confirms it actually worked, and every confirmed fix stays in the system permanently, long after the person who found it is gone.

C-axis will not go to home position
FixTroveHome sensor loose -- reseated the mounting bracket
Manual EntryAir pressure low -- reset the regulator
GuideBelt tension procedure -- 6 steps

A conversational assistant for general engineering questions and facility-specific lookups alike -- "who fixed this, when, and what part did they use?"

Ask a general engineering question, or ask about your own facility's history. FixTrove searches real records to answer, and can follow up in a real conversation.

Who fixed the Haas on second shift last week?
Mike fixed a C-axis homing fault Tuesday, second shift -- reseated a loose home-position sensor bracket.

How it works

1

Upload your manuals

OEM documentation, E-Plans, work instructions -- whatever your facility already has.

2

Describe the fault

Enter the machine and symptom, or just ask FixTrove directly in plain language.

3

Get a step-by-step guide

Utilities first, mechanical last -- grounded in your own facility's manuals and repair history.

How your facility's knowledge flows

ingested & indexed grounds every guide confirms the fix -- captured for good Manuals & E-Plans Confirmed Fixes Engineer-AuthoredGuides FixTrove stores -- searches -- grounds Technician gets a guided fix
Manuals, confirmed fixes, and engineer-authored guides all feed FixTrove's knowledge base -- every guide a technician gets is grounded in that data, and every fix they confirm feeds right back in for the next person who hits it.

Frequently asked questions

No. FixTrove is a decision-support tool, not a replacement -- it gives your team a structured starting point grounded in your own manuals and history, but a person still does the actual work and makes the final call.

Your own uploaded manuals, E-Plans, work instructions, and your facility's own confirmed repair history -- not a generic internet search.

No. Every customer's data lives in its own completely separate database, not a shared table with a "which company" column. If a competitor of yours is also a customer, neither of you can ever see the other's data.

Every guide follows a strict utilities-first order specifically to reduce risk -- cheap checks before expensive teardowns. Unconfirmed history is only ever used as context, never presented as fact, and a fix only becomes verified once a technician confirms it actually worked.

No. FixTrove runs entirely in a web browser -- no software to install, no IT setup required.

If you can scan it, FixTrove can usually read it -- including older manuals that are just images with no real text layer.

Ready to stop the parts-swap guessing game?