35 years of expertise.
Now in your pocket.
DrMachines was born from a simple, hard truth: the best CNC knowledge in the world lives inside a handful of people — and those people can only be in one place at a time. We started building this knowledgebase in 1989 on a dBase II database running on an Apple computer with two floppy drives and no hard disk. The tools have changed. The mission hasn't.
Today DrMachines is the most comprehensive CNC troubleshooting platform available — covering Fanuc controls, servo drives, and spindle systems across 36+ product families, with Siemens and NUM coming soon. Built by a working technician. Used by thousands of shops worldwide.
A troubleshooting platform 35 years in the making
When a CNC machine goes down, every hour costs thousands. The problem isn't a shortage of manuals — it's that manuals tell you what an alarm means, not how to fix it. DrMachines fills that gap: structured flowcharts, wiring diagrams, and root-cause paths built from decades of real repairs, not theory.
Interactive troubleshooting flowcharts
Every alarm code is mapped to a step-by-step decision tree built from real repairs. Walk through root causes in minutes — not hours of guesswork or waiting for a service call.
Fanuc & Siemens coverage
36+ Fanuc product families covered today — controls (16/18/21 series and all i-variants), servo drives (AC C-Series, SVM, Alpha PSM/i PSM), and spindles (Analog, Serial, SPM, Alpha i SPM). Siemens 840D/828D coming soon.
Mobile — iOS & Android
The full knowledgebase in your pocket on the shop floor. No laptop. No service desk ticket. The same expert knowledge available at 2am when the machine is down and the call center is closed.
Teams & enterprise
From a single technician to 100-user enterprise portals. Custom-branded databases for machine tool makers, SAP integration, and fully managed white-label platforms for OEMs.
Live expert support
Email support on $595+/year plans. Phone support with guaranteed 2-hour callback on $4,000+/year plans. A real engineer — the one who built this — not a bot or a first-line helpdesk.
Open ecosystem
Specialists in any control system can partner with us to build their own knowledge module. Contribute your expertise, list your profile, and earn revenue share every month.