Digital Way SAS

Digital Way SAS is a French company that makes power monitoring systems for machine tools. Its WattPilote system detects tool breakage and measures tool wear. Its SafePilote system protects machines from crash damage. The company is based in Saint-Etienne, France.

WattPilote measures power use on the machine. It combines measurement and processing in one box that is installed in the electrical cabinet. The site says it can monitor very small tools on large spindles, and that it is easy to retrofit. It lists a mean time between failures of 45,000 hours.

SafePilote uses a three-axis accelerometer on the spindle tail to detect impacts and excess vibration. The site says it halts machine motion when a crash begins. The site also lists machine condition monitoring and holder seat monitoring products.

The site says the company's power measurement approach has guided its product work since 1992. It says the company developed its own resistive-shunt power measurement and signal processing. The site lists automotive, aerospace and industrial applications.

The site lists trade shows for 2026. These include IMTS in Chicago from 14 to 19 September, AMB in Stuttgart from 15 to 19 September, MAKTEK in Turkey, BI.MU in Italy, JIMTOF in Japan, METALEX in Thailand, INTERCUT in France and IMTEX in India.

Offices are in Saint-Etienne, France, and Tacoma, Washington, United States. Distributors are listed for Germany, Italy and North America. The site offers a way to find the nearest distributor and to arrange an on-site test of a machine.