Grinding machine
A connected industrial grinding machine supplies machine data to its manufacturer, receives updates centrally via the cloud and enables remote support. This becomes the basis for energy monitoring, condition monitoring and quality control as a digital service.
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Machine fleet growth: from remote access to a digital service offering
Hans Weber Maschinenfabrik uses the IXON Cloud to turn remote maintenance into a central service platform. Around 50 employees instead of 10 to 12 now work with data from 180 connected machines, and far more issues are resolved remotely.
Replacing service silos with one platform to fix faults remotely
Rosa Ermando replaces scattered service silos with the symmedia Hub. Around 60 percent of software problems on its grinding machines are now solved remotely.
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Industrial grinding machine: updates, remote service and process data
VOLLMER relies on Kontron's ManagedEdge IoT bundle: the AL i.MX8M Mini IoT gateway, the hardened Linux operating system KontronOS and the cloud-based device management solution KontronGrid. Firmware and application updates are distributed automatically via the cloud, while edge computing processes data on site. Older machines are retrofitted with a gateway infrastructure that transmits sensor data via OPC UA and MQTT, and users build their own workflows with Node-RED. Rosa Ermando brings remote support, document management, an energy monitoring dashboard and an AI agent together in the symmedia Hub. At Schaeffler Digital Solutions, the autinityVC software analyses vibrations during grinding and honing in real time.
All examples come from mechanical and plant engineering. VOLLMER, a sharpening machine specialist from Biberach an der Riss, uses the solution to comply with the NIS2 Directive and offers customers a twelve-month starter package with gateway, dashboard and Node-RED. Italian manufacturer Rosa Ermando worked with symmedia and Intelligentia to present the first version of Service+ in less than two months, at GrindingHub 2026 in Stuttgart. Schaeffler detects acoustically critical micro-waviness in gear production and rejects the affected parts. Podcast episode #149 covers the VOLLMER project, while episode #163 shows an AI-supported grinding process at OptoTech.
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Industrial grinding machines: frequently asked questions
How are grinding machines monitored and kept up to date securely?
Grinding machines such as VOLLMER's sharpening machines are connected via hardened IoT gateways whose software is updated centrally and automatically via the cloud. VOLLMER, a sharpening machine specialist, uses Kontron's KontronOS, a hardened Linux with long-term patch support, and the KontronGrid device management solution. Firmware and application updates reach the gateways without any on-site intervention. According to the solution example, this ensures compliance with the EU's strict NIS2 rules.
Which remote services are available for surface grinding machines?
For surface grinding machines and other precision grinders, there are remote support, document management, energy monitoring and AI-assisted service help. Rosa Ermando, which gained surface grinding expertise by acquiring Favretto, combines these building blocks in Service+ on the symmedia Hub. Intelligentia supplied the sensors, data acquisition and the energy consumption dashboard. Customers particularly value quick access to the complete service history.
How can noise problems caused by micro-waviness in gear grinding be avoided?
Noise problems can be avoided by detecting acoustically critical micro-waviness during grinding rather than at end-of-line testing. It is caused by vibrations between tool and workpiece. In gear production, Schaeffler Digital Solutions' autinityVC analyses vibration sensors live for this purpose. Affected gears are rejected or marked, so the entire gearbox does not have to be dismantled again.
How does grinding process monitoring work in real time?
Grinding process monitoring uses vibration sensors whose signals software compares live with reference spectra. At Schaeffler Digital Solutions, autinityVC breaks the signals down using a fast Fourier transform and detects acoustically critical micro-waviness on the workpiece. A tool breakage produces a sudden vibration peak: the software raises an alarm and stops the machine. Affected parts are rejected, and subsequent workpieces remain undamaged.
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