Design the workflow
Map the machines, people, conditions, and operating rules the system needs to handle.
Know what your machines are doing. Control who can use them. Keep production moving.
GRIT combines connected hardware and local software to retrofit the equipment you already own with tool-level productivity data, maintenance signals, automatic dust collection, and documented machine access. For production floors, industrial facilities, and education labs, our team helps design the solution, specify the required components, and support it from startup through expansion.
- Measure
- Productivity
- Schedule
- Maintenance
- Document
- Safety
- ROI
- VFD-controlled motors
- Automate
- Dust collection
- Environmental
- Monitoring
500+ installations across schools, makerspaces, and manufacturing facilities
One system, from the first site walk to full operation.
GRIT brings the hardware, local software, and practical support together so every component has a clear job from startup through expansion.
Specify the system
Match the Hub, controls, sensors, credentials, and interfaces to the equipment already on site.
Support the rollout
Configure, start up, and expand the same local foundation as more tools, spaces, and sites come online.
Keep control local. Connect the plant.
The GRIT Hub keeps control decisions on site. Connected Plant adds the administration, integrations, and operating support that facility, IT, and operations teams need across locations.
On site by design
Machines keep running without the cloud.
The Hub applies configured rules locally, so machine access and automation do not depend on an internet connection.
Connected where it helps
Approved information reaches the teams that need it.
Bring selected records into central administration, enterprise systems, usage reporting, and maintenance planning.
ERP and MES integration
Connect approved GRIT records to the systems your team already uses to schedule and measure production.
Badge and SSO integration
Use the identity systems and credentials the organization already manages instead of building a second program.
Cloud administration
Administer authorized users, site settings, and connected GRIT locations through one service layer.
Device replacement
Keep replacement coverage with the connected system without a separate device-replacement charge.
Usage and maintenance data
Build maintenance intervals from measured runtime, then review usage, utilization, and idle time by machine and shift.
Connected Plant is quoted with your GRIT system and priced per site and per connected tool.
Systems that work together.
Start with the problem that costs you the most time or creates the most risk. The same local platform connects your tools, records runtime, and supports preventive maintenance across every Solution.
01Dust Management
Collect dust only where work is happening.
Open automated blast gates, start or stage existing dust collectors, and verify that the system responded when a tool turns on.
Blast gates · Collector control · Filter and bin monitoringExplore Dust Management
02Access Control
Put training rules at the machine.
Use RFiD credentials, local permissions, and presence rules to decide who can power on each machine and when.
Machine authorization · Training records · Local lockoutExplore Access Control
03Time & Access
Turn credentials into clean operating records.
Record attendance, job time, and room access with the same badge people already carry, without a separate clock at every station.
Attendance · Job time · Room accessExplore Time & Access
04Asset Management
Know who has it, where it is, and what it needs.
Keep custody, location, documents, service history, and checkout activity together for shared tools and equipment.
Checkout · Service history · Documents and custodyExplore Asset Management
05Energy Management
Match energy use to actual demand.
Measure machine demand, stop avoidable idle loads, and match collection power to the work happening across the shop now.
Demand sensing · Idle-load control · Runtime dataExplore Energy Management
06Environmental Monitoring
Turn changing shop conditions into a response.
Watch particulate, pressure, temperature, and humidity, then activate filtration or notify the right people when thresholds are crossed.
Air quality · Pressure · Temperature and humidityExplore Environmental Monitoring
07Machine Supervision
Add occupancy context to a connected station.
Use the Presence Trigger as a local automation input or to hold a linked GRIT Track session while the configured area remains occupied.
Presence sensing · RFiD timeout hold · Local automationExplore Machine SupervisionWho it is for
Built for your world.
The same on-site foundation supports manufacturing operations, industrial facilities, and education labs.
ManufacturingKnow what every machine is doing.
Capture tool-level runtime, automate dust collection, and turn operating data into maintenance and productivity decisions.
IndustrialRun a tighter facility.
Connect machine access, operating conditions, energy demand, and multi-zone automation through one on-site system.
EducationEnforce training at the machine.
Connect student credentials, tool permissions, automatic dust collection, and operating records. Educational discounts apply.
Running in real shops, every day.
Named deployments you can look at across manufacturing and education.
K-12 EducationChampaign Central High School
Student machine access tied to completed training, automatic dust collection, and air-quality monitoring — the $41,000 system GRIT donated to the school where it started, covered by WAND News. Read the case study →
UniversityUniversity of Illinois
The School of Architecture fabrication lab uses badge-in machine access so students only start tools they are cleared on. Hear it from the fabrication coordinator →
ManufacturingProduction teams running GRIT
See manufacturers, universities, schools, and shared facilities using GRIT to connect equipment, people, and operating data. View customers →
Also running at Pella, Marvin, Arclin, SawStop, Lehigh, Missouri S&T, and dozens more — see who runs GRIT →
Keep what works. Add the intelligence.
GRIT connects to the equipment and infrastructure already in your shop. Start with one practical workflow, prove it, and expand on the same local foundation.
That is what GRIT is built to do. We add sensing, control, and the local GRIT Hub around machines and infrastructure that are already doing their jobs. Unusual electrical or mechanical interfaces may require a site review, but replacement is not the starting assumption.
We start by identifying the machines, people, conditions, and operating rules that matter. The GRIT team designs the hardware-and-software solution, specifies the required components, and plans the configuration and installation path. We then support startup and future expansion, working alongside your facilities team and installers where needed.
Yes. GRIT Gate Control bolts onto standard metal blast gates, with size options for common ductwork and a dedicated iVac retrofit. Your gates, ductwork, and dust collector stay in place.
No. The GRIT Hub makes decisions and stores operating data locally. Optional remote access is available, but the system continues operating without the internet.
A user presents a credential at the machine. The Hub checks that person’s local permissions and training record. Authorized users receive power; everyone else leaves the tool off.
Yes. Start with one machine, one collector, or one access point. Add connected tools, spaces, and capabilities later without replacing the original system.
Get started
Ready to plan your GRIT system?
Tell us what equipment you have and what needs to happen automatically. Our team will design the GRIT solution, specify the required components, and support the hardware and software through startup and expansion.
Know what your machines are doing. Control who can use them. Keep production moving.
GRIT combines connected hardware and local software to retrofit the equipment you already own with tool-level productivity data, maintenance signals, automatic dust collection, and documented machine access. For production floors, industrial facilities, and education labs, our team helps design the solution, specify the required components, and support it from startup through expansion.
- Measure
- Productivity
- Schedule
- Maintenance
- Document
- Safety
- ROI
- VFD-controlled motors
- Automate
- Dust collection
- Environmental
- Monitoring
500+ installations across schools, makerspaces, and manufacturing facilities
One system, from the first site walk to full operation.
GRIT brings the hardware, local software, and practical support together so every component has a clear job from startup through expansion.
Design the workflow
Map the machines, people, conditions, and operating rules the system needs to handle.
Specify the system
Match the Hub, controls, sensors, credentials, and interfaces to the equipment already on site.
Support the rollout
Configure, start up, and expand the same local foundation as more tools, spaces, and sites come online.
Keep control local. Connect the plant.
The GRIT Hub keeps control decisions on site. Connected Plant adds the administration, integrations, and operating support that facility, IT, and operations teams need across locations.
On site by design
Machines keep running without the cloud.
The Hub applies configured rules locally, so machine access and automation do not depend on an internet connection.
Connected where it helps
Approved information reaches the teams that need it.
Bring selected records into central administration, enterprise systems, usage reporting, and maintenance planning.
ERP and MES integration
Connect approved GRIT records to the systems your team already uses to schedule and measure production.
Badge and SSO integration
Use the identity systems and credentials the organization already manages instead of building a second program.
Cloud administration
Administer authorized users, site settings, and connected GRIT locations through one service layer.
Device replacement
Keep replacement coverage with the connected system without a separate device-replacement charge.
Usage and maintenance data
Build maintenance intervals from measured runtime, then review usage, utilization, and idle time by machine and shift.
Connected Plant is quoted with your GRIT system and priced per site and per connected tool.
Systems that work together.
Start with the problem that costs you the most time or creates the most risk. The same local platform connects your tools, records runtime, and supports preventive maintenance across every Solution.
01Dust Management
Collect dust only where work is happening.
Open automated blast gates, start or stage existing dust collectors, and verify that the system responded when a tool turns on.
Blast gates · Collector control · Filter and bin monitoringExplore Dust Management02Access Control
Put training rules at the machine.
Use RFiD credentials, local permissions, and presence rules to decide who can power on each machine and when.
Machine authorization · Training records · Local lockoutExplore Access Control03Time & Access
Turn credentials into clean operating records.
Record attendance, job time, and room access with the same badge people already carry, without a separate clock at every station.
Attendance · Job time · Room accessExplore Time & Access04Asset Management
Know who has it, where it is, and what it needs.
Keep custody, location, documents, service history, and checkout activity together for shared tools and equipment.
Checkout · Service history · Documents and custodyExplore Asset Management05Energy Management
Match energy use to actual demand.
Measure machine demand, stop avoidable idle loads, and match collection power to the work happening across the shop now.
Demand sensing · Idle-load control · Runtime dataExplore Energy Management06Environmental Monitoring
Turn changing shop conditions into a response.
Watch particulate, pressure, temperature, and humidity, then activate filtration or notify the right people when thresholds are crossed.
Air quality · Pressure · Temperature and humidityExplore Environmental Monitoring07Machine Supervision
Add occupancy context to a connected station.
Use the Presence Trigger as a local automation input or to hold a linked GRIT Track session while the configured area remains occupied.
Presence sensing · RFiD timeout hold · Local automationExplore Machine SupervisionWho it is for
Built for your world.
The same on-site foundation supports manufacturing operations, industrial facilities, and education labs.
ManufacturingKnow what every machine is doing.
Capture tool-level runtime, automate dust collection, and turn operating data into maintenance and productivity decisions.
IndustrialRun a tighter facility.
Connect machine access, operating conditions, energy demand, and multi-zone automation through one on-site system.
EducationEnforce training at the machine.
Connect student credentials, tool permissions, automatic dust collection, and operating records. Educational discounts apply.
Running in real shops, every day.
Named deployments you can look at across manufacturing and education.
K-12 EducationChampaign Central High School
Student machine access tied to completed training, automatic dust collection, and air-quality monitoring — the $41,000 system GRIT donated to the school where it started, covered by WAND News. Read the case study →
UniversityUniversity of Illinois
The School of Architecture fabrication lab uses badge-in machine access so students only start tools they are cleared on. Hear it from the fabrication coordinator →
ManufacturingProduction teams running GRIT
See manufacturers, universities, schools, and shared facilities using GRIT to connect equipment, people, and operating data. View customers →
Also running at Pella, Marvin, Arclin, SawStop, Lehigh, Missouri S&T, and dozens more — see who runs GRIT →
Keep what works. Add the intelligence.
GRIT connects to the equipment and infrastructure already in your shop. Start with one practical workflow, prove it, and expand on the same local foundation.
That is what GRIT is built to do. We add sensing, control, and the local GRIT Hub around machines and infrastructure that are already doing their jobs. Unusual electrical or mechanical interfaces may require a site review, but replacement is not the starting assumption.
We start by identifying the machines, people, conditions, and operating rules that matter. The GRIT team designs the hardware-and-software solution, specifies the required components, and plans the configuration and installation path. We then support startup and future expansion, working alongside your facilities team and installers where needed.
Yes. GRIT Gate Control bolts onto standard metal blast gates, with size options for common ductwork and a dedicated iVac retrofit. Your gates, ductwork, and dust collector stay in place.
No. The GRIT Hub makes decisions and stores operating data locally. Optional remote access is available, but the system continues operating without the internet.
A user presents a credential at the machine. The Hub checks that person’s local permissions and training record. Authorized users receive power; everyone else leaves the tool off.
Yes. Start with one machine, one collector, or one access point. Add connected tools, spaces, and capabilities later without replacing the original system.
Get started
Ready to plan your GRIT system?
Tell us what equipment you have and what needs to happen automatically. Our team will design the GRIT solution, specify the required components, and support the hardware and software through startup and expansion.