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Workshop Automation Platform

Connect. Control. Take Control. Of Your Shop.

Workshop automation, safety, and accountability — all in one platform. From garage shops to university labs to industrial floors. Connect, control, automate, and track your world. No required subscriptions. Data stays on-site.

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Who It's For

Built for Your World

Whether you're a one-person shop or a 200-machine facility, GRIT scales to fit.

Choose your world to see tailored solutions
Home & Hobby
Garages & Workshops
Your Garage. Your Rules.

Automate dust collection, protect your lungs, and monitor air quality in your personal workshop. Blast gates open when your tools power on. Walk your entire shop safely — protect yourself and your family. No subscriptions required. Your data stays on site.

Dust Management Environmental Monitoring
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Education
Schools & Makerspaces
Safe Labs. Trained Users Only.

Control who can use what — students, staff, faculty, and visitors. Protect people from tools and tools from unauthorized users. Automated dust collection keeps air clean while robust reporting and LMS integration keep administrators informed. Your data, your campus.

Access Control Dust Management Asset Management Environmental Monitoring
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Commercial
Shops & Production Floors
Run Leaner. Grow Faster.

From 10-machine cabinet shops to 200-machine production floors. Automate dust, enforce safety, track assets, and cut energy waste across every zone. Live view of your entire industrial floor. Air quality monitoring for compliance reporting. Time tracking, access control, and preventative maintenance — all exportable.

Dust Management Access Control Asset Management Environmental Monitoring
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Solutions

Systems That Work Together

Five integrated solutions. Mix and match for your needs.
Each one works standalone — together they're unstoppable.

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Dust Management

Automated dust collection that protects your people. Blast gates open when tools power on.

Home & HobbyEducationCommercial
  • Automated blast gates and dust collection
  • VFD control for energy savings
  • Dust intensity sensing
  • Air quality triggered filtration
  • Filter pressure monitoring
  • Efficient suction routing — no wasted airflow
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Access Control

Tool-level security with complete accountability. If a user lacks permission, the tool will not receive power. Full usage logging and certification tracking.

EducationCommercial
  • User and permission management
  • Training and certification tracking
  • SSO integration
  • Complete audit trails
  • Mobile wallet credentials
  • LMS and user database integrations
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Asset Management

Know where every tool is — always. Barcode and RFID tracking for tools, consumables, and equipment. Complete checkout accountability.

EducationCommercial
  • Barcode and RFID tracking
  • Tool checkout accountability
  • CSV import/export
  • Consumables tracking with billing
  • Usage-based maintenance scheduling
  • Automated inventory audits
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Environmental Monitoring

Real-time air quality for health and compliance. PM1.0 through PM10.0, VOC and NOx detection, threshold alerts when conditions exceed safe levels.

Home & HobbyEducationCommercial
  • PM1.0 / PM2.5 / PM4.0 / PM10.0 sensing
  • VOC and NOx detection
  • Threshold alerts and auto-notifications
  • Historical compliance reporting
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Time & Access

One badge tap — hours tracked, doors controlled. RFID time clock and physical door access control that works with your existing infrastructure. No separate systems needed.

EducationCommercial
  • Badge tap clock in/out
  • RFID door access
  • Mobile wallet card
  • Payroll and attendance export
  • Employee and student badge management
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Not Sure Where to Start?

Tell us about your shop and we'll recommend the right setup — free, no obligation.

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Deep Dive

See How GRIT Works in Your World

Garages & Workshops

Your Shop Runs Itself While You Create

You got into woodworking to build things — not to wrestle with blast gates or worry about lung health. GRIT handles the boring stuff so you can focus on the craft.

  • Manually opening and closing blast gates every time you switch tools
  • Worrying about fine dust particles you can't see damaging your lungs
Auto Blast GatesPM2.5 SensorMobile Dashboard
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Hobby Dashboard
Active Tools
2 / 6
Table saw + planer running
Environmental Monitoring
Good
PM2.5: 12 µg/m³
Gates Open
2 of 8
Auto-matched to active tools
Dust Bin
72%
~3 sessions remaining
I used to spend 5 minutes per session messing with blast gates. Now I just turn on the saw and GRIT handles it. Game changer for a one-person shop.
— Mike R., Hobby Woodworker, Ohio
Schools & Makerspaces

200 Students. 40 Machines. Zero Unauthorized Access.

When you're responsible for student safety in a fabrication lab, you need more than hope — you need a system that physically prevents untrained users from powering on machines.

  • Untrained students accessing dangerous equipment unsupervised
  • Paper-based training logs that are always out of date
  • Tools and consumables disappearing with no accountability
  • No utilization data to justify budgets to admin
RFID LockoutTraining CertsUsage LoggingAsset ManagementEnvironmental Monitoring
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Lab Admin Dashboard
Students Certified
187
Across 14 machine types
Access Denied Today
3
Untrained users blocked
Utilization This Week
78%
Peak: Tues 2–5 PM
Assets Tracked
342
Tools + consumables + PPE
We went from paper sign-off sheets to RFID in one semester. Two unauthorized access attempts blocked in week one alone. Admin loves the utilization reports for budgeting.
— Dr. Sarah K., Fabrication Lab Director, UIUC
Shops & Production Floors

10 Machines or 200. Automated Dust. Zero Wasted Energy.

Whether you're a growing cabinet shop or a 200-machine production floor, inefficiency compounds. Running a collector at full speed for one tool wastes thousands per year. GRIT brings it all under one roof.

  • Dust collectors running full power regardless of active tools
  • No visibility into per-machine energy consumption
  • Safety compliance gaps — no electronic lockout enforcement
  • Downtime from missed maintenance and lost parts
Zone Dust ControlEnergy MonitoringRFID AccessFleet Asset ManagementEnvironmental MonitoringIdle Auto-Shutdown
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Production Command Center
Active Machines
34 / 112
Across 6 zones
Energy Saved Today
$127
Via idle shutdown + VFD
Dust System
42%
Running at optimal capacity
Compliance Score
98%
OSHA air quality + access
Our energy bill dropped 23% in the first quarter after deploying GRIT across all six production zones. The ROI paid for the entire system in under 4 months.
— Tom W., Operations Manager, Custom Millwork Co.
The Process

Up and Running in Days, Not Months

From first call to full automation — here's how we make it painless.

01
We Map Your Shop

Share your tools, layout, and goals. Our team maps your space and recommends the right stack.

02
Get a Custom Plan

We design a system tailored to your space — which products, where they go, how they connect.

03
Install & Configure

Plug-and-play hardware. Most installations take under a day. Remote or on-site support available.

04
Control Everything

Your dashboard goes live. Dust, access, assets, air — all automated and managed from your phone or computer. You're off to the races.

Hardware

The Gear Behind the Automation

Industrial-grade, plug-and-play hardware. Designed and assembled in the USA.

Get Started

Ready to Automate Your Workshop?

Every GRIT deployment starts with understanding your shop. Tell us what you're working with and our engineering team handles the rest.

1
Get Your Free Estimate
A quick spreadsheet that walks you through your shop — machines, layout, dust collection, and what you want automated.
Get a Free Estimate
2
Send It Over
Complete the form on your own time and email it to sales@gritautomation.com. No meetings, no phone tag — just the details we need to start designing your system.
3
Get Your Custom Plan
Our engineering team reviews your setup and delivers a tailored automation plan — hardware recommendations, wiring diagrams, and pricing — most shops hear back the same business day.
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Skip the form — Schedule a Call
These global leaders trust GRIT Automation with their shops — Arclin, Anton Cabinetry, Bishop Blanchet, The Bodgery, CCAC, Emulsicoat, Lehigh University, Pella, Roger Williams University, Marvin, Missouri S&T, MN, SawStop, Stevens Institute, SWIC, Triangle, University of Arizona, University of Illinois, University of Tennessee, Wonder Institute, University of Wisconsin Platteville

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Get Started

Ready to Automate Your Workshop?

Every GRIT deployment starts with understanding your shop. Tell us what you're working with and our engineering team handles the rest.

1
Grab the Intake Form
A quick spreadsheet that walks you through your shop — machines, layout, dust collection, and what you want automated. Takes about 10 minutes.
Download Intake Form
2
Send It Over
Complete the form on your own time and email it to sales@gritautomation.com. No meetings, no phone tag — just the details we need to start designing your system.
3
Get Your Custom Plan
Our engineering team reviews your setup and delivers a tailored automation plan — hardware recommendations, wiring diagrams, and pricing — most shops hear back the same business day.
or
Skip the form — Schedule a Call