to the equipment
you already sell.
For machinery dealers, dust collection specialists, and integrators.
GRIT connects existing machines to local automation and operating data. Add a product line, deliver retrofit projects, and support future equipment needs.
See an example system
One platform.
More ways to help
your customers.
GRIT hardware detects activity. The on-site Hub coordinates responses and keeps operating records locally.
- 1
Detect
Sense machine activity and shop conditions.
- 2
Coordinate
Apply the rules set for that equipment.
- 3
Understand
Review operating records in local software.
Automate dust collection
Connect machine activity to blast gates and collector operation.
Dust managementUnderstand machine use
Use runtime and energy information to inform operating and maintenance decisions.
Machine & energy monitoringManage equipment access
Connect machine permissions to authorized users and training records.
Access controlThe platform goes further.
You already know
the equipment.
Recognize the opportunity.
A new machine sale, an existing collection system, or a service conversation can be the starting point. Look for a problem your customer already wants to solve.
“We want the dust collection to run automatically.”New equipment, a retrofit, or an expansion.
Explore how machine activity can open the appropriate gates and operate the collector. Begin with the equipment already selected or installed.
Machine electrical details, gate styles and sizes, collector controls, and a rough shop layout.
“We need to know how much our machines actually run.”Operating information and maintenance planning.
Use recorded machine activity to understand usage and inform maintenance intervals. Runtime information can support a service conversation alongside the equipment you already maintain.
Machines to monitor, the operating information the customer needs, and how their team currently plans maintenance.
A dealer maintenance service also needs an agreed way to access records and deliver the work. Discuss that workflow with GRIT.
“Only authorized people should operate these machines.”Schools, makerspaces, and production facilities.
Explore machine access connected to user permissions and training records, with local operating information for the people managing the facility.
Machine controls, existing credentials, user groups, and the customer's authorization and training process.
Start with a useful application. Explore additional capabilities as your customer's needs develop.
Make the connection.
See how a Trigger, Hub, gate, and collector work together. Open the physical installation example below for power connections, parts, and setup work.
Illustrative dust collection system. Interfaces and timing vary by project.
Machine + Trigger
A matched Trigger detects activity at the machine.
Machine idle
GRIT Hub
Applies configured rules and records operating information.
Local rules ready
Gate Control
Opens the configured branch.
Gate closed
Collector interface
Operates the matched collector.
Collector stoppedThe Hub coordinates this example locally. Power and equipment connections are still required.
The GRIT mesh carries commands. The Hub needs power, and the Gate Control needs a low-voltage cable from its Power Bank. Triggers and Collectors connect at the equipment.
Physical installation: one tool, one gate, one collector
This example uses a 120V single-phase tool and collector, each within the 15A inline unit's rating, plus a compatible existing 4-inch metal blast gate. The gate and equipment are supplied by the customer.
Parts in this example
- 1 ×
- GRIT Hub with power adapter
- 1 ×
- 120V 15A Trigger
- 1 ×
- 4-inch Gate Control
- 1 ×
- 12V 20A Power Bank
- 1 ×
- 120V 15A Collector
- +
- Gate power cable and mounting items, specified for the site
Work at the shop
- Confirm equipment ratings, plugs, gate fit, and power locations.
- Mount the Gate Control and power supply. Route the gate cable and connect the inline units.
- Associate devices in the Hub, link the tool to its gate and collector, and set the operating delays.
- Test start, stop, gate movement, and collector response at the equipment. Show the customer how to operate the system.
The inline connections shown need no internal machine rewiring. Hardwired machines, magnetic starters, and VFDs use different interfaces and may require an electrician. This is a connection overview; use the product installation guides and a project-specific equipment review.
Will this work with existing gates and VFD collectors?
GRIT offers retrofit gate controls and collector interfaces. Gate construction, mechanical travel, drive model, and available control connections determine the appropriate configuration. Share photographs and model information so the proposal matches the equipment.
Why is there a Hub, and what happens without internet?
The Hub coordinates configured responses and holds operating information locally. Local automation does not depend on an internet connection. Include the Hub, power, and interfaces when discussing the total system, including small installations.
How does the design change for monitoring, access, or a larger shop?
A monitoring application focuses on sensing and operating records. Access control adds credentials, permissions, and the appropriate machine-control path. Larger facilities need a layout and coverage plan. Gates and collector controls belong to dust collection applications; they are not required for every GRIT workflow.
Sell it.
Install it.
Support it together.
You know the customer and equipment. GRIT provides product guidance, estimates, sales materials, and technical help from planning through startup and support.
Agree the installation scope, customer contacts, and service charges in the project proposal.
Survey & specify
Gather objectives, equipment photos, ratings, and layout.
Review interfaces and select the components.
Quote & purchase
Prepare the customer proposal and coordinate purchasing.
Supply an estimate and reseller pricing for the scope.
Install & commission
Coordinate site access, technicians, and electrical work.
Remote installation assistance is generally included. On-site installation and training are quoted separately.
Train & hand over
Arrange access control training for operators and admins. Lead dust-only handover using GRIT videos.
Two hours of remote training included with access control systems. Documentation and setup videos for dust management.
Support & expand
Handle the first support request. Escalate issues and coordinate warranty claims for the customer.
Troubleshoot escalated issues and approve warranty replacements.
Access control service & warranty.
Systems with access control require a service contract, sold and billed directly by GRIT. It covers product replacement for failures or damage during normal use, with remote assistance included. On-site replacement labor is quoted separately.
Discuss reseller and service termsLet's find where GRIT
fits your business.
You can start with a conversation or a customer project.
Add automation
to the equipment
you already sell.
For machinery dealers, dust collection specialists, and integrators.
GRIT connects existing machines to local automation and operating data. Add a product line, deliver retrofit projects, and support future equipment needs.
See an example system
One platform.
More ways to help
your customers.
GRIT hardware detects activity. The on-site Hub coordinates responses and keeps operating records locally.
- 1
Detect
Sense machine activity and shop conditions.
- 2
Coordinate
Apply the rules set for that equipment.
- 3
Understand
Review operating records in local software.
Automate dust collection
Connect machine activity to blast gates and collector operation.
Dust managementUnderstand machine use
Use runtime and energy information to inform operating and maintenance decisions.
Machine & energy monitoringManage equipment access
Connect machine permissions to authorized users and training records.
Access controlThe platform goes further.
You already know
the equipment.
Recognize the opportunity.
A new machine sale, an existing collection system, or a service conversation can be the starting point. Look for a problem your customer already wants to solve.
“We want the dust collection to run automatically.”New equipment, a retrofit, or an expansion.
Explore how machine activity can open the appropriate gates and operate the collector. Begin with the equipment already selected or installed.
Machine electrical details, gate styles and sizes, collector controls, and a rough shop layout.
“We need to know how much our machines actually run.”Operating information and maintenance planning.
Use recorded machine activity to understand usage and inform maintenance intervals. Runtime information can support a service conversation alongside the equipment you already maintain.
Machines to monitor, the operating information the customer needs, and how their team currently plans maintenance.
A dealer maintenance service also needs an agreed way to access records and deliver the work. Discuss that workflow with GRIT.
“Only authorized people should operate these machines.”Schools, makerspaces, and production facilities.
Explore machine access connected to user permissions and training records, with local operating information for the people managing the facility.
Machine controls, existing credentials, user groups, and the customer's authorization and training process.
Start with a useful application. Explore additional capabilities as your customer's needs develop.
Make the connection.
See how a Trigger, Hub, gate, and collector work together. Open the physical installation example below for power connections, parts, and setup work.
Illustrative dust collection system. Interfaces and timing vary by project.
Machine + Trigger
A matched Trigger detects activity at the machine.
Machine idleGRIT Hub
Applies configured rules and records operating information.
Local rules readyGate Control
Opens the configured branch.
Gate closedCollector interface
Operates the matched collector.
Collector stoppedThe Hub coordinates this example locally. Power and equipment connections are still required.
The GRIT mesh carries commands. The Hub needs power, and the Gate Control needs a low-voltage cable from its Power Bank. Triggers and Collectors connect at the equipment.
Physical installation: one tool, one gate, one collector
This example uses a 120V single-phase tool and collector, each within the 15A inline unit's rating, plus a compatible existing 4-inch metal blast gate. The gate and equipment are supplied by the customer.
Parts in this example
- 1 ×
- GRIT Hub with power adapter
- 1 ×
- 120V 15A Trigger
- 1 ×
- 4-inch Gate Control
- 1 ×
- 12V 20A Power Bank
- 1 ×
- 120V 15A Collector
- +
- Gate power cable and mounting items, specified for the site
Work at the shop
- Confirm equipment ratings, plugs, gate fit, and power locations.
- Mount the Gate Control and power supply. Route the gate cable and connect the inline units.
- Associate devices in the Hub, link the tool to its gate and collector, and set the operating delays.
- Test start, stop, gate movement, and collector response at the equipment. Show the customer how to operate the system.
The inline connections shown need no internal machine rewiring. Hardwired machines, magnetic starters, and VFDs use different interfaces and may require an electrician. This is a connection overview; use the product installation guides and a project-specific equipment review.
Will this work with existing gates and VFD collectors?
GRIT offers retrofit gate controls and collector interfaces. Gate construction, mechanical travel, drive model, and available control connections determine the appropriate configuration. Share photographs and model information so the proposal matches the equipment.
Why is there a Hub, and what happens without internet?
The Hub coordinates configured responses and holds operating information locally. Local automation does not depend on an internet connection. Include the Hub, power, and interfaces when discussing the total system, including small installations.
How does the design change for monitoring, access, or a larger shop?
A monitoring application focuses on sensing and operating records. Access control adds credentials, permissions, and the appropriate machine-control path. Larger facilities need a layout and coverage plan. Gates and collector controls belong to dust collection applications; they are not required for every GRIT workflow.
Sell it.
Install it.
Support it together.
You know the customer and equipment. GRIT provides product guidance, estimates, sales materials, and technical help from planning through startup and support.
Agree the installation scope, customer contacts, and service charges in the project proposal.
Survey & specify
Gather objectives, equipment photos, ratings, and layout.
Review interfaces and select the components.
Quote & purchase
Prepare the customer proposal and coordinate purchasing.
Supply an estimate and reseller pricing for the scope.
Install & commission
Coordinate site access, technicians, and electrical work.
Remote installation assistance is generally included. On-site installation and training are quoted separately.
Train & hand over
Arrange access control training for operators and admins. Lead dust-only handover using GRIT videos.
Two hours of remote training included with access control systems. Documentation and setup videos for dust management.
Support & expand
Handle the first support request. Escalate issues and coordinate warranty claims for the customer.
Troubleshoot escalated issues and approve warranty replacements.
Access control service & warranty.
Systems with access control require a service contract, sold and billed directly by GRIT. It covers product replacement for failures or damage during normal use, with remote assistance included. On-site replacement labor is quoted separately.
Discuss reseller and service termsLet's find where GRIT
fits your business.
You can start with a conversation or a customer project.