New Genior Modular Process Monitoring & Control System

The latest Artis Systems solution for tool monitoring increases the process safety of machine tools without complex and tedious setting.


Marposs Corp. introduces Genior Modular, a new process monitoring and control system for machine tools. The latest Artis Systems solution for tool monitoring increases the process safety of machine tools, fully, automatically, and without complex and tedious setting.

Undetected problems in machining processes can generate significant costs in mechanical production, according to Artis Systems engineers. For example, undiscovered damage or increased wear on tools can easily lead to serious faults. At the same time, the competitive situation puts pressure on manufacturers to constantly increase the productivity and availability of their plants. The large number of complex monitoring processes can be mastered only with an easily operable monitoring system.   

Within Marposs Group, which is the world leader in inspection and process control technologies for a broad range of manufacturing industries, Artis GmbH excels in the field of tool, process and machine-condition monitoring, and adaptive control for metal cutting processes. Based on its long experience in this field of technology, Artis has launched a new type of monitoring system that enables reliable, error-free detection of process faults and works fully automatically.

A main item of the new Genior Modular system is the signal visualization that can be used selectively. With this system, experienced machine operators can detect process anomalies in the early stages and take appropriate countermeasures. One of the prime goals in the development of the visualization software was to find a solution as low-cost as possible for the customer. As a result, the high-quality operator panels already present on the machines were used in place of expensive external displays.

The Genior Modular system consists of a main module for connection with the machine control’s Profibus system for monitoring the machine’s spindle and feed drives, and a universal measuring transducer for use with various ARTIS sensors for measuring conditions such as force-strain, acoustic emission and vibration and acceleration. Genior Modular is simple to install and commission due to the system’s compact modules. It requires little adjustment to existing NC programs, and no special training for operators is required.