Syntraiq Gateway family • retrofit data capture + signal processing

Legacy machines. Measurable production data.

We connect existing injection molding and CNC fleets to modern decision support. Syntraiq Gateway collects data without machine modification through USB, RS232, and industrial signals, then server-side or cloud-side processing turns cycles, machine states, anomalies, and maintenance risks into usable operational insight.

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No machine replacement
No downtime
Fast deployment

10–30 year old machine fleets can be brought into digital data collection

< 1% of the cost of a new machine can be enough to start digitalization

USB + RS232 + GPIO one product family for multiple machine data and signal scenarios

Anomaly detection the gateway captures signals, the server or cloud interprets, alerts, and reports

Market problem

Industry 4.0 is often not a technology problem, but a legacy machine fleet problem.

A significant share of injection molding and CNC plants still operate machines that are 10–30 years old. These machines often have no network connectivity, do not support IoT platforms, and may rely on USB export, serial output, or physical machine-state signals.

Buying new machines is expensive. Leaving valuable production data unused is even more expensive. Syntraiq closes this gap by enabling digitalization on the existing fleet, without multi-million replacement projects or controller modifications.

Solution

A retrofit gateway for both data-port and signal-based machines

USB connection

The gateway behaves like a USB drive, automatically archives the machine output, and forwards the data to the server.

RS232 connection

Using printer emulation, it captures cycle data, stores every event, and transmits it to the central system in real time.

GPIO / industrial signal capture

For CNC and other legacy machines, it monitors opto-isolated state signals such as cycle end, alarm, door open, spindle running, or part pulses, and turns them into production logs.

How it works

The path from legacy machine data to operational insight

Injection molding machine / CNC

→

Syntraiq Gateway

→

Cloud / server

→

Signal processing

→

Dashboard / ERP / MES

Live demo

A continuously running 25-machine production dashboard

The demo environment starts randomized production jobs, tracks cycle time, quantity, rejects, and estimated completion for each machine. The full view opens in a dedicated dashboard.

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Signal processing and anomaly detection

Decision support starts with reliable machine data, not a buzzword.

Syntraiq’s value comes from passive data capture combined with the processing layer above it. The gateway collects industrial signals, serial data, and file-based exports; the server-side layer turns them into operational information for shift leaders, maintenance teams, and MES/ERP systems through rules, time-series analysis, and model-assisted alerts.

“We do not turn legacy machines into modern hardware. We turn them into modern decision data.”

Cycle detection from noisy signals

Noisy RS232 and GPIO signals can still reveal cycle start, cycle end, false pulses, and abnormal cycle-time changes.

Anomaly and downtime patterns

The system can compare behavior against an operational baseline and flag slowdowns, recurring stops, operator deviations, or quality-risk patterns.

Maintenance risk signals

Cycle time, alarm codes, machine states, temperature, or optional sensor data can make wear and maintenance needs visible earlier.

New concept: CNC

Not only data extraction. Also machine-state and cycle monitoring.

In CNC environments, the key is often not a standard data port but the safe capture of physical machine signals. Syntraiq CNC Gateway therefore builds real-time production visibility from signals such as run / stop / alarm / door open / cycle end.

The core logic is passive and safe: first observe, log, and measure, without interfering with the control system. That makes deployment faster, lower-risk, and easier to accept commercially.

Typical CNC signals

Cycle Start / Cycle End
Machine Running / Spindle Running
Alarm / Emergency Stop
Door Open / Tool Change
Part Counter / finished-part signal
optional RS232 / Ethernet / USB data connection

Unique value proposition

One hardware platform, much more visibility in production

✔ USB, RS232, and GPIO-based data capture

✔ FAT32 compatibility

✔ Retrofit installation

✔ Local archiving and event logging

✔ Cloud connectivity and VPN support

✔ Future OPC UA, MQTT, and Modbus direction

✔ Remote supervision

✔ Real-time machine-state and cycle data

Primary markets

Injection molding plants
CNC machining plants
Automotive suppliers
Electronics and metalworking manufacturers

Secondary markets

Machine maintenance firms
MES developers
ERP integrators
Automation companies

Integration environment

Custom parser development
ERP/MES data connection
Dashboard and reporting
Operational support

Sales process

Low-risk rollout with fast proof in the plant

1.Free on-site assessment

2.Trial device installation

3.30-day data collection

4.Results presentation

5.Plant-wide rollout

Positioning

We do not sell hardware. We sell savings.

A new machine can cost tens or even hundreds of millions of forints. Syntraiq shows how an existing machine can be upgraded for centralized data collection and integration at a fraction of that investment.

“You can digitize your existing machine for less than 1% of the price of a new one.”

Proof during pilot rollout

The savings story needs measurable plant data behind it

cycle-time distribution and cycle count by shift
downtime and micro-stop events by machine
false or missing pulse filtering
manufacturer protocol compatibility list: full compatibility matrix
dashboard excerpt and exportable measurement report
savings hypothesis built from real production data

B2B decision criteria

installation without controller modification
IT and operational safety alignment
MES/ERP integration requirements
maintenance and production stakeholders involved
joint data review at the end of the pilot
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Next step

Request a demo or on-site assessment

If you want to see how your current machine fleet can produce usable operational data without replacement, send us a message and we will get back to you.

+36 30 856 5607 syntraiq@syntraiq.hu