#179 | (EN) ALD Vacuum’s EXPERT GRID – Smart Furnace Monitoring in Practice | ALD Vacuum Technologies

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This is a special 15-minute episode of the IoT Use Case Podcast. Host Madeleine Mickeleit speaks with Frederic Schum, Product Manager Digital Solutions at ALD Vacuum Technologies.
In focus: how ALD is using its EXPERT GRID platform to implement process transparency across industrial furnaces – including the use of “golden batch” monitoring as a real-world example.

Podcast Summary

In this short episode, Frederi Schum from ALD Vacuum Technologies shares how the company is driving digital transformation in industrial heat treatment and vacuum metallurgy. At the heart of their approach is the ALD EXPERT GRID platform, which enables connectivity to both new and decades-old furnaces.

Frederic explains how this platform serves as a foundation for real-time monitoring, data visualization, and integration with existing MES and ERP systems. A key example discussed is the “golden batch” principle—a method of comparing live process values against an ideal reference curve based on historical production data.

The conversation also covers how ALD overcomes technical challenges such as legacy PLCs, missing interfaces, and global equipment heterogeneity. The EXPERT GRIDS’s modular architecture allows ALD to adapt to individual customer setups and build reliable, future-proof solutions.

This episode offers a clear and practical look at how platform-based IoT is being applied in the heavy industry sector—starting with transparency and evolving toward intelligent process control.

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Relevante Folgenlinks:
Madeleine (https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleine-mickeleit/)
Frederic (https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederic-schum-b76314149/)
ALD EXPERT GRID (https://www.ald-vt.com/ald_expert_services/ald_expert_grid/)

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