Klingelnberg Group's Smart Tracing is a web-based software platform that collects, manages, and evaluates servo trace data from CNC machines across production environments. The tool works with common CNC control systems and covers equipment from individual machining centers to full production facilities, allowing engineers to monitor machine behavior at the level of a single axis or an entire production run.
The platform ingests uploaded servo traces containing process and performance data, then surfaces control deviations, regulation errors, and contour inaccuracies alongside other performance indicators. Engineers who need to trace manufacturing defects back to specific machine behavior will find the cause-and-effect correlation useful: rather than flagging isolated events, the software connects performance patterns across a production run to identify what drove them.
High-frequency recorded signals are a central capability. Smart Tracing archives these traces, supports cross-session comparison, and checks data against defined tolerances. That archiving function means gradual changes in machine rigidity or recurring vibration signatures can be identified through historical data, rather than requiring a fault to recur under direct observation.
The software sits within Klingelnberg Group's Digital Solutions division. While the company is best known for gear manufacturing equipment and precision metrology, Smart Tracing extends the Digital Solutions scope to general CNC behavior analysis, targeting process deviations that fall outside traditional gear measurement workflows.
Klingelnberg Group has not published pricing or specific compatibility requirements for Smart Tracing on the product page. The platform's web-based architecture, which requires users to upload servo trace files for processing, introduces a deployment consideration for facilities with restrictions on external data transfer.
