The Embedded System IDEA-4S stands for “Integrated Data Acquisition and Evaluation for Spindles”. It records signals from the sensors or sensor systems connected to the small electronics in spindles or motors, evaluates them and makes them available via an IO-Link interface. IDEA-4S fits perfectly into modern IIoT structures. IO-Link can be used as an interface independently of fieldbus systems and, therefore, employed universally for all kinds of control systems.