Telemetry solution for commercial coffee machines
Efficient remote maintenance for WMF coffee machines:
A customised solution from MC Technologies
Working closely with WMF’s coffee machine product management team, MC Technologies has developed an innovative remote maintenance system that sets new standards in service efficiency. With over 320 in-house service technicians, WMF has the largest service pool for commercial coffee machines in Europe. To support this network, a ground-breaking telemetry solution has been developed that not only improves service quality, but also increases customer satisfaction in the long term.
Remote maintenance at the highest level
Thanks to the new solution, service technicians can now conveniently view machine data via the Internet, enabling them to quickly analyse and rectify faults. Unnecessary journeys are avoided, the efficiency of service calls is increased and customers benefit from a noticeably higher quality of service – a classic win-win situation.
Centrepiece: CM Gateway
At the heart of the solution is the CM Gateway, a high-performance, Linux-based communications terminal that has been developed specifically for WMF. This module collects, processes and securely transmits machine data to central servers. The system is extremely flexible when it comes to Internet connectivity: whether via the 4G LTE mobile network, local Ethernet or WLAN, the CM Gateway adapts to local conditions.

Real-Time Data flow
The coffee machines continuously send their operating data via an application integrated on the CM Gateway. Depending on the priority, the information is either transmitted immediately or with a time delay to a communication server and stored in a central database. This data can be accessed at any time and from any location via the user-friendly ‘M2MGate WebPortal’ from Inside M2M.
Proactive maintenance for maximum availability
A particular highlight of the solution is that the coffee machines automatically send their internal error logs to the service centre. This allows potential problems to be recognised at an early stage and proactive repairs to be initiated before major failures occur. At the same time, counter readings for the speciality coffees dispensed are transmitted, which speeds up and simplifies billing.
More efficiency, less downtime
With the new remote maintenance solution from MC Technologies, WMF Service can not only act faster and more precisely, but also avoid expensive downtimes. Customers benefit from consistently high availability of their coffee machines and an optimised service experience.