Method of monitoring a vibratory grinding process

A method of monitoring and controlling a vibratory grinding process, comprising:

• providing a vibratory grinding system having a control unit configured in operable communication with a plurality of sensors and with a vibratory grinding device, the vibratory grinding device including a container configured to be set into vibration by a drive motor, and with a process water treatment system configured in communication with the container via a feed line and a drain line;
• filling the container with process water from the process water treatment system;
• detecting parameters of at least three parameter groups of the vibratory grinding process via the plurality of sensors;
• analyzing and correlating the detected parameters of at least three parameter groups with an evaluation device and outputting at least one control command from the evaluation device to the control unit, the detected parameters of at least three parameter groups including
• a) a first parameter group consisting of at least one of a rotational speed and a temperature of the drive motor;
• b) a second parameter group consisting of at least one of a conductivity and a degree of turbidity of the process water;
• c) a third parameter group consisting of at least one of a process medium consumption and production quantity;
• and
• controlling and operating the vibratory grinding system in response to a control signal from the control unit, wherein the control signal is generated in response to the at least one control command from the evaluation device.