Blum-Novotest, a leading provider of innovative and high-quality measuring and testing technology, will be presenting the new MG81 multi-purpose measuring device at CONTROL 2025 in Stuttgart (Hall 3, Booth 3410). The compact device, which is the size of a bank card, has been specially developed for sensor-based status assessment of clamping systems. The recorded values are transmitted wirelessly to the machine tool control system in real time, meaning they can be incorporated directly into the process.

Winfried Weiland, Head of Marketing at Blum-Novotest explains: “The aim of an automated machining process in the spirit of Industry 4.0 is to record all relevant influences and come up with appropriate actions. As you already know, BLUM offers many innovative solutions for this purpose, which can be used to monitor tools and measure workpieces produced in the machining centre. But with the new MG81, we are taking another decisive step: By integrating the transmission system and sensor technology directly into the clamping systems, it is possible to record important process data in real time during machining. This includes the current workpiece temperature, the clamping pressure, the presence of the workpiece and the clamping jaw position. This means the machining centre can access and react to the process-relevant data of the clamping device at any time.”