Built-in process monitoring identifies tool wear, tool breakage, and improper machining preparations early on. Specific values can be monitored starting with the very first part. No additional sensors are needed.

Through defined reactions, the control prevents costly damage. The process monitoring function protects tools, the spindle, and the machine from events such as incorrect fixturing or threading incomplete holes.

In automated production systems, the control can react on its own accord and without user intervention to lock tools, utilize replacement tools, and proceed with machining the next workpiece.

All monitoring data can be stored and used for documentation, thus greatly contributing to quality assurance in aerospace, medical tech, and other documentation-intensive industries.