The following list is a small selection of companies that rely on Nordmann tool monitoring systems. In total, we have sold approximately 18,415 systems worldwide (31.12.2025). Our export share is 35%.
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Sensor technology: Effective power measurement (WLM-3)
Monitored machines: Index G 300 and Boehringer VDF 25 lathes
Quote: "The feed is stopped immediately in case of excessive wear or cutting-edge breakage, which works very well. As a rule, the monitoring system stops the machine just before the cutting edge breaks, so that it does NOT break. This made it possible to increase tool life, and the dimensional accuracy of the manufactured camshafts is now more independent of the state of wear."
Sensor technology: Acoustic emission sensor (SEA-Mini)
Monitored machine: Tornos Deco 8sp
Quote: "As a manufacturer of solenoid valves, we produce many of the individual parts we use ourselves with a high degree of vertical integration. For a major project, a Tornos Deco 8sp CNC turning automatic was purchased and put into operation. Due to the increase in quantities over the course of the project, we were forced to produce in a third shift as well. The component to be produced is a sensitive part with very tight tolerances using the smallest tool dimensions. Before its use, tool breakages kept occurring, especially in the third shift, which subsequently led to a high sorting effort. Since putting the Nordmann tool monitoring into operation — which was very difficult because of the small tool dimensions — this sorting effort has been eliminated completely. The system has run reliably ever since. What we would particularly like to mention is the competent expert advice and the practical problem-solving on the part of Nordmann. We are currently preparing further installations in cooperation with Nordmann."
Sensor technology: Acoustic emission sensor (SEA-Mini)
Monitoring application: Breakage and wear detection
Monitored machine: Schütte multi-spindle lathe
Quote: "My employees no longer let the machines run without the Nordmann tool monitoring, because they know that breakages are reliably detected and consequential damage is thereby prevented. In addition, the tool feeds are sometimes increased to achieve greater productivity. The tool monitoring ensures the protection of the tools in this case."
Sensor technology: Effective power module (WLM-3), acoustic emission sensor (SEA-Mini)
Monitoring application: Spark-in and wear detection during grinding, polishing and deburring
Quote: "With Nordmann tool monitoring we always have a sophisticated solution, even for our demanding applications. The fast reaction times of 1.9 ms allow high approach speeds and result in a time saving per part cycle."
Sensor technology: WLM-3, WLT
Monitoring application: Micron Multifactor
Quote: "Great Service. System saves on sorting parts. The WLT works perfect! I know immediately if the work piece is in the right position. The service has always been excellent. The Nordmann technician had the idea with the WLT. If he wouldn't be here, we couldn't save so much money in sorting parts."
Sensor technology: Effective power module (WLM-3), acoustic emission sensor (SEA-Mini)
Monitoring application: Tool wear detection, dimensional workpiece control
Monitored machine: Traub TNA 300
Quote: "The production processes are monitored via effective power and acoustic emission. For several months now, the system has been running 100% satisfactorily! The 'networking' of several CNC machines with a single measuring device also saves costs. After some optimisation, the monitoring works perfectly, and tool breakage as well as rejects can now be avoided almost completely!"
Sensor technology: Effective power measurement on the tool spindle
Monitoring application: Breakage and wear detection of drills, mills & screw taps
Quote: "In the past, we had inline testing stations on our transfer machines, that did use a mandrel to control the presents of the hole and therefor the drill. Since we use Nordmann Tool Monitoring Systems we can offer our customers shorter machine beds. Thanks to Nordmann the customer can buy on better terms and besides that he can detect drill and mill breakage and wear, he also can monitor screw tapping and thread rolling, which was earlier, before Nordmann, very difficult to do."
Sensor technology: Effective power measurement with the effective power module (WLM-3)
Monitoring application: Tool breakage control in a Wirth & Gruffat rotary transfer machine
Quote: "It is very good that a bearing defect of the tool spindle can be detected from the fluctuation of the no-load power measured by your effective power module."
Product: Manufacture of rotary transfer machines on which high-precision small parts are produced.
Sensor technology: Effective power measurement of the workpiece or tool spindle;
acoustic emission via acoustic emission hydrophone (SEH) using a coolant jet;
tool length and workpiece position control via fork light barrier (SDS).
Monitoring application: Breakage and wear detection of drills, mills, reamers and turning tools.
Quote: "With Nordmann tool monitoring systems we have always found a solution, even for difficult monitoring tasks. This applies in particular to the monitoring of the smallest drills in the range of a few tenths of a millimetre in diameter. Here, acoustic emission measurement via hydrophone using the coolant jet as a sound waveguide, or jet light barriers via the coolant jet, are used. With effective power measurement, depending on the spindle drive, digital measurement via Profibus and analogue three-phase measurement can be used flexibly on the same Tool Monitor. When my customer wants tool monitoring for their machine, I propose a solution with Nordmann."
Sensor technology: Eddy current displacement sensor (BDA-L) for part position detection;
acoustic emission from the workpiece at the support blade with sensor (SEA-Mini).
Monitoring application: Position control of robot-loaded parts, spark-in control during centreless grinding, collision monitoring and dressing monitoring.
Quote: "With the help of Nordmann tool monitoring we can precisely check the position of robot-loaded parts, can prevent collisions and their consequential damage, and realise spark-in and dressing control with a reaction speed of 1.9 ms. Thanks to Nordmann technolo