Have you seen Blum’s new software for lights-out automation?

By Chloe Reeve


Thursday 28 May 2026, 3:00:00 PM


Unattended automation is only as good as the process controlling it – and FormControl X is built to make that process bulletproof.

Blum’s new closed-loop software turns your machine into an on-board CMM, automatically checking components, updating tool offsets and flagging scrap parts in real time – all without an operator touching a thing!
MTDCNC’s Chloe Reeve speaks with Joseph Bray of Blum Novotest UK to find out how FormControl X gives manufacturers the confidence to let automation run and actually trust the parts coming out.



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