The­re are incre­asing demands on clam­ping devices in the com­po­si­te indus­try: they need to be fle­xi­ble, light­weight and high­ly func­tion­al. Rapid pro­to­ty­pe deve­lo­p­ment and cus­to­mer-spe­ci­fic adapt­a­ti­ons are beco­ming more and more important, par­ti­cu­lar­ly for small and medi­um-sized series.