An apparatus for forming plastic preforms into plastic containers, having at least one forming station which has a blow mould into which the plastic preform can be introduced, and an application device which applies the plastic preform with a flowable, wherein the plastic preform is applied with at least two different pressure levels and wherein the apparatus further comprises a rod-like body which can be introduced into the plastic preform, in order to expand the plastic preform in its longitudinal direction, wherein a pressure curve and/or a movement curve of the rod-like body and/or a force curve of the rod-like body being determined by a measuring device during the expansion process,
- wherein
- the apparatus has a processor device which is configured for evaluating at least one of the curves and for determining at least one point or region of this curve which is characteristic of the curve.