Method for monitoring an optical lens manufacturing process

A monitoring device configured for monitoring an optical lens manufacturing process at a first lens manufacturing side, the device comprising:

• a communication unit configured to receive from at least a first lens manufacturing side sets of manufacturing data indicative of at least a manufacturing process parameter and/or a manufacturing device parameters and/or an operator parameter and/or an environment parameter at the first lens manufacturing side;
• a memory storing computer executable instructions and configured to store the received sets of manufacturing data;
• a processor for executing the computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions comprises instructions for processing the manufacturing data to generate at least one manufacturing information indicative of at least a manufacturing process parameter and/or a manufacturing device parameters and/or an operator parameter and/or an environment parameter at a second lens manufacturing side,
• wherein the communication unit is configured to receive data from a plurality of lens manufacturing sides,
• wherein the manufacturing data further comprise sets of yield data indicative of at least a yield at each manufacturing side and the at least one manufacturing information is generated based on collected yield data, and
• wherein the monitoring device further comprises a target of yield of the optical lens manufacturing process at the second lens manufacturing side and the at least one manufacturing information is based on the target yield.

A lens manufacturing device comprising:

• a monitoring device;
• a sensor configured to sense data indicative of at least one parameter of the lens manufacturing device;
• and
• a communication module configured to send the sense data indicative of the at least one parameter to said monitoring device,
• wherein said monitoring device is configured to monitor an optical lens manufacturing process at a first lens manufacturing side, said monitoring device comprising:
• a communication unit configured to receive from at least a first lens manufacturing side sets of manufacturing data indicative of at least a manufacturing process parameter and/or a manufacturing device parameters and/or an operator parameter and/or an environment parameter at the first lens manufacturing side;
• a memory storing computer executable instructions and configured to store the received sets of manufacturing data;
• a processor for executing the computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions comprises instructions for processing the manufacturing data to generate at least one manufacturing information indicative of at least a manufacturing process parameter and/or a manufacturing device parameters and/or an operator parameter and/or an environment parameter at a second lens manufacturing side,
• wherein the communication unit is configured to receive data from a plurality of lens manufacturing sides,
• wherein the manufacturing data further comprise sets of yield data indicative of at least a yield at each manufacturing side and the at least one manufacturing information is generated based on collected yield data, and
• wherein the monitoring device further comprises a target of yield of the optical lens manufacturing process at the second lens manufacturing side and the at least one manufacturing information is based on the target yield.

A monitoring system configured for monitoring an optical lens manufacturing process at a first lens manufacturing side, the system comprising:

• a sensor network comprising a plurality of sensors arranged to sense manufacturing data indicative of at least a manufacturing process parameter and/or a manufacturing device parameters and/or an operator parameter and/or an environment parameter at the first lens manufacturing side;
• a monitoring device comprising:
• a communication unit configured to receive from the sensor network sets of manufacturing data indicative of at least a manufacturing process parameter and/or a manufacturing device parameters and/or an operator parameter and/or an environment parameter at the first lens manufacturing side;
• a memory storing computer executable instructions and configured to store the received sets of manufacturing data;
• a processor for executing the computer executable instructions, wherein the computer executable instructions comprises instructions for processing the manufacturing data to generate at least one manufacturing information indicative of at least a manufacturing process parameter and/or a manufacturing device parameters and/or an operator parameter and/or an environment parameter at a second lens manufacturing side,
• wherein the communication unit is configured to receive data from a plurality of lens manufacturing sides,
• wherein the manufacturing data further comprise sets of yield data indicative of at least a yield at each manufacturing side and the at least one manufacturing information is generated based on collected yield data, and
• wherein the monitoring device further comprises a target of yield of the optical lens manufacturing process at the second lens manufacturing side and the at least one manufacturing information is based on the target yield.