Method and system for processing optical lenses

A system for processing optical lenses, comprising multiple processing apparatuses forming at least one processing line, and a system control,

• wherein at least one of the system control or the processing line is constructed for assignment of lenses to at least one of a processing line or a processing apparatus at least for the next processing,
• wherein the system control or the processing line has means for central management of instructions for maintenance of the individual processing apparatuses at a first location that is remote from the processing apparatuses, and means for outputting the respective instructions for remote implementation at a second location where the respective processing apparatus is located,
• wherein the system is constructed for performing the management or detection of a need for maintenance by detection of errors or drifting of at least one lens processing task using measurements obtained by one or more measuring or testing systems of the processing apparatuses or processing lines, and for evaluation of said measurements used for detection of errors or drifting for sources of error to identify one or more processing apparatuses or processing lines that are responsible for the errors or drifting of the processing task;
• wherein measurement data of the processing apparatuses or processing lines are used to identify processing apparatuses or processing lines, which are definitely or possibly responsible for said errors or drifting, measurement data being evaluated for detecting said errors or drifting by a statistical search for sources of error and/or by intelligent or automated interpretation of error patterns in order to identify one or more processing apparatus or production lines responsible for said errors or drifting, and
• wherein, upon detection of a need for maintenance of at least one of the individual lenses processing apparatuses, the system control automatically schedules servicing and causes affected processing apparatuses or production lines to no longer be used for further processing tasks or to be used only for processing tasks with lower quality requirements than required for the affected lenses.

A method for processing optical lenses, comprising

• processing the lenses selectively by at least one of different processing apparatuses and processing lines with multiple processing apparatuses corresponding to an assignment,
• determining when lenses produced are adversely affected by a need for maintenance of at least one of the individual lenses processing apparatuses, and
• carrying out a central management of maintenance,
• wherein, when said determining step detects a need for servicing of at least one of the individual lenses processing apparatuses, a system control or control center automatically schedules servicing and causes affected processing apparatuses or production lines to no longer be used for further processing tasks or to be used only for processing tasks with lower quality requirements than required for the affected lenses.