Assembly for machining the edges of spectacle lenses

An installation for machining the edges of spectacle lenses, having

• at least one CNC-controlled processing machine (1) for machining a spectacle lens,
• at least one apparatus (3, 4) for determining the optical values, the optical focus, the axial position of a cylindrical or prismatic polish, the position of a near portion and/or the position of the progression channel of a spectacle lens (6) configured as a progressive lens,
• at least one handling appliance (9) for the removal of lens blanks (6) from a conveyor device (8), for the insertion of a lens blank (6) into the apparatus (3, 4), for removal from the apparatus (3, 4), for insertion into a respective processing machine (1, 2) and for the bringing-back of the conveyor device (8), wherein
• the at least one apparatus (3, 4) is in data connection (5) with at least one processing machine (1, 2) and the data on the lens blank (6) recorded by the apparatus (3, 4) are used in the positionally and angularly accurate, CNC-controlled edge machining of the lens blank (6) by the processing machine (1, 2), and wherein
• the at least one apparatus (3, 4) is provided with, in each case, a device for placing a block or suction cup on the lens blank (6) in the correct position and at the correct angle as a function of the recorded data on the lens blank (6).