Method and device for automated machining of gearwheel components

A manufacturing environment comprising:

• at least one machine tool,
• at least one measuring device or measuring machine,
• at least one databank or storage medium, and
• a computer or processor programmed to control the following performed by the manufacturing environment:
• a) chip producing machining of a first workpiece in the at least one machine tool,
• b) acquiring at least two machine parameters of the at least one machine tool during the chip producing machining of the first workpiece,
• c) storing the at least two machine parameters in the at least one databank or storage medium in association with information identifying the first workpiece,
• d) repeating steps a) through c) for a number of n workpieces;
• and
• after one of steps a) through d), or at a later time, triggering a testing method comprising the following steps:
• (i) selecting at least one of the n workpieces,
• (ii) performing an automated test of the selected at least one workpiece with the measuring device or measuring machine, and
• (iii) performing a processor-controlled evaluation of the automated test adapted to classify the selected at least one workpiece as a good part or a reject part.