Methods and devices for manufacturing at least one optical lens

A device for controlling at least one manufacturing machine or at least one manufacturing step, wherein the at least one manufacturing machine is configured for performing the at least one manufacturing step in manufacturing at least one optical lens, the device comprising a manufacturing executing system, wherein the manufacturing executing system is configured for:

• a) determining at least one status value related to at least one of the manufacturing machine or the manufacturing step;
• b) comparing the at least one status value with at least one recommended value,
• c) assigning a difference between the status value and the recommended value into at least two classes according to the difference;
• and,
• d) depending on the class, reporting the status value to at least one of the manufacturing machine or at least one further device,
• the manufacturing executing system being further configured for:
• placing, by a manufacturing machine, a demand for retrieving a stored data set from a cache by using a particular request, wherein the manufacturing machine is assigned to the cache, wherein the cache acts as a buffer that is configured for storing a predefined number of the data sets for the optical lenses, wherein the cache is comprised by a data providing element, wherein each data providing element is comprised by a particular manufacturing machine, thus being assigned to the particular manufacturing machine;
• and
• transmitting the data set for each optical lens to the at least one manufacturing machine designated for performing the at least one manufacturing step,
• wherein the data set comprising a plurality of variables is transmitted as serialized individual variables, wherein serialized refers to a property of a plurality of variables which are transmitted as distinguishable items in a consecutive manner, wherein the data set refers to at least one item of information which is related to at least one particular optical lens and which comprises information to be used for the at least one manufacturing step in manufacturing the at least one particular optical lens, wherein for reading a particular item of information, the at least one manufacturing machine has not to convert compound text strings into individual values by using a specific separator.

A method for controlling at least one manufacturing machine or at least one manufacturing step, wherein the at least one manufacturing machine is configured for performing the at least one manufacturing step in manufacturing at least one optical lens, the method comprising the following method steps:

• a) determining at least one status value related to at least one of the manufacturing machine or the manufacturing step;
• and
• b) comparing the at least one status value with at least one recommended value;
• the method further comprising:
• c) assigning a difference between the status value and the recommended value into at least two classes according to the difference;
• and,
• d) depending on the class, reporting the status value to at least one of the manufacturing machine,
• further comprising the steps of:
• reporting the status value to a further manufacturing machine located downstream of the at least one manufacturing machine, wherein the further manufacturing machine is informed about the status of the at least one manufacturing machine, for which the status value has been determined, if triggered by the corresponding class into which the difference between the status value and the recommended value has been assigned, and
• modifying the data set for executing a present order on at least one particular optical lens by using the status value, thereby improving the quality of manufacturing the at least one particular optical lens.

A device for controlling at least one manufacturing machine or at least one manufacturing step, wherein the at least one manufacturing machine is configured for performing the at least one manufacturing step in manufacturing at least one optical lens, the device comprising a manufacturing executing system, wherein the manufacturing executing system is configured for:

• a) determining at least one status value related to at least one of the manufacturing machine or the manufacturing step;
• b) comparing the at least one status value with at least one recommended value;
• further comprising:
• c) assigning a difference between the status value and the recommended value into at least two classes according to the difference;
• and,
• d) depending on the class, reporting the status value to at least one of the manufacturing machine or at least one further device,
• further comprising the steps of:
• reporting the status value to a further manufacturing machine located downstream of the at least one manufacturing machine, wherein the further manufacturing machine is informed about the status of the at least one manufacturing machine, for which the status value has been determined, if triggered by the corresponding class into which the difference between the status value and the recommended value has been assigned;
• and
• modifying the data set for executing a present order on at least one particular optical lens by using the status value, thereby improving the quality of manufacturing the at least one particular optical lens.