Configurable machine-tool control

A configurable machine-tool control comprising:

• a) a plurality of task-oriented units;
• b) a data processing system allocated to one of said plurality of task oriented units;
• c) a plurality of functional objects, each of said plurality of functional objects
• i) executing at least one function,
• ii) being allocated to one of said plurality of task-oriented units based on said at least one function, and
• iii) having a procedure portion and a communication portion, said communication portion adapted to relay messages between said procedure portion and at least one other of said plurality of functional objects;
• d) an object manager, said object manager managing at least two of said plurality of functional objects;
• and
• e) a communication area,
• wherein at least two of said plurality of task-oriented units include a data processing system having a level of efficiency and performing a process,
• wherein said plurality of functional objects are allocated to said at least two of said plurality of task-oriented units based on the level of efficiency of the data processing systems,
• wherein at least one object manager is allocated to each process that has at least two functional objects allocated to it, and
• wherein said communication area acts as a data conduit between said processes,
• whereby a particular configuration of the configurable machine-tool control is defined by the allocation of said plurality of functional objects among said plurality of task-oriented units.