Machine tool with automatic process control and monitoring

A process for grinding a work piece into a machine tool, the process comprising the steps of:

• grinding the work piece by a controllable machining arrangement having a control arrangement, a machining program and controllable interrupts;
• executing, during a machining pause due to a controllable interrupt, at least one measurement means of a measuring arrangement controlled by the control arrangement to perform a measurement on the work piece after grinding;
• and
• upon establishment of a deviation between a stipulated form of the machine tool and the measurement on the work piece, correcting settings of the machining program for producing the machine tool with the aid of the executed measurement for further machining.

A device for grinding work pieces into machine tools, comprising:

• a grinding head;
• a movable work piece clamp adapted to position a work piece in relation to the grinding head during a programmed grinding operation for grinding the work piece into a machine tool of a desired form;
• a controller in communication with the work piece clamp;
• and
• a measuring device in communication with the controller;
• wherein the measuring device is adapted to perform a measurement on the work piece after grinding and wherein the controller, responsive to the measurement, is adapted to cause the work piece clamp to change the relation of the work piece to the grinding head during the programmed grinding operation based on a deviation between the measurement on the work piece and the desired form of the machine tool.