Manufacturing module for the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses, in particular contact lenses such as soft contact lenses, comprising a plurality of manufacturing stations (300, 301, 302, 310, 320, 321, 322, 330, 331, 340, 341, 342, 350, 351, 352) arranged in a closed loop and a plurality of lens mold carriers (1, 2) which are transported through the manufacturing stations arranged in the closed loop, - wherein each lens mold carrier (1, 2) comprises a frame (10, 20) having a predetermined number of mounting sites (100, 200) arranged at predetermined locations along the frame (10, 20), the predetermined number and locations of the mounting sites (100, 200) being identical for each lens mold carrier (1, 2) of the plurality of lens mold carriers (1, 2), - wherein each lens mold carrier (1, 2) further comprises a predetermined number of molds (112, 212) corresponding to the predetermined number of mounting sites (100, 200) of the frame (10, 20), with the molds being removably mounted to the frame (10, 20) at the mounting sites (100, 200), and with all molds of a said lens mold carrier either being reusable male molds or with all molds of the said lens mold carrier being reusable female molds, - and wherein two lens mold carriers (1, 2), respectively, of the plurality of lens mold carriers are assigned to each other to form a pair of lens mold carriers in a manner such that for each pair of lens mold carriers (1, 2) at the mounting sites of one lens mold carrier of a said pair reusable male molds are arranged, while at the mounting sites of the other lens mold carrier of the said pair reusable female molds are arranged, so that upon mating the two lens mold carriers (1, 2) of the said pair of lens mold carriers the respective reusable male and female molds (212, 112) are mated to form mold cavities defining the shape of the lenses to be manufactured, wherein the manufacturing stations comprise a mold changing station (300, 301, 302) configured to be capable of removing a said mold (112, 212) from its mounting site (100, 200) on the frame (10, 20) of a said lens mold carrier (1, 2) and mounting a different mold to the frame (10, 20) at the said mounting site (100, 200), and further configured to change the rotational position of a said mold mounted to the frame (1, 2) of a said lens mold carrier (1, 2). - wherein each lens mold carrier (1, 2) comprises a frame (10, 20) having a predetermined number of mounting sites (100, 200) arranged at predetermined locations along the frame (10, 20), the predetermined number and locations of the mounting sites (100, 200) being identical for each lens mold carrier (1, 2) of the plurality of lens mold carriers (1, 2), - wherein each lens mold carrier (1, 2) further comprises a predetermined number of molds (112, 212) corresponding to the predetermined number of mounting sites (100, 200) of the frame (10, 20), with the molds being removably mounted to the frame (10, 20) at the mounting sites (100, 200), and with all molds of a said lens mold carrier either being reusable male molds or with all molds of the said lens mold carrier being reusable female molds, - and wherein two lens mold carriers (1, 2), respectively, of the plurality of lens mold carriers are assigned to each other to form a pair of lens mold carriers in a manner such that for each pair of lens mold carriers (1, 2) at the mounting sites of one lens mold carrier of a said pair reusable male molds are arranged, while at the mounting sites of the other lens mold carrier of the said pair reusable female molds are arranged, so that upon mating the two lens mold carriers (1, 2) of the said pair of lens mold carriers the respective reusable male and female molds (212, 112) are mated to form mold cavities defining the shape of the lenses to be manufactured,