A process for performing a cyclic production process wherein articles are produced in said production process; where the production process is set via at least one process control variable; and wherein at least one quality characteristic of the articles produced and at least one quality tolerance range for the articles produced are predefined; a) whereby at least one process control variable is varied; b) whereby for a varied process control variable at least one process parameter variation (KE `, KE", KE′′′) is determined automatically; c) whereby checking is performed automatically whether the process parameter variation (KE `, KE", KE′′′) determined lies within a process stability limit and is stable in the process; whereby, if a decision decides that the process is not stable, process step a) will be repeated in the next production cycle with a varied process control variable until process stability is achieved; d) whereby checking is performed automatically whether the quality characteristic of the articles produced with a varied process control variable is within the quality tolerance range for the articles produced and therefore acceptable parts have been produced; and e) whereby with at least one process parameter variation (KE', KE", KE''') determined which is stable in the process and the process control variable of which results in the production of acceptable parts a process parameter zone is established automatically, whereby the process parameter zone serves as a control mask for a production cycle of the ongoing production process, wherein at least one process parameter is determined from sensor data, whereby monitoring is performed if the determined process parameter lies within the process parameter zone, if the determined process parameter lies within the process parameter zone monitoring information is issued that the production cycle of the ongoing production process produces acceptable parts. a) whereby at least one process control variable is varied; b) whereby for a varied process control variable at least one process parameter variation (KE `, KE", KE′′′) is determined automatically; c) whereby checking is performed automatically whether the process parameter variation (KE `, KE", KE′′′) determined lies within a process stability limit and is stable in the process; whereby, if a decision decides that the process is not stable, process step a) will be repeated in the next production cycle with a varied process control variable until process stability is achieved; d) whereby checking is performed automatically whether the quality characteristic of the articles produced with a varied process control variable is within the quality tolerance range for the articles produced and therefore acceptable parts have been produced; and e) whereby with at least one process parameter variation (KE', KE", KE''') determined which is stable in the process and the process control variable of which results in the production of acceptable parts a process parameter zone is established automatically, d) whereby checking is performed automatically whether the quality characteristic of the articles produced with a varied process control variable is within the quality tolerance range for the articles produced and therefore acceptable parts have been produced; and e) whereby with at least one process parameter variation (KE', KE", KE''') determined which is stable in the process and the process control variable of which results in the production of acceptable parts a process parameter zone is established automatically, whereby the process parameter zone serves as a control mask for a production cycle of the ongoing production process, wherein at least one process parameter is determined from sensor data, whereby monitoring is performed if the determined process parameter lies within the process parameter zone, if the determined process parameter lies within the process parameter zone monitoring information is issued that the production cycle of the ongoing production process produces acceptable parts.