A method for producing and operating an industrial machine or installation, wherein the machine or installation performs an industrial process which is characterised by process parameters, wherein the machine or installation comprises a control system which has a control means and at least one converter which is connected for data exchange to the control means, wherein the converter or converters is/are parameterisable with parameters, wherein - in a computer an application program which is associated with the industrial process and makes it controllable is selected, - the process parameters are input into the computer, - at least one symbolised converter is selected from a quantity of symbolised converters displayed by the computer, so that a respective symbolised converter is associated with a respective converter on a one-to-one basis, - parameter values of the respective converter are determined in the computer for the selected application program using the input process parameters, - when producing the control means and the at least one converter which is connected for data exchange to the control means, the process parameters and the parameter values are determined and are stored in the control means or in the converter, wherein the control means is equipped with the application program and the process parameters, in that the application program and the process parameters are stored from the computer in a memory of the control means, and also the respective converter is equipped with the determined parameter values, wherein the determined parameter values are stored from the computer in a memory of the respective converter, or from the computer the determined parameter values are stored in a memory of the control means and from there the determined parameter values are automatically stored in a respective memory of the respective converter, - thereafter the control means and the respective converter are installed in the machine or installation, in particular so that the machine or installation are ready for operation. - in a computer an application program which is associated with the industrial process and makes it controllable is selected, - the process parameters are input into the computer, - at least one symbolised converter is selected from a quantity of symbolised converters displayed by the computer, so that a respective symbolised converter is associated with a respective converter on a one-to-one basis, - parameter values of the respective converter are determined in the computer for the selected application program using the input process parameters, - when producing the control means and the at least one converter which is connected for data exchange to the control means, the process parameters and the parameter values are determined and are stored in the control means or in the converter, wherein the control means is equipped with the application program and the process parameters, in that the application program and the process parameters are stored from the computer in a memory of the control means, and also the respective converter is equipped with the determined parameter values, wherein the determined parameter values are stored from the computer in a memory of the respective converter, or from the computer the determined parameter values are stored in a memory of the control means and from there the determined parameter values are automatically stored in a respective memory of the respective converter, - thereafter the control means and the respective converter are installed in the machine or installation, in particular so that the machine or installation are ready for operation.