System for analysing and/or optimising the machining of workpieces that preferably consist at least in portions of wood, wood-based materials, plastics material or the like, comprising: a machining device for carrying out machining of workpieces that preferably consist at least in portions of wood, wood-based materials, plastics material or the like, comprising: a machining unit for carrying out the machining of the workpieces; and a controller, which is configured to generate a first recognition pattern comprising a graphical component from machine and machining parameters of the machining device, and to determine machine and machining parameters of the machining device from a received second recognition pattern comprising a graphical component; a machining parameter optimisation device, which is configured to receive the machine and machining parameters of the machining device in the form of the first recognition pattern, unpack the first recognition pattern and to analyse and/or optimise these machine and machining parameters, and generate the second recognition pattern comprising a graphical component from the analysed and/or optimised machine and machining parameters; a terminal, which is configured to read in the first recognition pattern of the machine and machining parameters of the machining device, forward said first recognition pattern to the machining parameter optimisation device, receive analysed and/or optimised machine and machining parameters in the form of the second recognition pattern from the machining parameter optimisation device and to output said second recognition pattern to the machining device again; and a remote transmission link, which is configured to exchange the recognition patterns between the terminal and the machining parameter optimisation device. a machining device for carrying out machining of workpieces that preferably consist at least in portions of wood, wood-based materials, plastics material or the like, comprising: a machining unit for carrying out the machining of the workpieces; and a controller, which is configured to generate a first recognition pattern comprising a graphical component from machine and machining parameters of the machining device, and to determine machine and machining parameters of the machining device from a received second recognition pattern comprising a graphical component; a machining unit for carrying out the machining of the workpieces; and a controller, which is configured to generate a first recognition pattern comprising a graphical component from machine and machining parameters of the machining device, and to determine machine and machining parameters of the machining device from a received second recognition pattern comprising a graphical component; a machining parameter optimisation device, which is configured to receive the machine and machining parameters of the machining device in the form of the first recognition pattern, unpack the first recognition pattern and to analyse and/or optimise these machine and machining parameters, and generate the second recognition pattern comprising a graphical component from the analysed and/or optimised machine and machining parameters; a terminal, which is configured to read in the first recognition pattern of the machine and machining parameters of the machining device, forward said first recognition pattern to the machining parameter optimisation device, receive analysed and/or optimised machine and machining parameters in the form of the second recognition pattern from the machining parameter optimisation device and to output said second recognition pattern to the machining device again; and a remote transmission link, which is configured to exchange the recognition patterns between the terminal and the machining parameter optimisation device.