Machine , comprising a conveying system for conveying carriers by magnetic force in a specific conveying direction, at least one of the carriers being usable for conveying a load to be handled in the machine , at least one process station comprising a robot for handling the load being conveyed by the at least one carrier in a process performed in the machine, a first control unit configured for controlling the carriers to move by magnetic force in the specific conveying direction, a second control unit configured for controlling the robot to move in a moving direction different from the specific conveying direction to handle the load , wherein the conveying system is arranged to convey the carriers in the specific conveying direction for conveying the load to and/or away from the at least one process station and to convey the carriers in the same specific conveying direction for conveying the load in the at least one process station , wherein the first control unit is further configured to perform a control in which at least one of the carriers has an individual velocity, such that the at least one carrier can be moved back and forth in the specific conveying direction and such that in case the carrier is in reach of the robot , the movement of the carrier is coupled, in particular synchronized, with the movement of the robot , and wherein the first and second control units are configured to perform a control in which during performing a process in the at least one process station the movement of the robot is coupled to the movement of the at least one carrier carrying the load such that the specific conveying direction for conveying the load and the moving direction of the robot are superimposed to handle the load in the process performed in the at least one process station to eliminate a need for a movement of the robot in the conveying direction of the conveying system . a conveying system for conveying carriers by magnetic force in a specific conveying direction, at least one of the carriers being usable for conveying a load to be handled in the machine , at least one process station comprising a robot for handling the load being conveyed by the at least one carrier in a process performed in the machine, a first control unit configured for controlling the carriers to move by magnetic force in the specific conveying direction, a second control unit configured for controlling the robot to move in a moving direction different from the specific conveying direction to handle the load , wherein the conveying system is arranged to convey the carriers in the specific conveying direction for conveying the load to and/or away from the at least one process station and to convey the carriers in the same specific conveying direction for conveying the load in the at least one process station , wherein the first control unit is further configured to perform a control in which at least one of the carriers has an individual velocity, such that the at least one carrier can be moved back and forth in the specific conveying direction and such that in case the carrier is in reach of the robot , the movement of the carrier is coupled, in particular synchronized, with the movement of the robot , and wherein the first and second control units are configured to perform a control in which during performing a process in the at least one process station the movement of the robot is coupled to the movement of the at least one carrier carrying the load such that the specific conveying direction for conveying the load and the moving direction of the robot are superimposed to handle the load in the process performed in the at least one process station to eliminate a need for a movement of the robot in the conveying direction of the conveying system . <EOS>