Machining apparatus for machining optical lenses and/or optical lens blanks , the machining apparatus being configured by a module - having a horizontally aligned conveyor section for transporting containers containing at least one, preferably at least two, and particularly preferably exactly two, optical lenses and/or optical lens blanks , o the conveyor section extending from an entry side of the module to an opposite exit side of the module , characterized in that - the machining apparatus has a container buffer store and a container transport device , - the container transport device being designed to retrieve containers from the conveyor section and store said containers in the container buffer store , and being designed to transport containers back onto the conveyor section , - the machining apparatus having a workpiece handling station having at least one, preferably at least two, furthermore preferably three, and particularly preferably four, parking spaces for in each case one container , o the container transport device being designed to transport containers from the container buffer store to the parking space, or at least one of the parking spaces , o the workpiece handling station having a handling device which is designed to retrieve the optical lenses and/or optical lens blanks from a container standing on the parking space, or one of the parking spaces , and to transfer said optical lenses and/or optical lens blanks to a machining station . - having a horizontally aligned conveyor section for transporting containers containing at least one, preferably at least two, and particularly preferably exactly two, optical lenses and/or optical lens blanks , o the conveyor section extending from an entry side of the module to an opposite exit side of the module , characterized in that o the conveyor section extending from an entry side of the module to an opposite exit side of the module , - the machining apparatus has a container buffer store and a container transport device , - the container transport device being designed to retrieve containers from the conveyor section and store said containers in the container buffer store , and being designed to transport containers back onto the conveyor section , - the machining apparatus having a workpiece handling station having at least one, preferably at least two, furthermore preferably three, and particularly preferably four, parking spaces for in each case one container , o the container transport device being designed to transport containers from the container buffer store to the parking space, or at least one of the parking spaces , o the workpiece handling station having a handling device which is designed to retrieve the optical lenses and/or optical lens blanks from a container standing on the parking space, or one of the parking spaces , and to transfer said optical lenses and/or optical lens blanks to a machining station . o the container transport device being designed to transport containers from the container buffer store to the parking space, or at least one of the parking spaces , o the workpiece handling station having a handling device which is designed to retrieve the optical lenses and/or optical lens blanks from a container standing on the parking space, or one of the parking spaces , and to transfer said optical lenses and/or optical lens blanks to a machining station . <EOS>