Patent ID: 7606630

Claim:
A method for electronically operating two machine tools, comprising: providing a machine tool set up at a production site, wherein the machine tool has an electronic machine control, and wherein the machine tool is in data connection with a server platform, wherein the server platform is independent of the production site; providing at least one software model algorithm on the server platform for simulating the machine behavior during operation, wherein the software model algorithm records an interaction of the two machine tools in model form and on the basis of actual process data from the one machine tool generates set process data for the other machine tool; transmitting process data constantly or repeatedly from the machine control via the data connection to the server platform; editing the process data based upon the software model algorithm; determining set process data for a later point in time based upon the software model algorithm; comparing the set process data with actual process data transmitted at the later point in time; generating changed values for at least some of the process data based upon the algorithm; sending the changed process data via the data connection to the machine control; and using the changed process data for controlling the machine at the production site by the machine control.