Patent ID: 8294061

Claim:
A machine for machining workpieces, comprising: a machining device; a main drive configured to move the machining device relative to the workpiece and/or the workpiece relative to the machining device with a main movement; and an auxiliary drive which is different from the main drive, the auxiliary drive being configured to move the machining device relative to the workpiece with an auxiliary movement; an adjusting drive which is different from the main drive and by means of which the machining device can be positioned within an adjustment region into different initial positions, starting from which the machining device is movable as necessary by the auxiliary drive; and a numerical machine control system configured to control the main drive, the auxiliary drive, and the adjusting drive, wherein the numerical control system runs a machining program that includes control commands that control the adjusting drive to set at least one of the different initial positions of the machining device before a workpiece machining operation starts.