CPC G05B 19/41865 (2013.01) [B29D 11/00423 (2013.01); B24B 13/0037 (2013.01); G05B 2219/32361 (2013.01)] | 42 Claims |
1. A method for processing optical lenses, comprising
processing the lenses selectively by at least one of different processing apparatuses and processing lines with multiple processing apparatuses corresponding to an assignment,
determining when lenses produced are adversely affected by the need for maintenance of at least one of the individual lenses processing apparatuses, and
carrying out a central management of instructions for maintenance of all of the individual processing apparatuses at a first location that is remote from the processing apparatuses, and outputting or indicating the respective instructions for remote implementation at a second location where the respective processing apparatus is located,
wherein said instructions comprise at least one of written guidance, drawing depictions, animations or movies which guide a user/technician through how the maintenance is to be carried out and
wherein, when said determining step detects a need for servicing of at least one of the individual lenses processing apparatuses, a system control or control center automatically schedules servicing and causes affected processing apparatuses or production lines to no longer be used for further processing tasks or to be used only for processing tasks with lower quality requirements than required for the affected lenses.
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