A machine tool including a first and a second tool magazine, wherein a tool for machining a workpiece can be received from the first tool magazine and a tool from the second tool magazine can be transferred into the first tool magazine, and wherein one of the tools includes a multiple tool that can be fitted with a plurality of tools prior to the machining. A method for controlling a machine tool includes the steps of detecting workpieces to be machined, determining the tools required for machining the detected workpieces and determining the tools, with which the multiple tool is to be fitted.

A control device for a machine tool to produce a plurality of different-shaped products efficiently and successively is provided. In the control device, each driving shaft of modules is assigned to different control systems. The device includes a multi-system program storage part for storing a plurality of multi-system programs to machine a workpiece in different shapes, a multi-system program dividing part for dividing the multi-system programs into machining programs, a divided program storage part for storing the divided machining programs individually, a system-based program storage part for storing the machining programs for the respective control systems, and a machining program selection part for selecting the machining program from the divided program storage part in accordance with the machining step to be executed and for storing the selected machining program in the system-based program storage part for the respective control systems.

For control of a multi spindle machine tool (1), which has a first tool spindle (2a, 2b) and a second tool spindle (2a, 2b) able to be controlled independently thereof, a first workpiece (5a, 5b) and a second workpiece (5a, 5b) are processed by a parts program synchronized in two processing channels being processed. The processing of the parts program includes an activation of first machine axes for guidance of the first tool spindle (2a, 2b) in accordance with a first tool track and the processing of the parts program includes an activation of second machine axes for guidance of the second tool spindle (2a, 2b) in accordance with a second tool track. A processing result of the first workpiece (5a, 5b) at an end of the first tool track is the same as a processing result of the second workpiece (5a, 5b) at an end of the second tool track. The first machine axes and the second machine axes are activated in such a way that a difference in time between reaching the end of the first tool track and reaching the end of the second tool track is less than or equal to a predetermined limit value.

A machine tool including a first and a second tool magazine, wherein a tool for machining a workpiece can be received from the first tool magazine and a tool from the second tool magazine can be transferred into the first tool magazine, and wherein one of the tools includes a multiple tool that can be fitted with a plurality of tools prior to the machining. A method for controlling a machine tool includes the steps of detecting workpieces to be machined, determining the tools required for machining the detected workpieces and determining the tools, with which the multiple tool is to be fitted.

A processing system and a method for manufacturing a component includes a workpiece having a work surface and an end-effector tool. The end-effector tool includes a fixture, and a set of first process tools attached to the fixture in a predetermined pattern. The first process tools are configured to perform a task to the work surface. The processing system also includes a controller in communication with the end-effector tool. The controller is configured to control movement of the end-effector tool to position the first process tools relative to the work surface such that the predetermined pattern is aligned at a predetermined location relative to the work surface. The controller is also configured to control operation of the first process tools such that the first process tools perform the task to the work surface to form a first processed area at the predetermined location of the work surface.