A diagnostic device includes a reception unit and a determination unit. The reception unit is configured to receive context information and sensing information. The context information corresponds to a certain operation of a target item that constitutes a target device. The context information is a piece of a plurality of pieces of context information each describing an operation of the target item determined depending on a type of operation of the target device. The sensing information is on a physical quantity that varies in accordance with the operation of the target item. The determination unit is configured to determine a state of the target item based on the sensing information detected while the target item is performing the certain operation, and based on a model corresponding to the received context information. The model is a model of one or more models respectively defined for one or more pieces of the context information.

A diagnostic device includes a reception unit and a determination unit. The reception unit is configured to receive context information and sensing information. The context information corresponds to a certain operation of a target item that constitutes a target device. The context information is a piece of a plurality of pieces of context information each describing an operation of the target item determined depending on a type of operation of the target device. The sensing information is on a physical quantity that varies in accordance with the operation of the target item. The determination unit is configured to determine a state of the target item based on the sensing information detected while the target item is performing the certain operation, and based on a model corresponding to the received context information. The model is a model of one or more models respectively defined for one or more pieces of the context information.

The invention relates to a method for producing or machining a toothing (2) on a workpiece (3), in which method the workpiece, which is rotationally driven about its axis of rotation (C), is brought into rolling machining engagement with tool toothing (5) rotating about an axis of rotation (C2) which is, in particular, at a non-null crossed-axes angle to the axis of rotation of the workpiece, wherein the machining operation is automatically monitored, using sensors to record same automatically, already at the machine operation stage for a recurring irregularity originating from tool wear (52), in particular higher wear of at least one tool tooth (51) compared to other tool teeth.