Multi-station operation

A machine has two machining tables and a machine portal. The portal works on a workpiece or workpieces attached to one or both tables alternately or in parallel.
In this configuration, the "tables" are commanding channels, where each "table" commands its machining sequence as single jobs to the agent, i.e. the portal. The two tables can be set up separately from each other and released for production. Contiguous jobs are commanded exclusively for each table by a lock block.

For example, if the tool management system or tool changers are also used as independent channels, the commanding table can "simultaneously" command agents working in cooperation by means of a temporarily usable lock block. For example, tools can be provided "in advance" in the exchange position and the "in parallel commanded" CNC program of the machine portal has access to this later.
This can reduce auxiliary and set-up times.

The jobs commanded in the client channels correspond to a "pallet job".