The invention relates to a machining system (1) and a method for operating said machining system (1), said system (1) comprising at least one machining zone (3), one control zone (4), one input zone (4a) and, optionally, a receiving zone (5) and/or a presentation zone (5). Using an input and/or display element (11), a user can enter a text and/or a graphic into operator software that is installed on same, and this can be transmitted to control software running in the control zone (4). A data bank (24) is integrated into the input zone (4a) and/or control zone (4), in which data relating to the workpieces (9) or blanks (9) to be machined are stored.