Method of grinding the cams of a camshaft

One method is for grinding cams of a camshaft (12) by means of a numerically controlled camshaft grinding machine (10). The camshaft (12) is rotatably arranged in a workpiece holder (11) with predetermined angular velocity (ω) in predetermined angular increments around its longitudinal axis. A grinding carriage (17) with a grinding wheel (18) can be delivered in predetermined steps in an axis (20) perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Depending on the geometry, the material and the desired surface condition of the camshaft (12) and the cam (30) a grinding wheel (18) is selected in their nature for processing and adjusted the delivery of the grinding wheel (18). In order to achieve a minimum grinding time in consideration of various process-related restrictions, a maximum possible delivery for a minimum grinding time is determined on the maximum referred Zeitspanvolumen and the given cam geometry and - possibly taking into account restrictions on Spanraumfüllungsverhältnisse and grain loading - the maximum delivery to Loops of the camshaft (12) set.