Abstract: The invention relates to a fault message system and a method for issuing fault messages that involves several production units, which are distributed over a spatial area and comprise elements for generating and displaying a fault message, a fault message box, which is configured to receive and forward fault messages and one or more receivers for receiving and displaying fault messages. Several production units are arranged in at least one group; each production unit is assigned to a transmitter for the wireless transmission of the fault messages; a data receiver is assigned to each group; the data receivers are connected to the fault message box; and the latter is connected to a process computer.