Abstract: A method applies an at least two-component, curable and viscous material in the form of a material strand or a series of material points to a workpiece, an application process starting at an application start time and ending at an application end time, and the workpiece with the material applied thereon being destined for further processing which starts at a processing start time and ends at a processing end time. The mixing ratio of the components is varied by a control device depending on predetermined and/or measured parameters during the application process in such a way that the material applied to the workpiece can be processed at any point of the material strand or at any material point at the processing starting time.