Abstract: System for producing at least one particle foam molding from an expandable or expanded particle foam material, comprising: —a detection device which is configured to detect at least one item of resource information describing the current and/or future consumption of at least one resource, in particular a process fluid or an energy carrier, in a current and/or future operation of a molding machine and/or of a functional module, —a control device which is configured to control the operation of the molding machine and/or of the functional module on the basis of an item of resource information.

Abstract: A device for processing a particle foam material for producing a particle foam moulded part, comprising: at least one die apparatus, comprising a first die element and at least one additional die element, wherein the first die element is mounted so as to be movable along a movement axis relative to the at least one additional die element and/or the at least one additional die element is mounted so as to be movable along the or at least one movement axis relative to the first die element; at least one drive apparatus which is or can be assigned to the at least one die apparatus and is configured for generating and/or transmitting a drive force that sets the first die element and/or the at least one additional die element into a movement along the movement axis, wherein the least one drive apparatus is designed as or comprises a linear-drive apparatus.