Abstract: An arrangement that is independent of a press for physically simulating the actual movements of transfer rails of a multi-stage press and for reducing periods of stoppage of multi-stage presses during the tool change and the connected setting up of tools, of gripping devices and of the movements of the transfer rails. The arrangement includes a program control for the sequences of movements employing values optimally adjusted at the arrangement, for the adjusting measurements, the acceleration and speed values of the transfer rails, for the tool automation and the active gripper operation which are scanned using program-technology and are processed into a cycle of movements that can be transmitted to the multi-stage press.

Abstract: A pressure control installation for presses in which the individual pressure consuming stations are to be actuated with different pressures. During the setting up of the presses, it is necessary to fetch and display visible for the operator values adjusted during the optimization and interim value. The pressure control units, whose number depends on the number of differing high pressures, are connected by way of an interface component to a stored programmable control SPS. The read-out of the data in the pressure control unit takes place by way of a read-out key whereby a routine is initiated it the SPS during the actuation of the read-out key for the guidance of the operator.