is required for the introduction of the tool the centering elements 4 may be executed in a retracted manner and when the tool is placed thereon be mechanically electrically pneumatically or hydraulically or using a combination thereof deployed and retracted again later if and when required the first work station 2 a has already been equipped with a first tool 3 u2032 the pivot table press per se is composed of a pair of press tables 6 and a pivot table 7 which is arranged pivotable about an axle 8 by hydraulics 9 between the two work stations the pivot table 7 in the illustrated situation carries an upper tool 3 a u2032 of the first work station 2 a the visible side of the pivot table 7 illustrates another devices and or mechanisms 4 which serve to receive the further upper tool 3 a the pivot table 7 is locked to the work station 2 a by way of the lock 10 the locks 10 of the work station 2 b are open since the counterpart in the form of the pivot table 7 is missing the following description illustrates the method for equipping the second work station 2 b with the second tool 3 first the tool set 3 is prepared the tool set 3 which is composed of two tool halves the lower tool 3 b and the upper tool 3 a may even have further tool elements such as slides lances etc these additional parts may be considered component parts of the tool set the preheated upper tool 3 a.