Method for making tools and/or handling equipment available, and associated devices

A method for making available tools and/or handling equipment in a treatment space of a treatment machine, at least one mobile magazine keeping the tools and/or handling equipment available, and a loader being provided to transfer the tools and/or handling equipment from the at least one mobile magazine into the treatment space and to return the same from there into the at least one mobile magazine, the method comprising:

• prior to a treatment by the treatment machine, moving the at least one mobile magazine from a remote location to a fixed magazine location in an access area of the loader;
• securing the at least one mobile magazine in the fixed magazine location for the duration of the treatment by the treatment machine, wherein the at least one mobile magazine keeps at least three different types of tools and/or handling equipment available for the loader, wherein the types of tool and/or handling equipment include at least tools and/or handling equipment selected from the group consisting of:
• workpieces, clamping means for clamping a workpiece, tools, gripping means for gripping a workpiece, gripping means for gripping a tool or gripping means for gripping a clamping means, and wherein the at least one mobile magazine keeps the tools and/or handling equipment available;
• and
• removing the at least one mobile magazine from the fixed magazine location after the treatment by the treatment machine.