Pressing pliers network and method for pressing a workpiece

A pressing pliers network comprising:

• manual pressing pliers for pressing a workpiece, the manual pressing pliers comprising
• hand levers for manually actuating the manual pressing pliers,
• a die accommodation,
• an exchangeable die that can be accommodated in the die accommodation,
• an identifier of the die,
• a capturing device which is configured for capturing the identifier of the die and
• an electronic control unit being embodied externally from the manual pressing pliers and being arranged separately from the manual pressing pliers,
• a workpiece specification device of the manual pressing pliers or of the electronic control unit which is configured such that it is possible to input or capture a workpiece specifier of a workpiece which is designated for being pressed by the manual pressing pliers,
• a first communication link between the capturing device of the manual pressing pliers and the electronic control unit,
• an external data storage device on which data is stored,
• a second communication link between the electronic control unit and the external data storage device on which data is stored and
• an output device of the manual pressing pliers or of the electronic control unit,
• where the electronic control unit comprises control logic which on a basis of
• the identifier of the die captured by the capturing device of the manual pressing pliers and transmitted from the manual pressing pliers via the first communication link to the electronic control unit,
• the workpiece specifier input into the workpiece specification device or captured by the workpiece specification device and
• data transmitted from the data storage device via the second communication link to the electronic control unit analyses if the die is suitable for pressing the workpiece having the workpiece specifier;
• and
• the control logic generates an output at the output device which depends on a result of the analysis.

A method for pressing a workpiece under use of a pressing pliers network,

• wherein the pressing pliers network comprises:
• manual pressing pliers for pressing a workpiece, the manual pressing pliers comprising:
• hand levers for manually actuating the manual pressing pliers,
• a die accommodation,
• an exchangeable die that can be accommodated in the die accommodation,
• an identifier of the die,
• a capturing device which is configured for capturing the identifier of the die,
• an electronic control unit being embodied externally from the manual pressing pliers and being arranged separately from the manual pressing pliers,
• a first communication link between the capturing device of the manual pressing pliers and the electronic control unit,
• an external data storage device on which data is stored,
• a second communication link between the electronic control unit and the external data storage device on which data is stored, and
• an output device of the electronic control unit or of the manual pressing pliers,
• the electronic control unit comprising control logic which on a basis
• of the identifier of the die captured by the capturing device and transmitted via the first communication link and
• of data from the data storage device being specific for the captured identifier and being transmitted via the second communication link,
• generates an output of the output device which contains an information for a type of workpiece which can be pressed with the die inserted into the pressing pliers,
• wherein the method comprises the following method steps:
• the die is inserted into the pressing pliers,
• by the capturing device of the pressing pliers the identifier of the die is captured,
• data is downloaded via the second communication link from the data storage device, the data containing information being specific for the captured identifier and the information indicating which at least one type of a workpiece can be pressed with the die inserted into the pressing pliers and
• information indicating which at least one type of workpiece can be pressed with the die is output by an output device.

A method for pressing a workpiece under use of a pressing pliers network,

• wherein the pressing pliers network comprises:
• manual pressing pliers for pressing a workpiece, the manual pressing pliers comprising
• hand levers for manually actuating the manual pressing pliers,
• a die accommodation,
• an exchangeable die that can be accommodated in the die accommodation,
• an identifier of the die,
• a capturing device which is configured for capturing the identifier of the die
• and
• an electronic control unit being embodied externally from the manual pressing pliers and being arranged separately from the manual pressing pliers,
• a workpiece specification device of the manual pressing pliers or of the electronic control unit which is configured such that it is possible to input or capture a workpiece specifier of a workpiece which is designated for being pressed by the manual pressing pliers,
• a first communication link between the capturing device of the manual pressing pliers and the electronic control unit,
• an external data storage device on which data is stored,
• a second communication link between the electronic control unit and the external data storage device on which data is stored and
• an output device of the manual pressing pliers or of the electronic control unit,
• where the electronic control unit comprises control logic which on a basis of
• the identifier of the die captured by the capturing device of the manual pressing pliers and transmitted from the manual pressing pliers via the first communication link to the electronic control unit,
• the workpiece specifier input into the workpiece specification device or captured by the workpiece specification device and
• data transmitted from the data storage device via the second communication link to the electronic control unit
• analyses if the die is suitable for pressing the workpiece having the workpiece specifier;
• and
• the control logic generates an output at the output device which depends on a result of the analysis,
• wherein the method comprises the following method steps:
• the die is inserted into the pressing pliers,
• by the capturing device of the pressing pliers the identifier of the die is captured,
• by the workpiece specification device a workpiece specification of a workpiece which is designated for being pressed with the pressing pliers is captured or input,
• on the basis of the captured identifier of the die captured by the capturing device and on the basis of the workpiece specification an analysis is performed if the die is suitable for pressing the workpiece comprising the workpiece specifier and
• dependent on the result of the analysis an entry and/or an output is generated.