Press device for a powder press and a tool changing system

A press device for a powder press for producing pellets from a compressible material, wherein the powder press comprises:

• a press frame that has an upper and a lower frame portion,
• an upper and/or lower punch arrangement which each comprise a tool, and a die arrangement, which define a mold cavity into which the compressible material is introducible, and
• a drive unit that is operatively connected to the punch arrangement(s) and/or the die arrangement,
• wherein, in order to form a pellet, the upper and/or lower punch arrangement and the die arrangement are movable relative to one another along a pressing axis by means of the drive unit and are able to be pressed against one another,
• wherein the press device has multiple tool planes that are arranged above one another, each said tool plane comprising a carrying element which is arranged fixedly in the powder press, and a push-in element adapted to be received on the carrying element and arrested, on which at least one of the tools is receivable and which via a push-in opening is able to be pushed in a horizontal direction into the carrying element.