Method and apparatus for forming flanges during hot-forming

An apparatus for hot-forming and hardening a sheet-metal component with flanges from a sheet-metal blank, comprising:

• a cooled forming tool having a hollow form, wherein a heated sheet-metal blank is inserted in the forming tool so as to project over the hollow form in marginal regions and the sheet-metal component is formed with the forming tool and press hardened, and
• at least one auxiliary tool constructed as a multi-part die tool having a plurality of dies, wherein a first die of the plurality of dies is constructed to produce at least one first flange by forming a first marginal region on the sheet-metal component, with an X-bending axis of the at least one first flange being oriented at an angle of 90°±45° with respect to a stroke axis of the forming tool, and wherein a second die of the plurality of dies is constructed to produce at least one second flange by forming a second marginal region on the sheet-metal component, with a Y-bending axis of the at least one second flange being oriented at an angle of 0°±45° with respect to the stroke axis of the forming tool.