Method for producing a steel blank and temperature-adjusting station

A method of making a heated steel blank, the method comprising:

• hot-forming the steel blank;
• press-hardening the steel blank;
• and
• heating the steel blank using a plurality of temperature-adjusting stations, each temperature-adjusting station of the plurality of temperature-adjusting stations being arranged one behind the other in a row, wherein heating the steel blank comprises heating the steel blank in stages at each of the plurality of temperature-adjusting stations to at least an austenitization temperature, and the heating is performed at a temperature difference of less than 300° C. at each of the plurality of temperature-adjusting stations.

A temperature-adjusting station, the temperature-adjusting station comprising:

• at least one temperature-adjusting plate configured to adjust a temperature of a steel blank at least in certain portions of the steel blank;
• and
• a heating conductor in the temperature-adjusting plate,
• wherein the heating conductor is configured to heat the temperature-adjusting plate and to inductively heat the steel blank.