在德国，板材成形加工领域中的许多中型企业正面临着日益激烈的竞争压力。半成品的生产成本合理和廉价的劳动力导致生产的重心往东转移到国外。与此同时，用户对企业提出越来越小的批量和相对较短的供货期限（准时交货）的要求。要在这样的条件下实现经济生产，就必须在这些企业中充分利用各种节约潜力。 In Germany, many medium-sized companies in the sheet forming industry are facing increasingly fierce competitive pressures. The production cost of semi-finished products and the cheap labor force lead the production center to move eastwards. At the same time, users demand smaller and smaller batches of goods and relatively short delivery deadlines (on-time delivery). To realize economic production under such conditions, it is necessary to make full use of various savings potentials in these enterprises.