Device for handling workpieces, in particular workpieces in the form of processing products of a cutting metal sheet processing operation, having a retention member (28, 29) which is movably supported on a carrier structure by means of a retention member bearing (31, 32) and having a retention member drive which has a drive motor, by means of which the retention member (28, 29) can be moved both with a lifting movement carried out along a lifting axis and with a transverse movement which is carried out in the transverse direction of the lifting axis, • wherein the retention member (28, 29) is guided by means of a transverse guide device (39, 40) in order to carry out the transverse movement and being able to move on the basis of the guided transverse movement from a non-operative position into an operative position and/or out of an operative position into a non-operative position, • wherein an edge of a workpiece is able to be engaged behind by the retention member (28, 29) in the operative position and • wherein an edge of a workpiece is not able to be engaged behind by the retention member (28, 29) in the non-operative position, • wherein, when the retention member (28, 29) is moved into the non-operative position, the transverse guide device (39, 40) of the retention member (28, 29) can be moved by means of the drive motor relative to the retention member (28, 29) along the lifting axis out of a non-operative lifting position associated with the non-operative position of the retention member (28, 29) into an operative lifting position associated with the operative position of the retention member (28, 29) and/or • wherein, when the retention member (28, 29) is moved into the operative position and when the transverse guide device (39, 40) of the retention member (28, 29) is moved into the operative lifting position, the transverse guide device (39, 40) can be moved by means of the drive motor relative to the retention member (28, 29) along the lifting axis out of the operative lifting position into the non-operative lifting position, • wherein the retention member (28, 29) can be moved with a transverse movement out of the non-operative position into the operative position with non-positionally-variable retention member bearing (31, 32) as a result of the movement of the transverse guide device (39, 40) out of the non-operative lifting position into the operative lifting position, which movement is brought about by means of the drive motor, and • wherein the retention member (28, 29) can be moved with a transverse movement out of the operative position into the non-operative position with non-positionally-variable retention member bearing (31, 32) as a result of the movement of the transverse guide device (39, 40) out of the operative lifting position into the non-operative lifting position, which movement is brought about by means of the drive motor, characterised in that the retention member (28, 29) which is moved into the operative position can be moved with a lifting movement carried out along the lifting axis by means of the drive motor together with the retention member bearing (31, 32) and the transverse guide device (39, 40) which is moved into the operative lifting position. • wherein the retention member (28, 29) is guided by means of a transverse guide device (39, 40) in order to carry out the transverse movement and being able to move on the basis of the guided transverse movement from a non-operative position into an operative position and/or out of an operative position into a non-operative position, • wherein an edge of a workpiece is able to be engaged behind by the retention member (28, 29) in the operative position and • wherein an edge of a workpiece is not able to be engaged behind by the retention member (28, 29) in the non-operative position, • wherein, when the retention member (28, 29) is moved into the non-operative position, the transverse guide device (39, 40) of the retention member (28, 29) can be moved by means of the drive motor relative to the retention member (28, 29) along the lifting axis out of a non-operative lifting position associated with the non-operative position of the retention member (28, 29) into an operative lifting position associated with the operative position of the retention member (28, 29) and/or • wherein, when the retention member (28, 29) is moved into the operative position and when the transverse guide device (39, 40) of the retention member (28, 29) is moved into the operative lifting position, the transverse guide device (39, 40) can be moved by means of the drive motor relative to the retention member (28, 29) along the lifting axis out of the operative lifting position into the non-operative lifting position, • wherein the retention member (28, 29) can be moved with a transverse movement out of the non-operative position into the operative position with non-positionally-variable retention member bearing (31, 32) as a result of the movement of the transverse guide device (39, 40) out of the non-operative lifting position into the operative lifting position, which movement is brought about by means of the drive motor, and • wherein the retention member (28, 29) can be moved with a transverse movement out of the operative position into the non-operative position with non-positionally-variable retention member bearing (31, 32) as a result of the movement of the transverse guide device (39, 40) out of the operative lifting position into the non-operative lifting position, which movement is brought about by means of the drive motor,