A use of data of a force flow in a press for operating a plunger (1.1), - wherein the press comprises at least one drive device generating a force and connected by way of at least one drive train (2.6), at least the plunger (1.1) performing the stroke (h) and transferring the force and comprising at least one upper tool part (1.2), and at least one bottom tool part (3.2) associated with the plunger (1.1) and with the corresponding upper tool part (1.2), said parts of the press creating the force flow from the drive device to the upper tool part (1.2), - wherein a work piece or material is processed or formed between the upper tool part (1.2) and bottom tool part (3.2) and the plunger (1.1) with the upper tool part (1.2) is displaced between an upper and a bottom dead center in at least one single reciprocating stroke (h) or in strokes (h) passing through the bottom dead center and the top dead center, so as to hit the bottom tool part (3.2), wherein - the data regarding the various loads exerted on the parts implicated in the force flow, which occur as a result of eccentric forces, which cause an extension or deflection or movement of the implicated parts in accordance with Hooke's law, is recorded and processed in relation with the drive device and the position of the plunger (1.1), as a result of which, - an inclination of the plunger (1.1) is allowed or - an inclination of the plunger (1.1) is counteracted or - an inclination of the plunger (1.1) is triggered for operation, characterized by - at least one first means (4.1) for acquiring data of a path or the stroke (h) regarding the position of the plunger (1.1), - at least one second means (4.2) for processing data regarding at least one of the states or one of the functions - of the position of the plunger (1.1), - of the force flow of the implicated parts, - for a targeted inclination of the plunger (1.1), - at least one third means (4.3) for acquiring data regarding the force flow of the implicated parts, wherein an open- and closed-loop control device processing the data of the first, second and third means (4.1, 4.2, 4.3) - allows the inclination of the plunger (1.1) or - counteracts the inclination of the plunger (1.1) or - triggers the inclination of the plunger (1.1) through at least one control signal for operating the plunger (1.1). - wherein the press comprises at least one drive device generating a force and connected by way of at least one drive train (2.6), at least the plunger (1.1) performing the stroke (h) and transferring the force and comprising at least one upper tool part (1.2), and at least one bottom tool part (3.2) associated with the plunger (1.1) and with the corresponding upper tool part (1.2), said parts of the press creating the force flow from the drive device to the upper tool part (1.2), - wherein a work piece or material is processed or formed between the upper tool part (1.2) and bottom tool part (3.2) and the plunger (1.1) with the upper tool part (1.2) is displaced between an upper and a bottom dead center in at least one single reciprocating stroke (h) or in strokes (h) passing through the bottom dead center and the top dead center, so as to hit the bottom tool part (3.2), - the data regarding the various loads exerted on the parts implicated in the force flow, which occur as a result of eccentric forces, which cause an extension or deflection or movement of the implicated parts in accordance with Hooke's law, is recorded and processed in relation with the drive device and the position of the plunger (1.1), as a result of which, - an inclination of the plunger (1.1) is allowed or - an inclination of the plunger (1.1) is counteracted or - an inclination of the plunger (1.1) is triggered - at least one first means (4.1) for acquiring data of a path or the stroke (h) regarding the position of the plunger (1.1), - at least one second means (4.2) for processing data regarding at least one of the states or one of the functions - of the position of the plunger (1.1), - of the force flow of the implicated parts, - for a targeted inclination of the plunger (1.1), - of the position of the plunger (1.1), - of the force flow of the implicated parts, - for a targeted inclination of the plunger (1.1), - at least one third means (4.3) for acquiring data regarding the force flow of the implicated parts, - allows the inclination of the plunger (1.1) or - counteracts the inclination of the plunger (1.1) or - triggers the inclination of the plunger (1.1)