Process for manufacturing stators for electric machines from motor elements (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), in which - the stator is assembled out of a plurality of motor elements (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) and in the assembly step at least an assembly step and/or machining step requiring the heating of a motor element (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) is carried out, - a gripper of a handling apparatus formed with a heat storing body is provided, wherein the gripper is formed with a contact surface (10.11, 10.21) for establishing contact with the heated motor element (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), - the heated motor element (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) is cooled by establishing contact of the gripper with the motor element (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), and the following process steps are carried out: a) providing a first hollow cylindrical motor element (1.1), b) providing a second hollow cylindrical motor element (1.2) that is formed for shrinking onto the first motor element (1.1), b1) providing a further second motor element (1.2') for mounting on a further first motor element (1.1') c) heating the second motor element (1.2) to a temperature suitable for shrinking the same onto the first motor element (1.1), d) sliding the second motor element (1.2) onto the first motor element (1.1) in a processing station, e) cooling the second motor element (1.2) shrunk on the first motor element (1.1) by establishing contact of the gripper with the second motor element (1.2), f) removing the second motor element (1.2) shrunk on the first motor element (1.1) by means of the gripper of the handling apparatus from the processing station, and g) heating the other second motor element (1.2') by establishing contact with the gripper in that the heat of the gripper stored with the process steps e) and f) from the other second motor element (1.2') is absorbed. - the stator is assembled out of a plurality of motor elements (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) and in the assembly step at least an assembly step and/or machining step requiring the heating of a motor element (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) is carried out, - a gripper of a handling apparatus formed with a heat storing body is provided, wherein the gripper is formed with a contact surface (10.11, 10.21) for establishing contact with the heated motor element (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), - the heated motor element (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) is cooled by establishing contact of the gripper with the motor element (1.1, 1.2, 1.3), and the following process steps are carried out: a) providing a first hollow cylindrical motor element (1.1), b) providing a second hollow cylindrical motor element (1.2) that is formed for shrinking onto the first motor element (1.1), b1) providing a further second motor element (1.2') for mounting on a further first motor element (1.1') c) heating the second motor element (1.2) to a temperature suitable for shrinking the same onto the first motor element (1.1), d) sliding the second motor element (1.2) onto the first motor element (1.1) in a processing station, e) cooling the second motor element (1.2) shrunk on the first motor element (1.1) by establishing contact of the gripper with the second motor element (1.2), f) removing the second motor element (1.2) shrunk on the first motor element (1.1) by means of the gripper of the handling apparatus from the processing station, and g) heating the other second motor element (1.2') by establishing contact with the gripper in that the heat of the gripper stored with the process steps e) and f) from the other second motor element (1.2') is absorbed. a) providing a first hollow cylindrical motor element (1.1), b) providing a second hollow cylindrical motor element (1.2) that is formed for shrinking onto the first motor element (1.1), b1) providing a further second motor element (1.2') for mounting on a further first motor element (1.1') c) heating the second motor element (1.2) to a temperature suitable for shrinking the same onto the first motor element (1.1), d) sliding the second motor element (1.2) onto the first motor element (1.1) in a processing station, e) cooling the second motor element (1.2) shrunk on the first motor element (1.1) by establishing contact of the gripper with the second motor element (1.2), f) removing the second motor element (1.2) shrunk on the first motor element (1.1) by means of the gripper of the handling apparatus from the processing station, and g) heating the other second motor element (1.2') by establishing contact with the gripper in that the heat of the gripper stored with the process steps e) and f) from the other second motor element (1.2') is absorbed.