Device for positioning, holding, lifting, turning and swivelling as well as holding a workpiece in a working position, comprising: a positioning unit for a workpiece, a linear guide installed above the positioning unit, with the linear guide comprising a vertical movement rail and a vertical carriage, with a rotating arm installed on the vertical carriage turnable around a first horizontal turning axis (DP 3), and with two holding arms installed on the rotating arm with turnable bearings, with the rotating arm and the holding arms together turning around the first horizontal turning axis (DP 3), with the possibility of a workpiece being held by the holding arms, with the possibility of turning a workpiece around the first vertical turning axis (DP 3) while lifting the vertical carriage, with the vertical movement rail being installed swivelling around a first vertical turning axis (DP 2.1) with swivel bearings on swivel arms, with the swivel arms being mounted on bearings that can be turned around a second vertical turning axis (DP 2), thereby characterised in that with the vertical movement rail being prevented from rotating freely around the first vertical turning axis (DP 2.1) by scissors, and with the vertical carriage being swivelled into a working position after the upper end position is reached on the vertical movement rail and the possibility of holding a workpiece for further processing independently of the shape and number of the workpiece(s), with possibility of turning the vertical carriage around the second vertical turning axis (DP 2) and forced turning around the first turning axis (DP 2.1) to put it into a pre-defined processing position. a positioning unit for a workpiece, a linear guide installed above the positioning unit, with the linear guide comprising a vertical movement rail and a vertical carriage, with a rotating arm installed on the vertical carriage turnable around a first horizontal turning axis (DP 3), and with two holding arms installed on the rotating arm with turnable bearings, with the rotating arm and the holding arms together turning around the first horizontal turning axis (DP 3), with the possibility of a workpiece being held by the holding arms, with the possibility of turning a workpiece around the first vertical turning axis (DP 3) while lifting the vertical carriage, with the vertical movement rail being installed swivelling around a first vertical turning axis (DP 2.1) with swivel bearings on swivel arms, with the swivel arms being mounted on bearings that can be turned around a second vertical turning axis (DP 2), thereby characterised in that with the vertical movement rail being prevented from rotating freely around the first vertical turning axis (DP 2.1) by scissors, and with the vertical carriage being swivelled into a working position after the upper end position is reached on the vertical movement rail and the possibility of holding a workpiece for further processing independently of the shape and number of the workpiece(s), with possibility of turning the vertical carriage around the second vertical turning axis (DP 2) and forced turning around the first turning axis (DP 2.1) to put it into a pre-defined processing position.