Ceramic and/or metal powder pressing tool for a ceramic and/or metal powder press , wherein, for pressing a pulverulent or granular material , the pressing tool comprises: - a die having a die opening , and - in each case at least one ram carrier arrangement on the upper side and lower side of the die , wherein the ram carrier arrangements each comprise at least one ram carrier with at least one pressing ram , wherein the pressing rams run into, or can be made to run into, the die opening , - wherein at least the ram carrier arrangement arranged on the upper side of the die has a pressing force transmission device arranged adjacent to the ram carrier in the direction of a pressing force (F1), - wherein a separating region is formed between the pressing force transmission device and the ram carrier , - wherein a force-transmitting connection with the ram carrier can be established over the separating region for pressing, and wherein the pressing force transmission device and the ram carrier can be spaced apart from one another in the separating region after pressing, - wherein the pressing force transmission device and the ram carrier are coupled to one another by means of a coupling device which transmits a counter-force (F2), - characterized in that the pressing force transmission device and the ram carrier of the ram carrier arrangement arranged on the upper side of the die are coupled to one another by means of an imposed-load reducing device which transmits an imposed-load reducing force (F4), and - in that the imposed-load reducing device is designed to apply the imposed-load reducing force (F4) opposite to a direction facing the die or the die opening . - a die having a die opening , and - in each case at least one ram carrier arrangement on the upper side and lower side of the die , wherein the ram carrier arrangements each comprise at least one ram carrier with at least one pressing ram , wherein the pressing rams run into, or can be made to run into, the die opening , - wherein at least the ram carrier arrangement arranged on the upper side of the die has a pressing force transmission device arranged adjacent to the ram carrier in the direction of a pressing force (F1), - wherein a separating region is formed between the pressing force transmission device and the ram carrier , - wherein a force-transmitting connection with the ram carrier can be established over the separating region for pressing, and wherein the pressing force transmission device and the ram carrier can be spaced apart from one another in the separating region after pressing, - wherein the pressing force transmission device and the ram carrier are coupled to one another by means of a coupling device which transmits a counter-force (F2), - characterized in that the pressing force transmission device and the ram carrier of the ram carrier arrangement arranged on the upper side of the die are coupled to one another by means of an imposed-load reducing device which transmits an imposed-load reducing force (F4), and - in that the imposed-load reducing device is designed to apply the imposed-load reducing force (F4) opposite to a direction facing the die or the die opening . <EOS>