A pressure intensifier for fluids has an intensifier piston with a
high-pressure piston and a low-pressure piston having a greater diameter
than the high-pressure piston. The pistons are moveable in a
high-pressure cylinder and a low-pressure cylinder, respectively, and
move together. The high-pressure cylinder is connected to a high-pressure
connection. A first control line is connected to a supply connector. A
second control line is connected to a control valve having first and
second switching positions. A first connection connects the control
lines. The low-pressure cylinder is connected via the control valve in
the first switching position to a supply connector and in the second
switching position to a return connector. The switching positions are
controlled by the intensifier piston. The intensifier piston opens or
closes the first connection between the control lines. The first
connection is arranged completely within a movement stroke of the
high-pressure piston.