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Transfer Press and Die Operations C09.doc © 1993-2004REV May 20, 2004 Smith Associates, 530 Hollywood Drive, Monroe, Michigan 48162-2943 TRANSFER PRESS AND DIE OPERATIONS Transfer presses have several distinguishing features that suit them for many types of medium to high volume work. Most operations use precut blanks, although there are combined operations in which the first stations are coil-fed where blanking and other operations are transfer operations. A Large Three Slide Transfer Press Figure 1. A four-column, three-slide transfer press with a force capacity of 4,600 tons (40.922 MN). Verson Corporation 1 Transfer Press and Die Operations C09.doc © 1993-2004REV May 20, 2004 Smith Associates, 530 Hollywood Drive, Monroe, Michigan 48162-2943 Many different sizes of transfer presses are used. The first type of transfer press, the eyelet machine, because the first application produced small metal items such as eyelets for shoes. Today some small transfer presses are termed eyeleting machines, although great varieties of parts run on them. Large transfer presses have force capacities of 3,500 tons (35.136 mN) or more. Transfer press operations have several common factors. These include: 1. There is an individual die for each operation. 2. Reciprocating transfer feed bars on each side of the press move the parts between the dies with mechanical fingers. 3. The feed bars run in synchronism with the press motion. Figure 1 illustrates a very large specialized transfer press. The automotive and appliance industries are the principle users of this type of machine. All stamping operations required to complete large