IN THE METAL STAMPING INDUSTRY, QUICK DIE CHANGE IS BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT. IT KEEPS EXPENSIVE STAMPING PRESSES PRODUCTIVE FOR A GREATER PORTION OF THE WORK DAY. SOMETIMES LESS APPARENT AND DIFFICULT TO DEFINE, ARE SITUATIONS THAT MAKE LONG SETUP CHANGES IN THE PRESS ROOM UNACCEPTABLE TO SUBSEQUENT PROCESSES. THE ECONOMY OF SHORTENED DIE SETUP TIMES CAN BE REALIZED THROUGHOUT THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS ALL THE WAY TO THE ASSEMBLY LINE. IN SUCH CASES IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT QUICK DIE CHANGE CAPABILITY BE DESIGNED INTO A STAMPING SYSTEM.