Abstract: A bending brake including a horizontal lower clamp jaw, a bending beam mounted for pivotal movement about a horizontal relative to the lower clamp jaw, and an upper jaw carrier mounted for vertical movement into and out of work clamping engagement with the lower jaw. The upper jaw carrier has a plurality of clamp jaws mounted at angularly spaced locations on the carrier and carrier position control mechanism is provided for turning and locking the upper jaw carrier to selectively position different upper clamp jaws in an operational position relative to the lower clamp jaw.

Abstract: A press having a work positioning carriage for moving a workpiece horizontally along relatively transverse X and Y axes to position different areas of a workpiece at a work station. Lower forming tools are fixed at the work station and a lower stripper is mounted for vertical movement relative to the lower forming tools. Upper press tools are mounted on the press ram and operative when the ram is moved downwardly to force the workpiece downwardly over the lower forming tools and depress the lower stripper. The lower stripper is yieldably biased upwardly to raise the workpiece off the lower press tools when the upper press tools are raised. A work carrier is mounted for horizontal movement by the work positioning carriage and the work carrier has a workpiece support that is vertically movable relative to the work carrier.