Abstract: A rotary press for pressing tablets or other cylindrically shaped bodies is provided including a rotor with a die table, an upper section and a lower section. The upper section includes an upper rotatable bushing which supports an upper stamp slidably and non-rotatably. The lower section includes a lower rotatable bushing. The lower rotatable bushing supports a lower stamp slidably and non-rotatably. The upper and lower section each include stationary serrated sections which engage serrated sections provided on the rotatable bushings.