Abstract: A die transfer system that includes a lower die, an upper die carried for reciprocal movement toward and away from the lower die to perform at least one operation on a workpiece positioned therebetween, and a conveyor arrangement for sequentially conveying workpieces between the dies. The conveyor arrangement includes a hollow tubular transfer bar having at least one hand for engaging workpieces. The transfer bar is operatively coupled to an arrangement for reciprocating the transfer bar in at least one direction relative to the lower die. A mass is resiliently suspended within the transfer bar for vibrating with the transfer bar out of phase to vibrations in the transfer bar, and thereby countercyclically damping vibrations in the transfer bar.