Turret punch

This saves both time and money, enabling rapid prototyping or for low volume production without tooling delays.

Several punches of identical shape may be used in the turret, each one turned to a different angle, as there is usually no feature to rotate the sheet workpiece relative to the tool.

A CAM process first converts the CAD design for the finished item into the number of individual punch operations needed, depending on the tools available in the turret.

CAD support may also manage the selection of tools to be loaded into the turret before starting work.

The most sophisticated recent machines may also add facilities for forming and bending, as well as punch cutting.

Such manual presses are rarely found, but they have their place in labour-intensive tasks such as hand-worked sheetmetal shops, making such products as custom car bodywork.