punch press

American  

noun

Machinery.

1. a power-driven machine used to cut, draw, or otherwise shape material, especially metal sheets, with dies, under pressure or by heavy blows.

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Etymology

Origin of punch press

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

He has one 81-year old employee still working a punch press.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2021

Gary said John, his grandfather, who died in the late 1970s, made the lure heads at home with a punch press, using a die like the one at Westclox.

From Washington Times • Jul. 4, 2014

Dieter Ott, 49, a former prisoner from Naunburg who worked on a punch press making parts for Ikea cupboards and doors, asked why Ikea had not questioned why it was not allowed to visit workers.

From The Guardian • Nov. 16, 2012

I go through floppies fairly regularly because we'll need to access a robot or punch press or milling machine or something else that has no other form of external media access.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2010

At some time between the manufacture of watches bearing serial numbers 3135 and 3622, the formerly separate winding pawl and spring were combined into one piece that could be entirely made in a punch press.

From The Auburndale Watch Company First American Attempt Toward the Dollar Watch by Battison, Edwin A.