Stamping manufacturer ClipsandClamps Industries was forming a 1/8-in.-thick, 78 Rockwell hardness stainless steel part on a 300-ton mechanical press and encountered extreme reverse tonnage. The press, tooling, and entire system took a beating that even a hydraulic dampening system couldn't quell. The company installed a 330-ton servo mechanical press on which to run the part and realized a complete reversal of the reverse tonnage and the problems it created