To automatically execute supporting of a material, setting on a press die and carrying by supporting the material to be pressed with a supporting arm body, and reciprocating the supporting arm body attached on a supporting shaft freely movable as one body with the supporting shaft.

A material to be pressed T is thrown automatically or manually from the side direction of a press die P. Each of supporting arm bodies holds the thrown material to be pressed T and supports it on the lower side press die, in this state, the die P is operated and it is pressed. The material to be pressed T is carried by a pressing pitch. This carrying is executed by holding the material to be pressed T with the supporting arm body, reciprocating the moving mechanism in the state of releasing holding of the supporting arm bodies on the both sides and moving the supporting arm body horizontally. After the material to be pressed T is carried, the material to be pressed T is pressed by operating the die P in the state that the material T is supported with the respective supporting bodies.