To provide a press apparatus high in working speed and the number of strokes, less in consumable energy, capable of arbitrarily setting the working speed, the stroke and the outpput of a press also lowering the overall height and easy in its manufacture and maintenance.

A slide is arranged ascendably and descendably to the crown opposing to the bed, a horizontal screw shaft is driven with a numerically controlled motor and a traverse body which is translated by the rotation of the shaft are installed on the side part of the bed. By connecting among the traverse body, the lower part of the slide and the bed by a linkage, the slide is driven at high speed by under-drive type.