contact with the descent of the upper platen 37 this holds the casting firmly on the lower male die or fixture note particularly that in fig4 8 the male die or fixture 16 is shown with a square shoulder 17 which is able to more securely position the casting 28 for severing and trimming the male die 28 with the square shoulder is a preferred embodiment of this invention after the casting has been severed fig6 the pad 39 is lifted leaving a gap 47 this gap is brought about by the hydraulic cylinder raising the pad off of the casting this release of the pad gap is necessary otherwise the spring would push the casting out of the female die as soon as the ascent began with ascent arrow of the die fig7 the casting is wedged in the female die so that the die lifts the casting as the upper platen 37 ascends the pad lift cylinder not shown is retracted holding the spring 43 back note that in fig5 7 spring 43 is compressed as a final step fig8 the pad lift cylinder relaxes causing the spring 43 and pad to push the casting 28 out of the upper die 18 arrow however in operation prior to the casting being ejected from the female die parts catcher 20 moves under the female die to catch the casting 28 being ejected as explained below as described by fig9 11 the female dies 18 employed to sever the casting 28 from the gate 12 are.