Die stamping isn't rocket science but it's not a casual study either. In another life I built, repaired, and proved out progressive stamping dies for 20+ years. If something goes wrong, depending upon the press tonnage, crushed components can grenade and send shrapnel outbound into innocent bystanders. My critique is not of you, I don't know you, but rather of a company that would be willing to throw you and anybody else in the way of potential harm if you've never done anything like this before. Can we guess the motivation behind such an "opportunity"? You may be a very bright guy Fritz but the kinetic energy behind a multi-ton press can be a truly scary thing and I would urge you to double/triple check clearances, spring compression height, cam travel, interference planes, and shut height before you load anything into a press. If you can post a part drawing maybe some of us can tell you what you're up against. The basic concept of die stamping is fairly simple, shove some metal through/against material to pierce/deform to predetermined shapes. The concept is simple, how it's accomplished is quite another matter. Would you allow someone with little/no experience to program, set-up, and run a CNC mill after giving them a listing of G codes? What could go wrong? Consider this to have at least the same potential for disaster. You've been advised sir.