Rotary indexing press

Rotary indexing press designed to compact metal powder, comprising a plurality of processing stations (3) for the simultaneous execution of work steps taking place one after the other, wherein the rotary indexing press (1) is provided with an indexing plate (2) that can be rotated step by step with respect to the body of the press but has a direct form-closed and/or force-closed connection with, and placing a load on, the body of the press only during compaction whereby to prevent damage to the indexing plate, the load acting on the indexing plate being absorbed by the body of the press, the indexing plate (2) being equipped with a plurality of tool cavities (31) assigned to a plurality of tool positions, with said tool positions being at a minimum used for a first filling, pre-compacting, second filling, compacting and ejecting of work pieces, the filing, compacting and ejecting steps taking place simultaneously via a variety of processing stations, and wherein the indexing plate (2) has a form closed and/or force closed connection with the body of the press during compacting and each processing station is equipped with several cavities for the same processing step.