A method of forming a part from a blank includes positioning the blank within a forming die. Water is introduced between the blank and the forming die. The water is heated to form steam between the blank and the forming die. The blank is reshaped within the forming die to form the part while the steam is disposed between the blank and the forming die. The steam forms a cushion between the blank and the forming die to reduce friction therebetween. A lubricant is not applied to the blank prior to being positioned in the forming die. Therefore, the formed part does not require a washing step after being formed.

A spray head for suppling at least one die of a forming machine with lubricating coolant, said forming machine comprising a lower die and an upper die, is preferably produced by rapid manufacturing and is designed as a single piece to a large extent. The use of rapid manufacturing allows the production of the most varied configurations, such as stabilizing honey-comb structures or drip points, which allow a more advantageous design of the spray head.

A rotor for a rotary press comprising a die plate having die bores and upper punches and lower punches assigned in pairs to the die bores, circulating synchronously with the die plate An upper punch receiver is configured to axially guide the upper punches and a lower punch receiver is configured to axially guide the lower punches. An upper control cam is configured to control the axial movement of the upper punches passing through the upper control cam and a lower control cam is configured to control the axial movement of the lower punches passing through the lower control cam.

A pouch-shaped battery case shaping apparatus includes a die having an open recess sized to correspond to an electrode assembly, a punch configured to draw a sheet into the open recess and thereby shape the sheet, a holder configured to fix ends of the sheet to the die during drawing of the sheet, and a lubricant supply unit configured to supply a lubricant to the sheet to minimize surface damage to the sheet due to the drawing of the sheet. A pouch-shaped battery case manufacturing process uses the pouch-shaped battery case shaping apparatus to shape the sheet.