This thesis deals with the design of the single point crank press with direct drive. This crank press has an O-shaped stand and an access to the workspace from two sides. The introductory part of this paper describes the principles of mechanical presses drives, drives arrangement presses with direct drive and some conceptual solution stands. The main part of this work is a calculation of basic drive parameters of the press. There are suggested three design variants. The design with the smallest space requirements and good accessibility to the press working space was chosen. The calculation of the main shaft, the input shaft to the planetary gearing and calculation of brake sizes and the planetary gear to the bend and tough was done. Part of...