A manufacturing apparatus for a laminated iron core formed by stacking and bonding iron core laminae each formed by punching a sheet steel strip into a predetermined shape, the manufacturing apparatus comprising: an upper holder and a lower holder; a plurality of punches (22, 24) and dies (44, 46) provided on the upper holder and the lower holder, respectively, the plurality of punches and dies being configured to sequentially punch the iron core laminae from the sheet steel strip conveyed in an intermittent manner; right and left guiding members provided on the lower holder, the guiding members configured to guide conveyance of the sheet steel strip along an intermittent conveyance direction of the sheet steel strip and to limit upward movement as well as left and right movement of the sheet steel strip; an adhesive agent applying apparatus provided on at least one of the upper holder and the lower holder, the adhesive agent applying apparatus being configured to apply an adhesive agent to an adhesive agent applying surface at a section of the sheet steel strip corresponding to each iron core lamina; and a plurality of lifters provided on the lower holder so as to be displaceable in a vertical direction, the plurality of lifters being configured to separate the sheet steel strip from upper surfaces of the dies by an upper end surface of each lifter coming into abutment with a lower surface of the sheet steel strip, wherein a die plate is attached to an upper surface of the lower holder and the plurality of dies (44, 46) are attached to the die plate, the plurality of lifters are provided on both of right and left sides of the die plate with a predetermined interval in a progressive direction of the sheet steel strip, the right and left guiding members each have a lower surface formed by a horizontal wall opposing an upper surface of the die plate from above with a first predetermined distance therebetween, and a side surface formed by a vertical wall opposing a right or left end surface of the sheet steel strip with a predetermined gap therebetween, the lower surfaces and the side surfaces of the guiding members and the upper surface of the die plate cooperating with each other to define right and left guide grooves extending in the progressive direction of the sheet steel strip to receive right and left side edge portions of the sheet steel strip, characterized in that the right and left guiding members each have a stopper surface opposing the upper surface of the die plate from above with a second predetermined distance therebetween and being arranged such that a part of the upper end surface of each lifter comes into abutment with the stopper surface of the right or left guiding member when the lifter is in a raised position, and the first predetermined distance is larger than a total of the second predetermined distance and a thickness of the sheet steel strip. an upper holder and a lower holder; a plurality of punches (22, 24) and dies (44, 46) provided on the upper holder and the lower holder, respectively, the plurality of punches and dies being configured to sequentially punch the iron core laminae from the sheet steel strip conveyed in an intermittent manner; right and left guiding members provided on the lower holder, the guiding members configured to guide conveyance of the sheet steel strip along an intermittent conveyance direction of the sheet steel strip and to limit upward movement as well as left and right movement of the sheet steel strip; an adhesive agent applying apparatus provided on at least one of the upper holder and the lower holder, the adhesive agent applying apparatus being configured to apply an adhesive agent to an adhesive agent applying surface at a section of the sheet steel strip corresponding to each iron core lamina; and a plurality of lifters provided on the lower holder so as to be displaceable in a vertical direction, the plurality of lifters being configured to separate the sheet steel strip from upper surfaces of the dies by an upper end surface of each lifter coming into abutment with a lower surface of the sheet steel strip, wherein a die plate is attached to an upper surface of the lower holder and the plurality of dies (44, 46) are attached to the die plate, the plurality of lifters are provided on both of right and left sides of the die plate with a predetermined interval in a progressive direction of the sheet steel strip, the right and left guiding members each have a lower surface formed by a horizontal wall opposing an upper surface of the die plate from above with a first predetermined distance therebetween, and a side surface formed by a vertical wall opposing a right or left end surface of the sheet steel strip with a predetermined gap therebetween, the lower surfaces and the side surfaces of the guiding members and the upper surface of the die plate cooperating with each other to define right and left guide grooves extending in the progressive direction of the sheet steel strip to receive right and left side edge portions of the sheet steel strip, characterized in that the right and left guiding members each have a stopper surface opposing the upper surface of the die plate from above with a second predetermined distance therebetween and being arranged such that a part of the upper end surface of each lifter comes into abutment with the stopper surface of the right or left guiding member when the lifter is in a raised position, and the first predetermined distance is larger than a total of the second predetermined distance and a thickness of the sheet steel strip.