A press for the production of a compacted article from a material in powder form, comprising: • a press frame with an upper and a lower retaining plate (12, 14), which are connected to each other by several vertical spacers, and with at least one supporting element arranged between the upper and the lower retaining plate (12, 14) • at least one upper punch unit with at least one upper pressing punch and/or at least one lower punch unit with at least one lower pressing punch and at least one die unit in which at least one receptacle for material in powder form to be compacted by the upper and/or the lower pressing punch is realised, wherein the die unit is made separately from the supporting element and wherein the die unit and the supporting element are arranged in the same or in only slightly spaced apart arrangement surface(s), • at least one upper drive unit with at least one upper drive motor fastened on the upper retaining plate for advancing the upper punch unit in the vertical direction and/or at least one lower drive unit with at least one lower drive motor fastened on the lower retaining plate for advancing the lower punch unit and/or the receptacle in the vertical direction, • wherein the upper drive unit and/or the lower drive unit are supported on the supporting element in the operation such that the reaction forces which are generated as pressing forces in the compaction of the material in powder form as action forces in the at least one receptacle are guided into the supporting element, and wherein the upper drive motor and/or the lower drive motor are arranged on the upper and/or the lower retaining plate (12 14) such that the upper drive motor and/or the lower drive motor are/is not taken along in the vertical direction in a vertical movement of the upper punch unit and/or of the lower punch unit and/or of the receptacle. • a press frame with an upper and a lower retaining plate (12, 14), which are connected to each other by several vertical spacers, and with at least one supporting element arranged between the upper and the lower retaining plate (12, 14) • at least one upper punch unit with at least one upper pressing punch and/or at least one lower punch unit with at least one lower pressing punch and at least one die unit in which at least one receptacle for material in powder form to be compacted by the upper and/or the lower pressing punch is realised, wherein the die unit is made separately from the supporting element and wherein the die unit and the supporting element are arranged in the same or in only slightly spaced apart arrangement surface(s), • at least one upper drive unit with at least one upper drive motor fastened on the upper retaining plate for advancing the upper punch unit in the vertical direction and/or at least one lower drive unit with at least one lower drive motor fastened on the lower retaining plate for advancing the lower punch unit and/or the receptacle in the vertical direction, • wherein the upper drive unit and/or the lower drive unit are supported on the supporting element in the operation such that the reaction forces which are generated as pressing forces in the compaction of the material in powder form as action forces in the at least one receptacle are guided into the supporting element, and wherein the upper drive motor and/or the lower drive motor are arranged on the upper and/or the lower retaining plate (12 14) such that the upper drive motor and/or the lower drive motor are/is not taken along in the vertical direction in a vertical movement of the upper punch unit and/or of the lower punch unit and/or of the receptacle.