A six-out conversion press including: a housing assembly; a ram press including an elongated ram body that is structured to reciprocate and to apply a force along a line of action substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the ram body; a number of tooling assemblies that include a plurality of pairs of kiss blocks (42, 45) wherein each tooling assembly includes a plurality of die sets wherein each die set defines a number of elongated shell lanes; a number of upper die shoes, each upper die shoe coupled, directly coupled, or fixed to the ram press to move therewith; a number of lower die shoes, each lower die shoe coupled, directly coupled, or fixed to the housing assembly to be substantially stationary; and a transfer belt assembly; characterized in that said number of tooling assemblies comprise a first two-lane shell die set, a second two-lane shell die set and a third two-lane shell die set, wherein the first two-lane shell die set is coupled to a first upper die shoe and a first lower die shoe, and wherein a second upper die shoe and a second lower die shoe are plural die shoes coupled to both the second two-lane shell die set and the third two-lane shell die set; said transfer belt assembly consists of three transfer belts (80A, 80B, 80C) being a lateral, first transfer belt that moves between the first two-lane shell die set, a central, second transfer belt that moves between the second two-lane shell die set and a lateral, third transfer belt that moves between the third two-lane shell die set; said transfer belt assembly comprises a drive assembly wherein said drive assembly is operatively coupled to each of said first transfer belt, said second transfer belt and said third transfer belt; wherein each transfer belt (80A, 80B, 80C) consists of two columns of recesses and has a deformation resistant width of less than 22.86 cm (9.0 inches); wherein a pair of kiss blocks are disposed adjacent, and an operative distance from the first two-lane shell die set and the second two-lane shell die set so as to preload shell dies in both the first two-lane shell die set and the second two-lane shell die set; and wherein said three transfer belts (80A, 80B, 80C) are structured to move any of 4506-4799 shells per minute through said conversion press, or 4800-5099 shells per minute through said conversion press, or 5100 shells per minute or more through said conversion press. a housing assembly; a ram press including an elongated ram body that is structured to reciprocate and to apply a force along a line of action substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the ram body; a number of tooling assemblies that include a plurality of pairs of kiss blocks (42, 45) wherein each tooling assembly includes a plurality of die sets wherein each die set defines a number of elongated shell lanes; a number of upper die shoes, each upper die shoe coupled, directly coupled, or fixed to the ram press to move therewith; a number of lower die shoes, each lower die shoe coupled, directly coupled, or fixed to the housing assembly to be substantially stationary; and a transfer belt assembly; characterized in that said number of tooling assemblies comprise a first two-lane shell die set, a second two-lane shell die set and a third two-lane shell die set, wherein the first two-lane shell die set is coupled to a first upper die shoe and a first lower die shoe, and wherein a second upper die shoe and a second lower die shoe are plural die shoes coupled to both the second two-lane shell die set and the third two-lane shell die set; said transfer belt assembly consists of three transfer belts (80A, 80B, 80C) being a lateral, first transfer belt that moves between the first two-lane shell die set, a central, second transfer belt that moves between the second two-lane shell die set and a lateral, third transfer belt that moves between the third two-lane shell die set; said transfer belt assembly comprises a drive assembly wherein said drive assembly is operatively coupled to each of said first transfer belt, said second transfer belt and said third transfer belt; wherein each transfer belt (80A, 80B, 80C) consists of two columns of recesses and has a deformation resistant width of less than 22.86 cm (9.0 inches); wherein a pair of kiss blocks are disposed adjacent, and an operative distance from the first two-lane shell die set and the second two-lane shell die set so as to preload shell dies in both the first two-lane shell die set and the second two-lane shell die set; and wherein said three transfer belts (80A, 80B, 80C) are structured to move any of 4506-4799 shells per minute through said conversion press, or 4800-5099 shells per minute through said conversion press, or 5100 shells per minute or more through said conversion press.