A system comprising a feeder exchanging device and a feeder, wherein the feeder exchanging device is capable of exchanging the feeder loaded on a feeder stand within a component mounting system, the component mounting system being provided with the feeder stand to and from which the feeder can be loaded and unloaded, and a mounter unit that is configured to pick up a component supplied by the feeder loaded on the feeder stand and to mount the component on a target object, wherein the feeder includes a tape indexing section that is configured to index carrier tape configured from a tape main body in which multiple cavities housing the component are formed and film covering the multiple cavities a peeling section that is configured to peel the film from the tape main body such that the component housed in the cavity can be removed, a clamp mechanism switchable between a fixed state and a released state with the feeder stand, an operating member, and a converting mechanism that is configured to convert operation of the operating member to operation of the clamp mechanism, the feeder exchanging device comprising: a feeder housing section capable of housing multiple feeders; a moving member capable of moving between the feeder housing section and the feeder stand; a gripping device (84, 90) that is provided on the moving member and is configured to grip the feeder; and an actuator that is provided on the moving member and that is configured to drive the operating member in a state with the gripping device (84, 90) gripping the feeder, wherein the clamp mechanism includes a clamp pin and a spring that biases the clamp pin toward the feeder stand, and the actuator drives the operating member against a biasing force of the spring so that the clamp mechanism is switched in the released state. wherein the feeder exchanging device is capable of exchanging the feeder loaded on a feeder stand within a component mounting system, the component mounting system being provided with the feeder stand to and from which the feeder can be loaded and unloaded, and a mounter unit that is configured to pick up a component supplied by the feeder loaded on the feeder stand and to mount the component on a target object, wherein the feeder includes a tape indexing section that is configured to index carrier tape configured from a tape main body in which multiple cavities housing the component are formed and film covering the multiple cavities a peeling section that is configured to peel the film from the tape main body such that the component housed in the cavity can be removed, a clamp mechanism switchable between a fixed state and a released state with the feeder stand, an operating member, and a converting mechanism that is configured to convert operation of the operating member to operation of the clamp mechanism, the feeder exchanging device comprising: a feeder housing section capable of housing multiple feeders; a moving member capable of moving between the feeder housing section and the feeder stand; a gripping device (84, 90) that is provided on the moving member and is configured to grip the feeder; and an actuator that is provided on the moving member and that is configured to drive the operating member in a state with the gripping device (84, 90) gripping the feeder, wherein the clamp mechanism includes a clamp pin and a spring that biases the clamp pin toward the feeder stand, and the actuator drives the operating member against a biasing force of the spring so that the clamp mechanism is switched in the released state. a feeder housing section capable of housing multiple feeders; a moving member capable of moving between the feeder housing section and the feeder stand; a gripping device (84, 90) that is provided on the moving member and is configured to grip the feeder; and an actuator that is provided on the moving member and that is configured to drive the operating member in a state with the gripping device (84, 90) gripping the feeder, wherein the clamp mechanism includes a clamp pin and a spring that biases the clamp pin toward the feeder stand, and the actuator drives the operating member against a biasing force of the spring so that the clamp mechanism is switched in the released state.