A mechanical press for manufacturing hot formed structural components, comprising: a fixed lower body , a mobile upper body and a mechanism configured to provide upwards and downwards press progression of the mobile upper body with respect to the fixed lower body , wherein the press comprises: a cooling tool configured to cool down a previously heated blank which comprises: upper and lower mating cooling dies, each cooling die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the lower cooling die being connected to the lower body with one or more lower biasing elements configured to bias the lower cooling die towards a position at a predetermined first distance from the lower body and/or the upper cooling die being connected to the upper body with one or more upper biasing elements configured to bias the upper cooling die towards a position at a predetermined second distance from the upper body , a press tool configured to draw the blank, wherein the press tool is arranged downstream from the cooling tool and comprises: upper and lower mating pressing dies, each pressing die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and wherein the upper pressing die is fastened to the upper body and the lower pressing die is fastened to the lower body, and the press further comprising a blank transfer mechanism to transfer the blank from the cooling tool to the press tool, and wherein the biasing elements comprise a hydraulic mechanism. a cooling tool configured to cool down a previously heated blank which comprises: upper and lower mating cooling dies, each cooling die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the lower cooling die being connected to the lower body with one or more lower biasing elements configured to bias the lower cooling die towards a position at a predetermined first distance from the lower body and/or the upper cooling die being connected to the upper body with one or more upper biasing elements configured to bias the upper cooling die towards a position at a predetermined second distance from the upper body , upper and lower mating cooling dies, each cooling die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the lower cooling die being connected to the lower body with one or more lower biasing elements configured to bias the lower cooling die towards a position at a predetermined first distance from the lower body and/or the upper cooling die being connected to the upper body with one or more upper biasing elements configured to bias the upper cooling die towards a position at a predetermined second distance from the upper body , a press tool configured to draw the blank, wherein the press tool is arranged downstream from the cooling tool and comprises: upper and lower mating pressing dies, each pressing die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and wherein the upper pressing die is fastened to the upper body and the lower pressing die is fastened to the lower body, and the press further comprising a blank transfer mechanism to transfer the blank from the cooling tool to the press tool, and wherein the biasing elements comprise a hydraulic mechanism. upper and lower mating pressing dies, each pressing die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and wherein the upper pressing die is fastened to the upper body and the lower pressing die is fastened to the lower body, and the press further comprising a blank transfer mechanism to transfer the blank from the cooling tool to the press tool, and wherein the biasing elements comprise a hydraulic mechanism. <EOS>