A press system for manufacturing hot formed structural components, the system 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 system comprises: a cooling/heating tool configured to cool down and/or heat selected portions of a previously heated blank such that selected portions can obtain locally different microstructures and mechanical properties, a press tool configured to draw the blank arranged downstream of the cooling/heating tool , and a blank transfer mechanism to transfer the blank from the cooling/heating tool to the press tool, wherein the cooling/heating tool comprises: upper and lower mating cooling/heating dies being formed by two or more die blocks comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, the upper cooling/heating die being connected to the mobile upper body and the lower cooling/heating die being connected with the fixed lower body , and the upper and lower cooling/heating dies comprising two or more die blocks adapted to operate at different temperatures corresponding to zones of the blank having locally different microstructures and mechanical properties, and wherein the press tool comprises: upper and lower mating pressing dies, each pressing die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the upper pressing die is fastened to the upper body and the lower pressing die is fastened to the lower body . a cooling/heating tool configured to cool down and/or heat selected portions of a previously heated blank such that selected portions can obtain locally different microstructures and mechanical properties, a press tool configured to draw the blank arranged downstream of the cooling/heating tool , and a blank transfer mechanism to transfer the blank from the cooling/heating tool to the press tool, wherein the cooling/heating tool comprises: upper and lower mating cooling/heating dies being formed by two or more die blocks comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, the upper cooling/heating die being connected to the mobile upper body and the lower cooling/heating die being connected with the fixed lower body , and the upper and lower cooling/heating dies comprising two or more die blocks adapted to operate at different temperatures corresponding to zones of the blank having locally different microstructures and mechanical properties, and upper and lower mating cooling/heating dies being formed by two or more die blocks comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, the upper cooling/heating die being connected to the mobile upper body and the lower cooling/heating die being connected with the fixed lower body , and the upper and lower cooling/heating dies comprising two or more die blocks adapted to operate at different temperatures corresponding to zones of the blank having locally different microstructures and mechanical properties, and wherein the press tool comprises: upper and lower mating pressing dies, each pressing die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the upper pressing die is fastened to the upper body and the lower pressing die is fastened to the lower body . upper and lower mating pressing dies, each pressing die comprising one or more working surfaces that in use face the blank, and the upper pressing die is fastened to the upper body and the lower pressing die is fastened to the lower body . <EOS>