Elevating cart of Automatic Storage/Retrieval System uses braided wire rope hoist driven by 60 hp electric motor to position dies as large as 80,000 lb in storage slots. Design works twice as fast as those driven by ball screws; it also requires no lubrication and cuts noise in half. Integral scale ensures payload does not exceed slot or system capacity. By reducing die change-out interval from hours to minutes, system enables press uptime of 80% or better.