the present invention relates to means for feeding blanks into the thread rolling part of a thread rolling machine in accurate timing and accurate position . a transport screw for transporting blanks e . g . in a thread rolling machine is disclosed , said transport screw comprises a transport helix for transporting a blank along said transport screw when said transport screw rotates , said transport screw further comprises a feeding area being a widening of said transport helix , whereby said feeding area can receive and feed said blank into said transport helix upon rotation of said transport screw . further , a method of feeding blanks into a transport screw and a feeding system comprising a transport screw , a blank height adjustment mechanism and a blank alignment mechanism are disclosed .