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route for Canadian companies and Canadianorigin products to support eligible European defense procurement programs.
That global structure is not just about geography. It gives customers access to regional manufacturing, engineering depth and service support while keeping the project approach consistent across the group. Together, the Macrodyne group of companies form a stronger global organization. Whether customers are working with Macrodyne in North America or DUNKES in Europe, they experience the same practical mindset, technical focus and customer commitment.“ Our global footprint gives customers confidence,” says Timo Kollmann, CEO of DUNKES.“ We have manufacturing and engineering capability in North America and Europe, but we operate as one unified group.”
A recent lights-out production cell demonstrates the strength of Macrodyne’ s combined press and automation expertise. Built for a major international customer, the factory is centered around four 10,000-ton hydraulic presses for forging and swaging semiconductor targets as well as aerospace and defense products. Each press weighs roughly 2.5 million pounds, with hydraulics delivering 625 gallons per minute at 7250 PSI.
Each press cell runs autonomously, automatically changing recipes, robot EoAT, and press tooling. The lights-out systems manage part handling, and the isolation of non-conforming parts, all tied into SCADA, ERP, and SQL-based data systems.“ This is the kind of project where Macrodyne is an excellent fit,” Jeffrey reflects.“ It is big, complicated, and custom, and it requires press engineering, automation and controls to be treated as one connected system from the start.”
Although the company’ s product portfolio includes a vast range of hydraulic and servo
A Macrodyne GO-SPF press, engineered to support faster, more controlled superplastic forming for demanding aerospace manufacturing applications
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