Cherkasyelevatormash LLC (BRONTO) has commissioned a new CNC-controlled press brake, the Durma AD-S 30220, as part of its ongoing technical modernization program. The goal is to shorten manufacturing lead times for OP and RP series oil presses and extruders — without compromising the quality of a single component.
Upgrading the machine fleet is not an end in itself — it’s a direct response to market demand. Customers across Europe, Nigeria, and Ethiopia increasingly order equipment on tight production schedules and expect consistent geometry across every batch of metal components.
The new press brake delivers two direct benefits:
The new equipment has been installed at the manufacturing site in Cherkasy and is already integrated into the company’s broader production line alongside its existing machine fleet. Operators are being trained on the CNC system, which allows bend parameters to be set once and reliably reproduced for any future batch — a direct contributor to consistent quality across serial orders.
“We deliberately invest in machine tools that have a direct impact on order lead times and the precision of finished components. For customers, this means predictable delivery timelines and consistent quality of housing components from one order to the next,” — R&D Department, Cherkasyelevatormash LLC (BRONTO).
The upgraded press brake capability complements BRONTO’s broader strategy for developing its production capacity, alongside the R&D department’s work on new solutions for oilseed processing. The company treats technical modernization not as a one-time event but as a continuous process — one that allows it to maintain the balance between European manufacturing quality and competitive pricing for equipment serving emerging markets.
Prepared by the R&D Department, Cherkasyelevatormash LLC (BRONTO).
When a customer chooses an oil press or an extruder, they rarely see the people behind the scenes who decide what pressing temperature is best suited to their raw materials, whether the seed chamber can handle a particular variety of rapeseed, and why one model produces oilcake with an oil content of 8 per cent whilst another produces oilcake with a higher oil content. We’d like to give you a little glimpse behind the scenes – not to talk about the equipment models themselves, but to explain how the team that designs, tests and refines them works.
Soybean processing flow:
The same BRONTO technological platform — a single-screw extruder, belt dryer, vacuum cooler and pellet cooler — allows for the production of feed with completely different purposes, depending on the recipe and various settings. The difference lies not in the equipment itself, but in how it is configured: the extrusion temperature, the degree of pellet expansion, the moisture content of the mixture and the method of adding fats determine whether the line will produce dry dog food, floating pellets for tilapia or complete feed for poultry. Let’s take a look at the types of feed that are actually produced on BRONTO lines.
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