Banknote manufacturer with 200+ years of paper and security printing expertise
Crane Currency operates three banknote production facilities (Dalton, Tumba, Malta) with a manufacturing-heavy workforce (40 of 70 active roles) and a tech stack tilted toward industrial operations (Siemens PLCs, IFS ERP, AutoCAD) rather than software. The company is investing in Azure ML and Databricks alongside core manufacturing tools—suggesting early-stage efforts to apply data analytics to persistent operational pain points: downtime, waste reduction, and lead-time optimization across multi-site printing operations.
Crane Currency manufactures banknotes, security paper, and embedded anti-counterfeiting features for central banks and government agencies worldwide. Founded in 1801, the company operates production facilities in Dalton (Massachusetts), Tumba (Sweden), and Malta, each capable of both paper substrate manufacturing and banknote printing. The company sells to government and central-bank customers across multiple countries. Operations span design, secure printing, and integrated paper production; the workforce skews heavily toward manufacturing and engineering roles, with active hiring across all three production sites.
Crane uses Siemens industrial automation (S7, TIA Portal), IFS ERP, AutoCAD for design, Microsoft Office and Azure suite, Salesforce for CRM, Power BI for analytics, and recently adopted Databricks and Azure ML. Manufacturing is core; software is operational support.
Three locations: Dalton, Massachusetts (founded 1801); Tumba, Sweden (integrated paper and printing facility); and Malta (modern banknote facility opened December 2017). All three are actively hiring.
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