Since 1977
We turn our work into art.
We don’t just transmit electricity. We design it, manage it and carry it into the future.
1977
A story that grew from a workshop to the seas
Our journey began in 1977 in a 30-square-metre workshop, guided by one principle that has never changed:
“The work we do must be good enough to carry our signature.”
Today, with more than 4,000 m² of production facilities, our engineering strength and experience living on board over 500 ships, we still follow the same principle.
Technology changed. Ships changed. The world changed. But our respect for good engineering, craftsmanship and a promise kept has not.
“Because experience is not the name of the years that have passed, but of the knowledge those years leave behind.”Discover our story
Respect for craftsmanship
Behind a switchboard there is more than cables.
There is an engineer who calculated it, a designer who drew it, a craftsman who built it, a technician who connected it — and an invisible effort accumulated over the years.
We believe technology exists not to replace human effort, but to carry human knowledge and craftsmanship further.
Engineering
Engineering is our language.
“Experience is not told. It is seen in systems that work.”
In a ship’s electrical infrastructure, the margin for error is not merely a technical matter. It concerns safety, time, energy and human life.
That is why we see every project not as a product delivery, but as an integrated engineering system that must be calculated, designed, manufactured, tested and work safely for years.
- Founded
- 1977
- Founded
- Ships
- 500+
- Ships
- Production area
- 4,000+ m²
- Production area
- Busbar capacity
- 6300 A
- Busbar capacity
- Short-circuit breaking capacity · optional 150 kA
- 100 kA
- Short-circuit breaking capacity · optional 150 kA
- DC system solutions
- 1100 VDC
- DC system solutions
Products
We don’t produce products. We produce trust.
An electrical switchboard may be made of metal, copper and electronic components. But what makes it valuable is not its material — it is the right calculation, the right design, the right workmanship and the engineering that keeps it working safely for years.
“We approach every product as if it bore our signature, even when our name is not on it.”Explore products
Projects
The marks we leave on the seas
More than 500 ships. Thousands of systems. One standard: Trust.
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Energy
The cleanest energy is energy that is not wasted.
Managing energy correctly matters as much as producing it. Intelligent power management, generator control, synchronisation, load sharing, load shedding and energy optimisation form the basis of more efficient systems.
- Smart Energy Management
- Less Loss
- Less Fuel
- Lower Emissions
- More Sustainable Shipping
Sustainability
The world is not our inheritance; it is entrusted to us.
Managing energy means managing the future.
We think not only about how each system we build meets today’s needs, but also about the mark it will leave on tomorrow’s world.
We work towards higher efficiency, smarter energy management, lower consumption and, wherever possible, a lower carbon footprint.
We see electric propulsion systems, energy optimisation and sustainable technologies not only as the future of our industry, but as part of our responsibility to future generations.
Because we do not see the seas merely as places where ships sail. They are part of the world we will leave to the generations after us.
“That is why, even at the cutting edge of engineering, we never forget a very old value: respect for what is entrusted to us.”Sustainability
CAN Manifesto
- We see electricity. But we also see the effort behind it.
- We believe in technology. But we never forget people.
- We manage energy. But we know the world’s resources are not infinite.
- We build systems for ships. But we know the seas do not belong to us alone.
- We trust our experience. But we never stop learning.
- We do engineering. But in everything we do, we look for a little more.
Because we don’t just do our work.
We turn our work into art.
CAN MAKİNA ELEKTRİK — 1977
Experience • Engineering • Craftsmanship • Trust • Sustainability • Future