Hyundai installs first OL 9000 CS Giga Press at Ulsan facility

Idra Group/Giga Press (OL 6100 & OL 9000 CS)

Hyundai Motor Group completed installation and launched production with the first OL 9000 CS Giga Press at its Ulsan plant in South Korea. The machine was delivered and operational within 10 months, demonstrating non-Tesla adoption of Idra's gigacasting technology.

• Installation completed and production launched in November 2024
• First 9,000-ton Giga Press outside Tesla's operations
• Hyundai uses the press for large aluminium EV body panels