diff --git a/tomotwin/modules/common/findmax/findmax.py b/tomotwin/modules/common/findmax/findmax.py
index 881ad60..9587c2c 100644
--- a/tomotwin/modules/common/findmax/findmax.py
+++ b/tomotwin/modules/common/findmax/findmax.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ def get_avg_pos(classes: List[int], regions: np.array, region_max_value: List, i
     return maxima_coords
 
 def find_maxima(volume: np.array, tolerance: float, global_min: float = 0.5, **kwargs) -> tuple[list, np.array]:
-
     """
     :param volume: 3D volume
     :param tolerance: Tolerance for detection
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ def find_maxima(volume: np.array, tolerance: float, global_min: float = 0.5, **k
     if global_min == None:
         global_min = np.min(image) + tolerance
 
-    print("effective global min:", global_min)
+    # print("effective global min:", global_min)
 
 
 
@@ -190,14 +189,8 @@ def find_maxima(volume: np.array, tolerance: float, global_min: float = 0.5, **k
     k = 0
     region_max_value = []
     working_image_raveled = working_image.ravel(order)
-    import tqdm
-    desc="Locate"
-    pos=None
-    if 'tqdm_pos' in kwargs:
-        desc = f"Locate class {kwargs['tqdm_pos']}"
-        pos = kwargs["tqdm_pos"]
-
-    for seed_point in tqdm.tqdm(coords_sorted,position=pos, desc=desc):
+
+    for seed_point in coords_sorted:
         try:
             iter(seed_point)
         except TypeError:
@@ -242,7 +235,6 @@ def find_maxima(volume: np.array, tolerance: float, global_min: float = 0.5, **k
     chunked_arrays = np.array_split(region_list, num_cores)
     from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor as Pool
     with Pool(multiprocessing.cpu_count()//2) as pool:
-        print("Call get_avg_pos")
         maxima_coords = pool.map(partial(get_avg_pos, regions=regions, region_max_value=region_max_value, image=image),
                      chunked_arrays)
         #maxima_coords = pool.map(get_avg_pos, repeat(regions), repeat(region_max_value), repeat(image), chunked_arrays)
diff --git a/tomotwin/modules/inference/findmaxima_locator.py b/tomotwin/modules/inference/findmaxima_locator.py
index 2a3fd37..6ee3421 100644
--- a/tomotwin/modules/inference/findmaxima_locator.py
+++ b/tomotwin/modules/inference/findmaxima_locator.py
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@
 may affect the distribution and modification of this software.
 """
 
+import itertools
 import multiprocessing
 from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor as Pool
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
+import dask
+import dask.array as da
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
+from tqdm import tqdm
 
 from tomotwin.modules.common.findmax.findmax import find_maxima
 from tomotwin.modules.inference.locator import Locator
@@ -107,6 +111,59 @@ def maxima_to_df(
         dat["metric_best"] = dat["metric_best"].astype(np.float16)
         return dat
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def apply_findmax_dask(vol: np.array,
+                           tolerance: float,
+                           global_min: float,
+                           **kwargs
+                           ) -> List[Tuple]:
+        '''
+        Applies the findmax procedure the 3d volume
+        :param vol: Volume where maximas needs to be detected.
+        :param tolerance: Prominence of the peak
+        :param global_min: global minimum
+        :param kwargs: kwargs arguments
+        :return: List with 3 elements. First element is the maxima position, second element is the size (region growing), third element is maxima value
+        '''
+
+        da_vol = da.from_array(vol, chunks=200)  # really constant 200?
+        lazy_results = []
+        offsets = []
+        indicis = list(itertools.product(*map(range, da_vol.blocks.shape)))
+        with tqdm(total=len(indicis), position=kwargs.get("tqdm_pos"),
+                  desc=f"Locate class {kwargs['tqdm_pos']}") as pbar:
+
+            def find_max_bar_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+                r = find_maxima(*args, **kwargs)
+                pbar.update(1)
+                return r
+
+            for inds in indicis:
+                chunk = da_vol.blocks[inds]
+                offsets.append([a * b for a, b in zip(da_vol.chunksize, inds)])
+                lr = dask.delayed(find_max_bar_wrapper)(np.asarray(chunk), tolerance=tolerance, global_min=global_min,
+                                                        tqdm_pos=kwargs.get("tqdm_pos"), pbar=pbar)
+                lazy_results.append(lr)
+
+            # futures = dask.persist(*lazy_results)
+            a = dask.compute(*lazy_results)
+            # maximas, _
+
+        # apply offsets
+        maximas = []
+        # k = 0
+        for k, (maximas_in_chunk, _) in enumerate(a):
+            off_chunk = offsets[k]
+            for s_i, single_maxima in enumerate(maximas_in_chunk):
+                new_pos = tuple([a + b for a, b in zip(single_maxima[0], off_chunk)])
+                new_entry = [new_pos]
+                new_entry.extend(single_maxima[1:])
+                maximas_in_chunk[s_i] = new_entry
+            maximas.extend(maximas_in_chunk)
+            # k = k + 1
+
+        return maximas
+
     @staticmethod
     def apply_findmax(vol: np.array,
                       tolerance: float,
@@ -140,13 +197,18 @@ def locate_class(class_id,
                      global_min: float,
                      ) -> Tuple[pd.DataFrame, np.array]:
         vol = FindMaximaLocator.to_volume(map_output, target_class=class_id, window_size=window_size, stride=stride)
-        maximas = FindMaximaLocator.apply_findmax(vol=vol,
-                                                  class_id=class_id,
-                                                  window_size=window_size,
-                                                  stride=stride,
-                                                  tolerance=tolerance,
-                                                  global_min=global_min,
-                                                  tqdm_pos=class_id)
+        maximas = FindMaximaLocator.apply_findmax_dask(vol=vol,
+                                                       class_id=class_id,
+                                                       window_size=window_size,
+                                                       stride=stride,
+                                                       tolerance=tolerance,
+                                                       global_min=global_min,
+                                                       tqdm_pos=class_id)
+
+        maximas = [
+            m for m in maximas if m[1] > 1
+        ]  # more than one pixel coordinate must be involved.
+
         print("done", class_id)
         particle_df = FindMaximaLocator.maxima_to_df(
             maximas, class_id, stride=stride, boxsize=window_size