Turkey's giant composite plant began production in Ankara
Turkish Aviation and Space Industry AŞ (TAI), which is equipped with the latest technology and global aviation Turkey's unique aviation projects started production facility will be held in Ankara composite production giants.
TAI completed its new composite investment with a closed area of approximately 100 thousand square meters with an investment of 181 million dollars in its central campus in Kahramankazan. The facility, where structural parts of aircraft such as aircrafts and helicopters will be produced, will meet 2 percent of the world's air structural composite need.
TUSAŞ Composite Manufacturing Manager Emre Eriş said that the company started production in the new composite building.
Stating that the procurement process of some of the high-tech equipment to be included in the building has been completed and their installation continues, Eriş said that they reached the level of 70-80 percent in this sense.
Eris pointed out that the new composite building was not established to replace the composite facilities previously used, and said:
"This building was thought of as a facility that will increase our current composite production capacity by approximately 2-2.5 times. There are works already taken from companies such as Boeing, Airbus, they will be done in this facility. A certain proportion of the structural parts of our own original products will be produced at this facility. These are issues related to the future of our company and the country. When we consider the future of composite in the long term, thermoplastic is a particularly popular topic.
Production for Gökbey, Boeing and Airbus
Eris stated that all composite parts of the Gökbey helicopter and the movable control surfaces of Boeing's aircraft will be produced at the facility, and that the design and production activities undertaken by TUSAŞ in the Wing of the Future Project, where Airbus is working on a wing concept that can be used in all passenger aircraft, will also be carried out at this facility.
Stating that they attach great importance to localization as a company and that they include all domestic benches capable of meeting the needs of their customers, Eriş said, "The best example is autoclaves. We bought autoclaves from Sistem Teknik. It is a domestic product with its software and automation system. With our work, Sistem Teknik can give these benches to any composite manufacturer abroad. " said.
Stating that the procurement process of some of the high-tech equipment to be included in the building has been completed and their installation continues, Eriş said that they reached the level of 70-80 percent in this sense.
Eris pointed out that the new composite building was not established to replace the composite facilities previously used, and said:
"This building was thought of as a facility that will increase our current composite production capacity by approximately 2-2.5 times. There are works already taken from companies such as Boeing, Airbus, they will be done in this facility. A certain proportion of the structural parts of our own original products will be produced at this facility. These are issues related to the future of our company and the country. When we consider the future of composite in the long term, thermoplastic is a particularly popular topic.
The first target is 2 percent of the world
Pointing out that TAI has an important share in the world composite market with its production quality and knowledge, Eriş made the following assessment:
"We expect the share to increase even more with this capacity increase. The target is about 2 percent of composite aviation structures. This is a significant figure. This is a figure demonstrated by today's work. With this facility, we are investing in the future in terms of thermoplastics. When things start to shift to thermoplastics in the next 10 years." We will be one of the leading companies. this facility will give us that advantage. thermoplastic meaning we will be getting will be done with maybe 2 percent on it. even companies in the aviation hubs around the TAI directing, just not the TAI, the greater Ankara and Turkey The target and our employees are in this direction. "
Emre Eriş pointed out that many innovative technologies and concepts are used in the new composite building and that the transfer of the examples here to the auxiliary industry is an important achievement.
Turkey will be the showcase
Stating that the facility was specially planned, Eriş said:
"This is not just a building made of composite production was planned to provide logistics activities from here. Seriously a paint shop, was integrated into the non-destructive inspection systems plant. Considered in the huge scope of work was carried out step by step. TAI of the new composite buildings, Ankara even Turkey When a world-class company comes here, we want to create the prediction that 'I will give this job blindly to TAI, and TAI will direct it to the auxiliary industry companies as required.' We expect to work, we aim to create a serious employment with the auxiliary industry by doubling it by 2, 3, 5, 10. "
First application area of new technologies
Composites Manufacturing Manager Türker Dölek said that the composite field is an area that is constantly developing and the latest technology should be followed.
In this direction, Dölek stated that as TAI, they always try to keep up to date in composite design, production and technologies, and even to lead the development of that technology, "The places where some technologies are applied and come to life are always our facilities. In our new facility, many projects are currently ongoing. We are continuing to work to take the current technology one step further. " said.
Explaining that they have carried out several projects for the production of parts that are mostly needed by the designers and the aviation industry, reducing fuel consumption, increasing efficiency and reducing costs together with integrated composites, Dölek used the following statements:
"These are the projects we carry out shoulder to shoulder with the biggest players in the aviation industry. If you do the composite business with traditional methods, after a while you have no place in the market. If you want to make room for yourself and think about the future, you always have to go one step further. we support our products. "
All processes were evaluated with simulations
Dölek emphasized that the new composite facility is a structure that is integrated in terms of digital, software and technological machines and will lead its field.
"We aimed to make this a facility that carries the whole sector in the position of a flagship and takes it somewhere." Dölek said:
"The 5-axis or CNC machines we use are equipped with the highest level of software possible. These are powered by smart software and the improvements given by artificial intelligence. Both digital transformation and our design teams are trying to make the whole process as efficient as possible. The aim here is both to the best product and the fastest. and to be successful by getting ahead of our competitors by forcing our means, bringing the sub-industry, technological advances in our country and our geography to a place and being successful. "
Stating that the facility will operate on an area of approximately 100 thousand square meters, Dölek stated that all stages here have been previously evaluated and confirmed with simulations. Türker Dölek, "A special facility, our pupil. I have been working at TAI for over 16 years. It is proud to see that the process is progressing step by step and things are coming here. All the parts we make fly, this is my biggest motivation to come to work. Some of them even get into orbit. This is a great source of pride. It is a source of pride for all of us to raise this bar one step further, to advance it a little further with this facility and new technologies. I hope we can get off the heavy burden we have taken on our state and our nation without being embarrassed. " he spoke.
TUSAŞ tarafından kurulan tesis, Türkiye'nin en büyük, dünyanın tek çatı altındaki 4'üncü büyük kompozit tesisi olma özelliğini taşıyor. - Anadolu Ajansı
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