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28 Eyl%u00fcl - September / Ekim - October 2024 1990%u2019l%u0131 y%u0131llar%u0131n ortas%u0131na geldi%u011fimizde, 1995-96 y%u0131llar%u0131nda tekstil %u00e7ok rekabet%u00e7i hale gelmeye ba%u015flad%u0131 ve o h%u0131zl%u0131 b%u00fcy%u00fcmesini kaybetti. Ama di%u011fer yandan poli%u00fcretan taraf%u0131 %u00e7ok h%u0131zl%u0131 b%u00fcy%u00fcyordu. Dolay%u0131s%u0131yla poli%u00fcretan taraf%u0131na a%u011f%u0131rl%u0131k verdik. Tekstilden yava%u015f yava%u015f %u00e7ekildik. Tam olarak hala %u00e7ekilmi%u015f de%u011filiz. Orada da birka%u00e7 m%u00fc%u015fterimiz var ama a%u011f%u0131rl%u0131%u011f%u0131m%u0131z%u0131 poli%u00fcretana verdik. Distrib%u00fct%u00f6rl%u00fcklerimizi de 1996 y%u0131l%u0131nda b%u0131rakt%u0131k. Sonras%u0131nda distrib%u00fct%u00f6rl%u00fc%u011f%u00fcn%u00fc yapt%u0131%u011f%u0131m%u0131z %u00fcr%u00fcnlerin tamam%u0131n%u0131 burada yerli olarak %u00fcretmeye ba%u015flad%u0131k. Poli%u00fcretan yard%u0131mc%u0131 kimyasallar%u0131nda da T%u00fcrkiye%u2019nin ilk yerli %u00fcreticisiyiz.Dolay%u0131s%u0131yla %u00f6ncelikle ayakkab%u0131/terlik taban sekt%u00f6r%u00fcyle ba%u015flad%u0131k. O d%u00f6nemde %u00e7ok ciddi %u0130talyan rakiplerimiz vard%u0131, T%u00fcrkiye%u2019de %u00e7ok hakimlerdi. Bizim i%u00e7in de yeni ve zor bir s%u00fcre%u00e7ti a%u00e7%u0131k%u00e7as%u0131. Ancak sonras%u0131nda kalitemizle ve standart %u00fcr%u00fcn gam%u0131m%u0131zla bu zorluklar%u0131 a%u015ft%u0131k. Ard%u0131ndan bunun yan%u0131na otomotiv, izolasyon, mobilya ve daha sonras%u0131nda da s%u00fcnger sekt%u00f6r%u00fcne y%u00f6nelik %u00fcr%u00fcnler geldi. Sonu%u00e7 olarak poli%u00fcretan%u0131n kullan%u0131ld%u0131%u011f%u0131 t%u00fcm bu sekt%u00f6rlerde Teknik Kimya%u2019n%u0131n %u00fcr%u00fcnleri var.%u00dcr%u00fcn yelpazeniz olduk%u00e7a %u00e7e%u015fitli. %u00dcretim s%u00fcre%u00e7leri nas%u0131l ilerliyor?Hepsini tesislerimizde %u00fcretiyoruz. Su ve solvent bazl%u0131 kal%u0131p ay%u0131r%u0131c%u0131lar %u00fcretiyoruz. Ayn%u0131 %u015fekilde su ve solvent bazl%u0131 kal%u0131p i%u00e7i boyalar%u0131 %u00fcretiyoruz. Kal%u0131p al%u0131%u015ft%u0131r%u0131c%u0131lar var, kal%u0131p temizleyiciler var. Farkl%u0131 sekt%u00f6rlere %u00f6zel %u00fcr%u00fcnler sunuyoruz. Mesela %u00fcr%u00fcn olarak, %u00fcr%u00fcn i%u00e7eri%u011fi olarak boya sunuyorsunuz ama sonu%u00e7ta farkl%u0131 tipte boyalar sunman%u0131z gerekiyor. S%u00fcngerle ayakkab%u0131 taban%u0131na verdi%u011finiz boya birebir ayn%u0131 de%u011fil. Tabii ki bunlar%u0131n hepsi Ar-Ge gerektiren %u00e7al%u0131%u015fmalar. T%u00fcrkiye%u2019de ayakkab%u0131 ve terlik taban%u0131 alan%u0131nda bir%u00e7ok firmaya %u00fcr%u00fcn sunuyoruz. Bug%u00fcn d%u00fc%u015f%u00fcnd%u00fc%u011f%u00fcn%u00fczde akl%u0131n%u0131za gelen hemen hemen b%u00fct%u00fcn markalarda bizim %u00fcr%u00fcnlerimiz vard%u0131r. Ayr%u0131ca T%u00fcrkiye binek ara%u00e7tan ziyade bir ticari ara%u00e7 %u00fcss%u00fcd%u00fcr, bu alanda %u00fcretilen b%u00fct%u00fcn ara%u00e7larda da Teknik Kimya%u2019n%u0131n bir dokunu%u015fu vard%u0131r mutlaka. %u00d6zetle poli%u00fcretan%u0131n oldu%u011fu her yerde biz var%u0131z. Dijitalle%u015fme vizyonunuz hakk%u0131nda da bilgi almak isteriz. Yapay zekadan, dijital teknolojilerden ne %u00f6l%u00e7%u00fcde faydalan%u0131yorsunuz tesislerinizde?Dijitalle%u015fme asl%u0131nda bizim 5 y%u0131l %u00f6nce koydu%u011fumuz bir hedef. Tabii ki bu sistemler olduk%u00e7a maliyetli. Bunu zamana yayarak, her y%u0131l bu alanda yat%u0131r%u0131m yaparak devam ediyoruz. Birbiriyle konu%u015fan reakt%u00f6rler yap%u0131yoruz. %u0130nsana ba%u011fl%u0131 de%u011fil, sisteme ba%u011fl%u0131 bir proses geli%u015ftirmek istiyoruz. Bunlar yava%u015f yava%u015f ger%u00e7ekle%u015fiyor ve iyi bir noktaday%u0131z.By the mid 1990s, in 1995-96, textiles started to become highly competitive and lost that rapid growth. But on the other hand, the polyurethane side was growing very rapidly. Therefore, we concentrated on the polyurethane side. We gradually withdrew from textiles. We are still not completely withdrawn though. We still have a few customers there, but we focused on polyurethane. We left our distributorships in 1996. Afterwards, we started to manufacture all of the products we distribute locally here. We are Turkey%u2019s first domestic producer of polyurethane auxiliary chemicals.Therefore, we started with the shoe and slipper sole industry. At that time, we had significant Italian competitors, they were very influential in Turkey. Obviously, it was a new and difficult process for us. But then we overcame these difficulties with our quality and standard product range. Then came products for the automotive, insulation, furniture and later for the sponge industry. As a result, Teknik Kimya has products in all these industries where polyurethane is used.Your product range is quite diverse. How are the production processes moving forward?We produce all of them in our facilities. We produce water and solvent based mold release agents. Likewise, we produce water and solvent based in-mold paints. There are mold aligners, mold cleaners. We offer special products for different sectors. For example, you supply paint as a product, but in the end you should offer different types of paints. The paint you apply to a sponge and a shoe sole is not exactly the same. Of course, all of these activities require R&D. We supply products to many companies in the field of shoe and slipper soles in Turkey. Today, when you think about it, almost all the brands you can think of use our products. In addition, Turkey is a commercial vehicle base rather than a passenger car base, and all vehicles produced in this field feature an element of Teknik Kimya%u2019s expertise. In short, wherever there is polyurethane, you will find us.We would also like to understand your vision for digitalization. To what extent do you utilize artificial intelligence and digital technologies in your facilities?Digitalization is in fact a goal we set 5 years ago. Of course, these systems are quite costly. We continue by spreading this over time and investing in this area every year. We are developing interconnected reactors that can communicate with each other. We want to develop a process that depends on the system, not on people. This is happening gradually and we are in a solid position.R%u00f6portaj / Interview