Being one of the rooted representative companies of Turkey with its history of more than 40 years in the sector, Erbel participated in the 5th Kahramanmaraş Textile Machinery Fair with the firms that it represents like Suessen, Bracker, Novibra, Neuenhauser Rosink, Steinemann, JKS, Uster Jossi, Schönenberger and Gretener along with Rieter.
Mediating the establishment of facilities which has the capability to transform the traditional Turkish cotton into quality yarn and create added value for the economy of the country, Erbel Mümessillik has served the Turkish textile sector for years thanks to its representation experience. Stating that they left KTM 2018 of last year satisfied, Erbel Mümessillik is getting ready for displaying the machines of Rieter at KTM 2019.
“We Attach Great Importance to KTM”
Haluk Erbel, Chairman of the Governing Board of Erbel Mümessillik, talked about the participation of the firm in KTM 2019. Erbel said that, “We attach great importance to KTM since it provides us with the opportunity to present our machines and innovations to a wide range of users” and continued as such: “Unlike fairs like ITMA which are organized abroad, KTM fairs provide a platform for us to come together with experts, technicians and operators, who are the actual users of our machines, alongside distinguished firm owners and senior executives, and thus we consider participation in KTM as a significant duty.”
Stating that the total capacity of Kahramanmaraş and the surrounding cities in short fibre spinning constitutes about 65% of the total capacity in Turkey, Erbel said that, “In this respect, we can reach 65% of the market through KTM fairs, and this is an important opportunity.”
Providing information about the preparations they have made for KTM 2019, Haluk Erbel stated that, “We are happy to launch the Rieter innovations, which made a significant impact at ITMA 2019 Barcelona, at KTM 2019 for the first time in Turkey. We carry out our preparations in this regard.”
“Turkey is one of the biggest 4 markets”
Emphasizing that the Turkish market is one of the most important and biggest 4 markets in the world for Rieter and Erbel, Erbel added that, “What is more important is that Turkey is the country where Rieter has the largest market share. As Erbel&Rieter family, we have contributed to more than half of each spinning mill established in Turkey until now and in the last 10-15 years, in particular, our market shares have drastically increased. This shows the importance of the Turkish market for us. On this occasion, we would like to thank our esteemed customers for their keen interest.”
Also mentioning the products they intend to highlight during the Kahramanmaraş International Textile Machinery Exhibition, which has made a name for itself as “the fair of the firsts”, Haluk Erbel said that, “We will introduce the Rieter innovations, which have recently been launched at ITMA Barcelona, at KTM 2019. We will present more than 20 innovations including three new compact spinning systems, COMPACTdrum, COMPACTapron and COMPACTeasy, and ROBOspin, yarn fastening robot for ring machine, to all visitors.”
According to Erbel, some of the other innovations that will make a great impact on the yarn market are as follows:
- The new generation R70 Open End Machine with individual drive and individual connection,
- The Card C 80 with the highest yield and largest active carding area of the world,
- The new generation E 90 comber guaranteeing continuous high yarn quality
- The roving frame F40 having the fastest doffer of the world,
- The new ECOrized blowroom concept ensuring high energy saving
- The new generation high-yield (2400 kg/hour) rough cleaner UNIclean B 15,
- The new generation semi-automatic open end R37 with bobbin changing robot,
- RSB-Module 50 draw frame which can be coupled with the card
Finally, answering the question about their general expectations from KTM 2019, Erbel said that, “We wait all distinguished customers and visitors to our booth so that we can present our numerous innovations to as many people as possible.”
