ITEKS was established in Turkey in 1984 and has assumed an important role in the textile industry. Since its establishment, the company has made great efforts in technology transfer and information sharing, and as it enters its 40th year, it draws attention with its renewed face. Carrying its brand to a modern framework with its new logo and website, ITEKS aims to strengthen its interactive solution partnership activities with its sustainability-oriented approach. The company management prepares the infrastructure of the future by encouraging young employment. ITEKS, regarding the innovations and collaborations it has made in the textile industry, Company Board of Members Sami Çakırca said, ‘’We contribute to the change of the machine manufacturing companies that we provide representation and technical services for in Turkey by communicating their studies on these issues to our customers. The companies we work with have achieved their success in continuing their activities for many years with their continuous research and product development skills suitable for the demands of the market.’’
ITEKS, the Turkish Representative of World Giants
Providing information about the companies under their representation, ITEKS Board of Members Sami Çakırca summarized the world-leading brands. ‘’BRÜCKNER company is in its 75th anniversary. The company management is excited to share the pride of reaching seventy-five years with you in Turkey. It is ready to share its innovations with you in both textile technologies and technical textiles as well as carpet and floor covering areas.
World Leader OSTHOFF-SENGE
OSTHOFF-SENGE continues to be the world leader in its field with the unique and perfect results it has achieved with its singeing (gase) technology, which it has developed in its life of over a hundred years.
GOLLER, which carries its 120 years of technical know-how to nowadays, continues to offer new solutions under the roof of Fong’s Europe. The new EFFECTA washing chambers developed for the processing of flexible and highly fracture-sensitive woven fabrics have achieved high washing results with less water and solved the problems of fracture and damage in the fabrics. The SİNTENSA rotor-drum washing system, developed for the very sensitive processing of knitted fabrics with high elastane content, can provide very successful washing results with less water.
THEN, the Inventor of Airflow at the ITEKS Stand
THEN, who invented the groundbreaking air (Airflow) dyeing technology in fabric dyeing, continues to develop new techniques under the roof of Fong’s Europe. While it achieves unrivaled results especially in the processing of new generation fibers (modal, tencell, lyocell, viscose etc.), it also provides very economical values in the dyeing of cotton and polyester fabrics.
THEN has developed new technologies that eliminate the haspel mechanism that can cause unwanted problems such as breakage and polishing in the dyeing of fabrics. The round-shaped SMARTFLOW and horizontal-shaped SUPRATEC LTM models using this technology have started to be used in Turkey. THEN, Fong’s National Engineering company, which provides the lowest water consumption in this field with its own pump and circulation mechanism developed in bobbin dyeing, is rightfully proud of its share in the copying of this technology by its competitors years later.
Century of Establishment ERHARDT+LEIMER
‘’ERHARDT+LEIMER company, which manufactures high quality and precision centering, sensors, loadcell and cutting systems in motion control and tension control equipment in fabric and web processes; with nearly 3000 employees worldwide and over 100 years of knowledge, it offers the right solutions in the textiles, non-woven, paper, rubber, film, hygiene-converting industries” said and continued, “The fact that the water issue has become a vital problem primarily in our country and in the world requires us to gradually become a water-poor country and urges us to focus on solutions beyond saving in water use, especially in textiles. The only solution is not to just purify the water we use and discharge it into nature, but to make it reusable. It is a necessity to establish these systems in many countries, especially in India. The company, which we brought its technological solutions and experiences from its own countries to Turkey, carries out successful project applications in this field. It is also a well-known manufacturer of caustic recovery systems.”
GTM 2025: ‘’The Most Important Meeting Point of the Sector’’
‘’In the field of textile rotary printing, SPGPRINTS company, which continues the knowledge of Stork, the first implementer of this technique, and especially the tradition of the knife squeegee system; with the Teak model, which is the new generation of the legendary Pegasus, it applies the multi-repeat system with both magnetic and knife squeegee. Teak is the only option that can apply both squeegee systems in the same printing position and in combination’’ said Çakırça while summarizing the presentation of their agency and said, ‘’Those who visit our stand at the GTM 2025 Gaziantep Textile Machinery Fair will be able to get information about the products of the brands we represent, Brückner, Erhardt Leimer, Osthoff Senge, Fongs, Then, Goller, Unitop, Lacom, Andritz, ETF, Wichelhaus, as well as have the opportunity to get to know new technologies closely.’’ Describing the GTM 2025 Fair as an important meeting point in Turkey's textile machinery sector, Çakırca said, ''The fair provides a learning and earning opportunity for participants, and paving the way for strengthening commercial relations. ITEKS plans to reveal both product information and first-hand innovations in the sector by exhibiting the new technologies of the leading brands it represents at the fair.''
Machinery Investments and Sector Outlook
While making the following assessment of the past year; ''Regional investments, especially in the Central Anatolia and Southeastern Anatolia regions, carry great expectations in terms of renewal and capacity increase. Companies in the sector aim to make better preparations for the future by increasing their machinery investments. However, the devastating effects of the earthquakes in the region negatively affected machinery investments. 2024 was a year when difficulties began to emerge for the Turkish textile sector. The main reasons for the difficulties were the insufficient foreign demand as well as the significant increase in production costs.'' Çakırca, who evaluated that investment decisions can be made in the sector in 2025 and that the sector will be better compared to 2024, said, ‘’Similar problems may also continue in 2025. However, if regional conflicts decrease or even come to a halt, 2025 may be relatively better compared to last year. Textile employers whom foresee that 2026 will be better in such a scenario may increase their machinery investments in order to be ready. With its innovative perspective, sustainability-oriented approach and strong representative network, ITEKS continues to make a significant contribution to the future of the Turkish textile sector and to serve its stakeholders with its renewed face. This approach plays an important role in increasing the competitiveness of the Turkish textile sector in the international arena.’’
With its Worldwide Brands such as Brückner, Erhardt Leimer, Osthoff Senge, Fongs, Then, Goller, Unitop, Lacom, Andritz, ETF, Wichelhaus, İteks- İnter Tekstil will exhibit its new technologies to visitors at the GTM 2025 Gaziantep Textile Machinery Fair stand.
Sami Çakırca İteks Board of Members
