As the Technology Base of Turkey, the Composite Technologies Centre of Excellence hosted the top levels of the government
Established in Teknopark İstanbul, under the collaboration of Kordsa and Sabancı University, as a leading business model in the field of composite technologies, “Composite Technologies Centre of Excellence” hosted top government visitors. The visitors to the centre, which exports technology from Turkey to the world, were namely Mr. Fuat Oktay, the Vice President, Mr. Binali Yıldırım, İzmir Parliamentarian of Ak Parti, Mr. Hulusi Akar, the Minister of National Defence and Mr. Mustafa Varank, the Minister of Industry and Technology, they were accompanied by Ms. Güler Sabancı, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sabancı Holding, Mr. Cenk Alper, the CEO of Sabancı Holding, Mr. Ali Çalışkan, the CEO of Kordsa and Mr. Yusuf Leblebici, the Chancellor of the Sabancı University.
Within the scope of the visit to the Composite Technologies Centre of Excellence, which is one of the centres with AS9100 certification for production quality standards in the field of Aviation and Space and ISO 17025 test accreditation, the composite production line of Kordsa and the Mechanical Test and Structural Health Monitoring Laboratory, Additive Production Laboratory and Advanced Composite Technologies Laboratory, which are among the laboratories of the Sabancı University and where studies in the field of aviation are conducted, were visited. The academicians, researchers, engineers and postgraduate students of the Sabancı University are involved in the design, analysis and R&D activities of composite materials with critical importance in the production of aerial and space vehicles, as well as the materials produced with additive production methods in these laboratories.
During the visit, the progress made on the Kartal Project was also explained. This is intended to eliminate external dependence on the supply of material used in blade production. The “Kartal” project helped the development of a blade for Gökbey, the first general purpose helicopter developed locally.
Put into operation under the collaboration of Kordsa and the Sabancı University, the Composite Technologies Centre of Excellence targets to substantially eliminate the external dependence of our country on the production of composite materials needed in the automobile and aviation industries, thanks to its 3,500 square metre laboratory infrastructure established in 15,000 square metres of indoor area. 15 lecturers, 92 researchers, engineers and technicians and 55 doctoral students are working in the Centre, which is among the limited number of test centres in the world, besides being a production plant.