TextileTown Project, the biggest textile investment of Africa and East Mediterranean region lead by Tayteks is developing quickly in Algeria. Having an investment deal with global leaders of machine and service suppliers, the company has chosen Asteks as partner for cot grinding solutions.
After actualizing the biggest textile investment of the region in Algeria, TAY Group gave preference to Europe and Japan’s biggest brands in establishing their machine park. Technical management opted for Asteks’ solutions in grinding department to provide service for their 2 yarn operation units included in this investment. Asteks has been chosen due to their competitive, high quality products and for their capacity to provide a complete service from one source.
Investment are quickly taking place for Algeria’s first modern textile compound. The project has been set up in a two and half meter square area of Relizane city’s Sdi Khettap Industrial Area and will be completed in 10 years in 3 stages. Construction phase of the biggest textile investment in Africa and East Mediterranea region has been finalized and the machines has started to take their place in the facility.
Asteks has supplied all the necessary solutions for a grinding department; a 202-AFT cot grinding machine (automatic feeding, twin directions), a 201-M cot grinding machine (manual, laser measurement, multi purpose), 2 dedusting cyclones, a cot, traction and hosiery cot grinding adaptor, a pneumatic cot attachment press, a hydraulic cot attachment press, a cot surface imperfection measurement apparatus and utilization scaffold, 2 shormetres, 4 cot dispacth vehicles and a compass with a digital indicator.
A prestige project for Algeria
Project Manager for Tayteks’ Algeria Investment Ömer Ender Gürsan, Asteks Marketing and Sales Manager Sabri İlknur and Asteks Account Manager Taner Ergin came together in İstanbul and reviewed the process. Ömer Ender Gürsan has punctuated the importance of this project in order to strengthen the economy in Algeria, decrease external dependence and provide a good example to the underdeveloped textile industry. Gürsan underlined that from the perspective of these goals, the investment is a “prestige project” for both the group and Algeria and pointed to the absence of a modern textile industry in the country.
Gürsan continued as; “Nearly 90% of the products in the country are import products. Algeria has the need and the intent to creat job opportunities and diversify their national income through different industries other than natural gas and oil. Tay Group has been contacted for the prestige project that will lead this mission and we advanced from planning to the realization of the first phase in a very short amount of time. We are planning to produce yearly 30 million metres of denim fabric, 11-12 million metres of nondenim fabric, 4- million metres of shirt fabric, 5-6 thousand tons of knitting fabric, 30 million units of ready to wear in this facility. Similar to Sümerbank in Turkey, which has paved the way for Turkish textile industry in early years of the republic, TAYPA will embrace the same mission in Algeria.”
Machine and brand preference was in line with the mission
Ömer Ender Gürsan informing about the high budgeted spinning mill said that they have included widely accepted brands in their machine parkour such as Rieter, Murata, Electro-Jet and USTER. “We have preferred brands in compliancy with our mission and the quality of the work we plan to accomplish and we can receive the right service. And this has created a “Team of Stars” in our machine parkour” said Gürsan, he also indicated Asteks being a solution partner in cot grinding due to their quality and competitive power.
Gürsan continued saying; “The main criteria for the grinding process is to do it with the precision and accuracy required in spinning. Efficiency, quality and user friendliness are the following criteria. ASTEKS has been preferred due their higher efficiency than global brands, compliance of their technology to our quality goals and being a domestic brand. They have taken their place in our team of stars.”
Gürsan pointed to the importance of the speed their demands were realized on the machines while he was talking about Asteks’ products being superior to their competitors. Gürsan continued as; “It was very impressive that they have quickly did the changes we asked after listening to us. They see this machine as the final ring in their job process. Having a much deserved recognization in the global market on apron and cot production, Asteks has crowned this process with the grinding machine.”
Ömer Ender Gürsan has stated that exclusive supplying provided an advantage for them and they have bought backup components in order to have a continuous grinding process. He also added one employee has flew from Algeria to İstanbul to be trained by Asteks about machine operation instructions.
Grinding machines has been developed according to the demand
Asteks Marketing and Sales Manager Sabri İlknur has also pointed out to the magnitude of the Algeria Project. Ilknur; “We have designed equipment for the grinding department sufficient for this spinning mill’s capacity. We made adaptations in our machine according to the demand s of Tay Group. 202-AFT automatic feeding grinding machine is very efficient with its capacity to grind all the cots of 4 compact spinning machine in 8 hours. All the equipment for the grinding department has been sent to Algeria. We have provided everything for an end to end grinding department.” Saying that a long term relation has started with TAYPA, İlknur indicated that strengthening their partners were their priority when launching into new markets.
Asteks Account Manager Taner Ergin has stated Asteks’ grinding solutions received a wide recognition in the market. “Market success shows itself in recurring orders and purchases” said Ergin, he also passed his impressions from CAITME 2017 which took place in Uzbekistan in September; “We have finalized 6 projects since the beginning of the year there and we still have other projects to complete. Every area of yarn production is a potential market for us and we are arming ourselves to provide the best service.”