IMATECH became the meeting point of the machinery industry
IMATECH – 2nd Industrial Production Technologies Fair, one of the biggest meetings of the machinery industry, hosted local and foreign participants and visitors for four days and became the meeting point of technology. IMATECH Fair, which allows meeting the innovations of the sector and finding new local and global cooperation opportunities, was visited by a total of 14 thousand 80 local and foreign people.
IMATECH – 2nd Industrial Production Technologies Fair, hosted by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, in cooperation with İZFAŞ and İzgi Fair Organization, and with the support of 4M Fair Organization, held in Fuirizmir between 22 - 25 February 2024, brought together all actors in the domestic and foreign machinery and production sectors under one roof in Izmir. The fair gave exhibitors and visitors the opportunity to access all industrial systems needed for factories. In the fair, where companies from Germany, the United States, Australia, Belgium, China, Canada, Poland and Taiwan, as well as companies from Turkey, and their representatives in our country participated, more than 130 local and foreign participants and more than 250 brands of these companies were professionally present. met with visitors. A total of 14 thousand 80 people, 12 thousand 350 local and 1730 foreigners, visited the fair from 32 provinces of Turkey, especially from the Aegean and Marmara regions, and from 63 countries around the world.
At the fair; Industrial technology systems and machines from many different fields, from CNC, sheet metal processing and automation technologies to power transmission systems, from welding - cutting technologies to production facility logistics, were presented together. At the fair, where commercial agreements were signed through bilateral meetings, many machines were also sold. Machinery manufacturers, which meet most of the industrial products needed by the domestic market and have managed to become one of the most important supplier countries in the world with exports exceeding 28 billion dollars, had the chance to sign new collaborations with IMATECH. Officials of the participating companies evaluated the fair.
Bodor Türkiye Marketing Manager Muhammed Başaran:
“Our company has been serving in Turkey for 7 years. We have customers from all areas of the metal processing industry. We offer all services, both sales and after sales.
We brought many different machines to the fair, three types of which are sheet laser, pipe-profile cutting and laser welding machines. This year, we participated in the fair in a large area. We were very surprised by the interest this year. Even though it was the second time at the fair, we received great interest. We also made many sales, selling 14 machines in three days. “We believe that this fair will grow in the coming years and we are definitely considering participating.”
Oree Laser Sales Manager Ned Wang:
“We are a Chinese company. Looking at it both as a company and as an individual, I am very happy to be here and to participate in this fair. I’m so excited to see great companies and visitors here. We were very pleased with the interest we received and we sold many machines. We will continue to receive new orders and sales. It’s my first time coming to Türkiye and Izmir. I think this city is great, the people are very nice and kind. “I am very happy to be here and to meet you, and I hope to be here next year as well.”
Durmazlar Makina Aegean Regional Sales Manager Hüseyin Kılınç:
“We are one of the leading companies in the sector, based in Bursa, established on an area of 150 thousand square meters, and exporting to 120 countries. The fair went better than we expected and we were satisfied. “We have achieved sales above our target.”
Lothbrog Machinery Marketing Director Selahattin Kırtepe:
“Our company is the distributor of the Gweike brand in Türkiye. We sell machines that use laser technologies, from cutting to welding. We are a company that covers all sales and after-sales services, mainly in the kitchen, elevator, door and building sectors. We participated last year as well and when we look at it, the interest is much more intense compared to last year. The fair density exceeded our expectations.
We believe that it will get even better in the coming years. We saw that visitors came not only from the Aegean, but also from all regions and abroad. “We sold more than 10 machines in three days.”
Unilaser Technology Inc. General Manager Yasin Bubuş:
“We are a company from Izmir. We have distributorships on laser cutting systems and we are also a manufacturing company. We attended the first year’s fair at the last minute and were very pleased.
This year we participated with a larger stand compared to last year. We had a serious meeting. We also had many sales that were finalized and paid for. We are quite satisfied. When we look at it compared to last year, the difference this year seems to have gone far both in terms of participation and visitors. “I think the next fairs will increase exponentially.”
CNC Makina Market Partner Behiç Salamış:
“As an Izmir company with 30 years of industry experience, it is pleasing to have such a fair in our city. We are going through a difficult period due to economic conditions, but we saw that the fair was very productive this year. We saw that companies that are more professional and suitable at the purchasing point have arrived. We attach great importance to promotion and revealing the brand. I believe that it was very successful in terms of both promotion and sales after the fair. “I believe next year will be even better.”
In addition to establishing new collaborations, IMATECH Fair aims to contribute to the sector reaching its annual trade targets, increasing business volume, expanding exports and employment. It is aimed to grow the sector with the potential revealed by the fair, contribute to the city economy in the long term and enable the emergence of new investment opportunities.
