EuroWire November 2023

Focus on Turkey

Steel wire across Turkey Founded in 1973, Çokyaşar produces many wire-related value-added products, Gurfil’s research, development and engineering team is constantly working on evaluating new materials and pro- cesses in order to offer new and improved products and solutions. The machinery is designed according to customers’ requirements and optimised to meet the increasing Braiding and taping machines Operating in the cable market since 1981, Gurfil has established itself as a supplier of braiding and taping machines, as well as being a cable raw materials manufacturer. With 40 years of experience and its own development efforts, the company presents equipment and technologies for the cable industry, not only supplying machines but also developing complex technological solutions designed to meet production needs. The company focuses on modern, high-performance equipment, such as horizontal braiding machines and vertical taping machines that allow the production of cables that meet all safety requirements. Gurfil specialises in high-speed vertical braiding machines (16 and 24 bobbins); high-speed horizontal braiding machines (24, 32, 36 and 48 bobbins); mica taping machines (one, two and three heads, and able to operate with pads and spools); wire rewinding lines (semi- and fully automatic); payoffs and take-ups; and spare parts for all equipment. Along with the equipment, Gurfil supplies cable manufacturers with flexible cable raw materials such as foil, film and tape, including ALU/PET, ALU/PET/ALU, ALU/PET/SY, ALU/COPOLY laminates; CU/PET, CU/PET/SY laminates; polyester film; ETP copper tape; mica tape (phlogopite, muscovite and synthetic); foamed PP tape; Kraft paper and crepe paper; PP identification tape; fibreglass tape; semi-conductive tape and swellable tape; fleece, bedding and TNT tape; non-conductive polyester non-woven tape; rip cord yarn; fibreglass yarn; and water-blocking threads.

Gurfil mica taping machine

demands of the industry for quality, productivity and minimised waste during production. The company is already looking ahead to the wire 2024 trade show, which will be held in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 15 to 19 April 2024. Gurfil Foil, Film, Tape & Machinery AS www.gurfil.com

particularly hot-dip galvanised wire, and offers its range to sectors such as

energy, infrastructure, cable, automotive, construction, agriculture, furniture, packaging, white goods, environment and security systems. The company, headquartered in Istanbul, exports to more than 80 countries. Its production facilities in three locations in Turkey (Silivri, Düzce and Adana) and in Elbasan, Albania, have a total production capacity of 280,000 tons. Products include standard galvanised wire, ACSR wire, ACSR rope, spring wire, cold drawn steel wire, black annealed wire, patented galvanised wire, armouring wire, roping wire, steel rope, oiled baling wire, and panel and fence products for environmental and security systems. Çokyaşar Holding AŞ www.cokyasarholding.com.tr

Çokyaşar operates four facilities in Turkey and Albania

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November 2023