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Mert Makina makes a difference in the sector with the automation and solutions it offers in mattress production machines. It continues to increase its power in the global market with its activities in more than 120 countries.
From automated production lines to sustainability solutions, Mert Makina continues to increase its power in the global market. Mert Makina, which specializes in mattress production machines, is a brand that operates in more than 120 countries and leads the sector with more than 5000 machines. It makes a difference with its automation solutions, Industry 4.0 compatible systems and sustainable production approach.
We interviewed Mehmet Demirok, a Member of the Board at Mert Makina, who shared insights on the company’s innovative production methods, the latest technological solutions they offer to the industry, and their future goals.
Excellent cost minimization
Could you inform us about the automated production lines you offer to minimize mattress production costs? What advantages do these solutions provide to your customers?
“The automatic production lines we offer as Mert Makina optimize production processes, reduce labor costs, reduce error rates and increase production speed. Thanks to our fully automated systems, manufacturers can achieve high precision and quality standards while minimizing their dependence on manual labor.
We also offer cost advantages by reducing waste in production with our solutions that ensure efficient material utilization. With our energy efficiency-oriented systems, we help businesses reduce their operational expenses and increase their competitiveness.”
You offer comprehensive solutions to the needs in the sector by having all bearing production machines from A to Z within your organization. What are the effects of this wide product range on the production processes of your customers?
“Our wide product portfolio offers our customers an integrated and fully compatible production process, ensuring maximum efficiency in their production lines. Thanks to our machines for all stages of the mattress production process, our customers can manage all production processes under a single roof without having to work with different suppliers.
This approach ensures time savings, quality standardization and lower maintenance costs, while at the same time enabling our machines to work in full integration with each other. This provides manufacturers with a continuous and efficient production process with minimal downtime.”
Strong position in the international market
You have references in many countries around the world in a short time. How do you ensure your competitive advantage in the international market and to what do you owe this success?
“As Mert Makina, today we have more than 5000 active machines in more than 120 countries. The main elements that provide our competitive advantage in the international market are:
• Quality and Durability: Our products have a long service life and low maintenance.
• Strong Technical Support Network: We offer a wider service and spare parts supply network compared to our competitors.
• Industry 4.0 Compatible Systems: We provide innovative solutions to our customers with digitalization, data analysis and remote access features.
• OEM Collaborations: Thanks to our collaborations with global brands such as Siemens, Festo and SICK, our machines are equipped with the latest technologies.
Thanks to these factors, we have a competitive advantage against Chinese manufacturers with our quality superiority and service advantage, and against European competitors with our strength in price-performance balance.”
What are your recent innovative projects or developments in the field of mattress production machinery? Which technologies do you plan to invest in the future?
“Some of the R&D projects we have developed recently are as follows:
• New generation gluing systems: Systems that provide stronger adhesion with lower adhesive consumption.
• Advanced packaging solutions: Machines that reduce logistics costs and ensure environmentally friendly packaging.
• Industry 4.0 compatible machines: We maximize efficiency and make production tracking easier for our customers.
Our future projects include sustainable solutions such as artificial intelligence-supported quality control systems.”
What steps do you take in energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in your production processes? What are the goals you set in this area?
“We are developing motors with lower energy consumption and efficient heating systems.
• We are working on machines that work with different types of adhesives.
• We use recyclable packaging materials.
• We design systems that minimize waste in production.
Our goal is to reduce the carbon footprint of our machines by 30% by 2030 and to spread our solutions that increase energy efficiency across the industry.”
How do you shape your products and services in line with the feedback you receive from your customers? What are the strategies you implement to increase customer satisfaction?
“Customer feedback is one of the most important building blocks of our R&D processes. For example:
• We developed more user-friendly control panels.
• We offered solutions that shorten maintenance and production times.
• We accelerated the technical support process with remote access.
We also offer faster service by expanding our spare parts stocks and continuously improve our services through regular customer satisfaction surveys.”
Which projects do you plan to realize as Mert Makina in the coming period? What are your company’s short and long-term goals?
“In the short term:
• Launching new generation gluing systems.
• Increasing our presence in the Australian and Southeast Asian markets.
• Develop more efficient and cost-effective production systems.
Long term:
• To increase our global market share to 30%.
• Investing in AI-enabled production systems.
• To further develop our automation and Industry 4.0 solutions.”
Innovative projects leading the sector
Which innovative projects have you recently undertaken as Mert Makina? What do you think about the potential impact of these projects in the sector?
“The innovative projects we have recently developed with our R&D team aim to both increase efficiency and provide cost advantages to manufacturers in the mattress production sector. Some of these are as follows:
• New generation bonding systems: We have developed a new generation of systems that provide stronger bonding using less material, enabling manufacturers to reduce costs and improve product quality.
• Advanced packaging solutions: We have introduced new systems that reduce transportation and storage costs through more compact packaging – a big advantage, especially for exporting companies.
• Industry 4.0 compatible automation solutions: We are working on systems that optimize production processes through remote monitoring and data analysis. In this way, manufacturers can instantly monitor the efficiency of their machines and take faster action.
These projects enable a faster, more sustainable and more cost-efficient production process in mattress production. We aim to further develop these technologies in the future and lead the digitalization and automation trends in the industry.”
Which new technologies have you invested in recently in order to keep up with technological developments? What are the effects of these investments on your production processes and products?
“As Mert Makina, we have made significant investments in automation, artificial intelligence-supported systems and energy efficiency in order to pioneer technological developments in the sector. Some of the innovative technologies we have focused on recently are as follows:
• Industry 4.0 and Remote Access Solutions:
Our production lines are now equipped with IoT-based systems. In this way, machines can be monitored remotely, performance data can be analyzed and early fault detection can be made. This technology increases production efficiency and optimizes maintenance processes.
• Artificial Intelligence Supported Quality Control Systems:
With camera and sensor-based systems, we increase the automatic error detection capability of our machines. This reduces operator dependency, ensuring error-free production and lowering costs.
All of these investments help us to offer our customers lower operating costs, high production speed, minimal error rates and environmentally friendly production processes. In the future, we aim to further develop these technologies to create smarter and more integrated production lines.”
Which new markets do you plan to expand into and what are the challenges you face in this process? What about the strategies you have identified for expanding into new markets?
“As Mert Makina, we continue to position ourselves successfully in new markets by taking strategic steps to increase our strength in the global market. Thanks to our innovative solutions, superior quality understanding and strong after-sales services, we are rapidly expanding our customer portfolio in different regions.
The strategies we adopt in entering new markets:
• Strengthening local business partnerships and dealer network: By working with the right partners, we provide fast and efficient service to our customers.
• Taking an active role in international fairs and events: By increasing our brand awareness in new markets, we ensure direct access to the customer base.
• Developing customer-oriented sales and support models: By providing technical support solutions to manufacturers, we contribute to making their business more efficient.
• Investing in Industry 4.0 and digitalization: The compatibility of our machines with smart production systems enables us to stand out in new markets.
Thanks to these strategies, we have achieved a strong growth momentum on a global scale and are constantly increasing our market share. With our innovative approach and customer-oriented solutions, we continue to make a difference in the industry by reaching more producers around the world.
We aim to grow in the markets.”
New production facilities invested in
Are you working on new investments or facilities to increase production capacity? What are your thoughts on the contribution of these investments to your company and the sector?
“As Mert Makina, we are constantly investing to meet the increasing demand and further expand our production capacity. We increase efficiency by optimizing our existing production areas and at the same time invest in new production technologies to make our processes faster and more efficient.
Thanks to the investments we have made:
• We shorten our delivery times by making our production processes more efficient.
• By producing a greater number and variety of machines, we are able to respond faster to customer demands.
• By strengthening our technological infrastructure, we are transitioning to digitalization and automation-oriented production.
These investments make significant contributions not only to our company but also to the industry. By maintaining our high quality standards, we increase our competitiveness in the global market and offer solutions that shape the future of the industry.”
What are the steps you have recently taken towards environmentally friendly production processes? How do you plan to achieve your goals in this area?
“As Mert Makina, we develop environmentally friendly solutions by adopting sustainable production processes. Some important steps we have taken recently are as follows:
• Energy-efficient systems: We use motors with low energy consumption and optimized heating systems in our production machines.
• Recyclable materials: We prefer recyclable and environmentally friendly materials in our packaging and production processes.
• Waste management and recycling: We apply advanced waste management to minimize the amount of waste in our production processes.
In the future, we will focus on reducing our carbon footprint and further developing green production processes. As a leading company promoting sustainability in the industry, we will continue to fulfill our environmental responsibilities.”
Innovation will continue unabated
How do you see the future in the mattress manufacturing machinery sector? Which trends will come to the fore in the sector and how do you plan to adapt to these trends as Mert Makina?
“By closely following the developments in the sector, we are already integrating the trends that will stand out in the future into our production processes. Some of the trends that will play an important role in our industry in the coming period are as follows:
• Automation and Industry 4.0: Intelligent production systems and remote access solutions will increasingly feature in mattress production machines. By increasing the level of automation in our machines, we offer our customers more efficient and cost-effective production processes.
• Digitalization and data analytics: Optimizing production processes by analyzing data from machines will become much more important in the future. We digitalize the production processes of our customers with the software and remote access solutions we have developed in this field.
• Environmentally friendly production: Environmentally friendly production systems that reduce carbon footprint will be more preferred. Therefore, we continue to develop energy-saving technologies.
• Modular and flexible production systems: Machines that can quickly adapt to different production needs will come to the fore. In this context, we offer more flexible solutions to our customers by modularizing our production lines.
As Mert Makina, we will continue our innovation efforts without slowing down with the vision of not only adapting to these trends but also becoming a brand that shapes the sector.”
How do you think your investments in R&D will contribute to the sector? In particular, how do you aim to make a difference in the sector through these investments?
“R&D is one of Mert Makina’s top priorities. Thanks to our investments, we aim to offer our customers more efficient, more durable and smarter production systems. The contributions of our R&D studies to the sector are as follows:
• More efficient production systems: Our next-generation machines speed up production processes, enabling businesses to achieve higher quality at lower cost.
• Advanced technology and digitalization: We are pioneering the digital transformation in the industry by developing remotely accessible and automated systems in line with Industry 4.0.
• Energy saving and environmentally friendly solutions: We create sustainable production processes by designing machines that consume less energy and produce less waste.
• Customer-oriented innovation: By shaping our R&D studies in line with customer feedback, we develop machines that provide solutions to real needs.
With these investments, we aim to raise the quality standards in the sector and offer our customers a sustainable competitive advantage. By continuously increasing our investments in R&D, we will continue to offer the solutions of the future in mattress production technologies today.”
