Turkish textile machinery manufacturer HAS Group is bullish on the Indian market for its machines. The company already has a few installations in India, and the real growth will happen in the next few years, says Mr. Ihsan Mokanoglu, Sales and Marketing Director of the Group.
The company has appointed three major distributors in the Indian market – Mr. O. Satheesh Kumar of HV Marketing for northern India, Mr. Shyamkumar .P of TeFoc Hitech Machineries for southern India, and Mr. Abhay Potnis of A-1 Enterprises for all the other markets. The company offers the RAM-X range of stenter machines, which are European quality machines at Asian prices, offering the same levels of performance, quality and reliability, says Mr. Mokanoglu.
Established in 1995, the HAS Group develops textile machinery for finishing of woven, knitted and non-woven fabrics and carries out manufacturing activities. The main product groups are Raising, Shearing, Brushing, Tumbler and Compacting machines for the tubular and open width form of knitted as well as woven fabrics. In 1995 in order to manufacture textile machinery and spareparts the group set up a plant in Çorluin, a joint venture with Lafer SPA of Italy under the name of Lafer Tekstil Makine.San.ve. Tic. A.S. In 2003, Mekanik Teknoloji (MT) that provides goods and services to industries such as textile machinery, agriculture, food industry, defence industry, communication, shipping, and weapon industry was established.
In the last quarter of 2006, the company joined hands with Tekstil Teknik Makine (TTM) for developing projects, primarily stenter machines, for finishing processes of woven and knitted fabrics. TTM specializes in textile finishing machineries, especially in the production of stenter machineries. In August 2011, TTM having exported the 100th RAM-X model stenter machine to Bangladesh has developed the RAM-X2 with the motto “New Generation Stenter Technology”.
The HAS Group enjoys a very strong export market with leadership position, particularly in markets like Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, Iran, Syria and South America.
“We have great expectation from the Indian market and we expect good orders during the current year”, says Mr. Mokanoglu. “The advantage we offer is thanks to our own textile industry in Turkey. Everyday we collect feedback and information from customers, and this has continuously helped in bringing new innovations in stenter modernisation. The RAM-X Stenter machines are capable of carrying out drying and fixing in an economic manner with most advanced technology and higher speeds, thanks to its innovative, functional and unique design”.
RAM-X2
The HAS Group has introduced the new generation stenters RAM-X2, which is generation ahead of its existing range. “The primary reason for this development was the demands and expectations from our customers. There is continuous demand from customers for finishing processes of different types of fabrics, and as machine producers, we have to develop quick solutions that can respond to these trends. Moreover, we aimed at designing machines considering the increasing energy costs to make it more energy efficient”, says Mr. Mokanoglu.
The group has worked hard to develop projects for finishing processes of home textiles, weaving, furnishing and denim fabrics and has focused particularly on designing and producing machines for home textile products with working width of 3200 mm and 3600 mm, and finishing lines of weaving, furnishing and denim fabrics with working range of 1800 mm and 2200 mm. It has supplied the new machines developed by the R&D and manufacturing units to meet the demand. Also installed are machines which, if used for more than one year, would yield results beyond customers’ expectations.
The HAS Group is also working on setting up a strong aftersales service network in India through its agents and backed by its own service engineers. The agents will also keep stock of critical components to ensure that there is minimal downtime for customers, adds Mr. Mokanoglu.
