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Mr. İbrahim Burkay, President of BTSO Management Board, stated that Bursa was on the verge of a new leap through its industrial potential and projects led by BTSO. Noting that it was most important for firms to adapt to change by dynamic business operations and innovative means, Mr. İbrahim Burkay said: “The Model Factory that we have commissioned in this context will guide, in public-private-university partnership, our firms in many domains ranging from efficiency improvement to quality, from lean production to digital transformation. Following Ankara, our Model Factory commissioned in Bursa, the industry capital of our nation, will also be reflection of the ‘National Technology, Strong Industry’ leap through the benches and robotic systems supplied by domestic firms.”
"Model Factory Will Train Enterprises "
Emphasising his firm belief that Turkey would achieve technological independence, and walk towards a stronger future by national and domestic strides in line with its visions of 2023, 2053 and 2071, BTSO President Burkay stated that in addition to their projects MESYEB and BUTGEM aiming at qualified employment, they continued to support the national development by the Model Factory
project which they developed for the training of enterprises. He said: “I present our thanks to Mr. Mustafa Varank, Minister of Industry and Technology and our government who supported all of our projects including particularly the Model Factory.”
Vice-President of Republic Fuat Oktay said in his speech: “Industrialists in Bursa have always been embracing innovation, and adapting to change rapidly and proactively. By this facility, our industrialists in Bursa will themselves develop and learn the technology; and adapt and transfer what is learned to production. This training centre will not only serve Bursa, but all neighbouring provinces. I believe that this facility will greatly contribute to our firms which will produce based on high technology. I call all our industrialists to make use of this Model Factory in the most effective manner.” Noting that model factories helped perfect the production processes by learning-by-seeing-and-doing, Oktay stated that “when identifying the sites to establish model factories, we consider that the region should have a strong industrial base.”