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In 2017 , the company acquired Varnasan , a long-established Turkish valve manufacturer . In doing so , SMS TORK has diversified its product portfolio to include ball valves and safety valves , among other things , thereby becoming a one-stop shop for a wide range of customers . “ We manufacture soft-seated floating-type ball valves , which are available in stainless and carbon steels , up to DN 200 in size and capable of withstanding temperatures of up to 200 ° C and pressures of up to 40 bar ,” explains Mr . Kaya . “ I am proud to reveal that our Varnasan-brand ball valves for natural gas and gasoline / diesel applications have recently become API-certified . This is just the latest in a long line of documents showing that our products and processes meet all relevant quality and safety standards .”
Wide customer base
Over the years , SMS TORK has built a wide and loyal customer base in Turkey , establishing long-lasting partnerships with its domestic clients . Back in 1985 , its first pneumatic actuator was delivered to a chocolate company , so it is no surprise that the food and beverage industry has remained an important market . Mr . Kaya highlights one recent trend that has helped his company solidify its foothold in it : “ In Turkey , sugar production used to be controlled by the government , but recently this industry has witnessed a
Made in Turkey
SMS TORK takes pride in manufacturing all products and components in-house , for a good reason . “ This helps us with flexibility , price competitiveness and delivery times ,” explains Mr . Kaya . “ If we had to rely for certain components on suppliers operating on the other side of the planet , our prices would have to be much higher , our delivery times longer , and our ability to customise more limited . By making everything ourselves , we have full control of product quality – another matter of paramount importance to us .”
wave of privatisation . The new owners have increased investment in sugar factories , and some of them we have supplied with virtually our entire product range .” Other major industrial markets include chemical , cement , mining , and water and wastewater treatment , to mention just a
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The Tork brand has become a household name in Turkish industry .”
few . No less impressive is the list of OEM customers . Among others , they include manufacturers of compressors , dryers , industrial furnaces , bakery machinery , road sweeper trucks , firefighter cars , etc .
“ Since the early days of our company , the Tork brand has encompassed two major product groups – solenoid valves and pneumatic actuators , along with pneumatically actuated valves ,” explains Mr . Kaya . “ Solenoid valves are sold primarily to machine-building companies , whereas the customer base for our actuators is much broader , consisting of both OEMs and industrial end users .”
Expanding product range
In recent years , the company has further expanded its product range . In addition to rack-and-pinion pneumatic actuators , SMS TORK now also manufactures the scotch-yoke type . Seven years after the introduction of its first electric actuator , the company is readying to launch multi-turn actuators , to be rolled out in 2023 . These multi-turn actuators ( TMEAs ) can be controlled both locally and remotely via a mobile app or analogue / digital control signals , allow proportional control with precise positioning , and are ready for IoT applications .
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