“We Ensure Stable Quality and High Efficiency in Production with the Mersan Twinjet Investment”
Interview: Tuğba KARADEMİR
Felin Tekstil is taking its expertise in outerwear-focused woven fabric production one step further with its investment in Mersan Twinjet singeing technology. Through this investment, carried out in line with the company’s goals of quality, process stability, low maintenance costs and sustainable production, the company is both increasing production efficiency and offering faster and more flexible solutions to customer expectations.
Operating with a strong production infrastructure in woven fabric dyeing and finishing, Felin Tekstil draws attention in the sector with its high-quality standards and flexible production capabilities, especially in outerwear fabrics. Specializing in trousering, coating, suiting, shirting and jacket fabrics, the company is further enhancing process quality and surface performance with its recent investment in the Mersan Twinjet Singeing Machine. In our interview with Felin Tekstil Operations Manager Ramazan Erdoğar, we discussed the strategic approach behind the investment decision, the contributions of Twinjet technology to production, and their vision regarding changing quality expectations in the textile industry.
How would you position Felin Tekstil’s production infrastructure, integrated process structure and areas of expertise within the framework of the markets you operate in and your target segments?
As Felin Tekstil, we have a strong and integrated production infrastructure established on woven fabric dyeing and finishing production. We mainly produce for the outerwear sector; we specialize in trousering, coating, jacket, suiting, skirt and shirting fabrics. Thanks to our production structure, we are able to offer special fabric solutions suitable for the technical and aesthetic expectations of our customers using yarns made from cotton, polyester, viscose, linen and different fiber blends.
Today, both in the domestic market and in the export-oriented markets we operate in, we position ourselves with our quality, sustainability, fast delivery and flexible production capability. Thanks to our structure that closely follows fashion trends and can rapidly adapt to demands for functional and high-performance fabrics, we serve especially medium and upper-segment brands as a solution partner.
“The Fact That a Domestic Technology Could Offer the Same Performance as Global Competitors Was Decisive in Our Investment Decision”
What were the main needs, market dynamics and competitive factors that shaped your investment decision for the Mersan Twinjet Singeing Machine? What role does this investment play in your strategic roadmap?
One of the most important criteria in our investment decision for the Mersan Twinjet Singeing Machine was that the technology is domestically produced and capable of offering performance at the same level as its global competitors. The machine’s ability to respond to all the process functions we needed, provide high efficiency in different fabric types, and its user-friendly structure were among the main factors supporting our investment decision.
In addition, Mersan’s fast technical service support and solution-oriented approach were also important advantages for us. Especially the use of a single-body structure in the burners and the preference for not using groove stones are among the important features that distinguish the machine from its competitors in terms of both quality and maintenance processes.
Beyond increasing our production quality, this investment has become a strategic step enabling us to respond more quickly to the changing demands of our customers. In the highly competitive textile industry, we consider it one of the important investments that moves us forward by providing more stable quality, lower maintenance costs and higher process control.
“We Integrated Twinjet Technology into Our Production Line Smoothly Within Three Days”
How was the integration of Twinjet technology into your production line carried out? What challenges did you encounter during commissioning and what gains did you achieve?
The integration of Twinjet technology into our existing production line was completed very quickly and smoothly. Since the infrastructure of our current system was suitable, we did not experience any technical problems during the adaptation process. The Mersan team completed the installation in approximately three days, and following trial productions, the machine was put into active production in a short time.
Our most important gain during the commissioning process was being able to include the new technology in the system without interrupting production continuity. Thanks to the stable operating performance achieved in a short time, operator adaptation was also realized very quickly. In addition, making process control more sensitive contributed significantly to maintaining standard quality in production.
How can you express with concrete data the improvements provided by the machine in terms of fabric surface quality, pilling control and process stability?
During the test productions and quality controls carried out after the machine was commissioned, we observed remarkable improvements especially in fabric surface smoothness and pilling performance. More successful results were obtained in the pilling tests, while a more homogeneous and cleaner appearance was achieved on the fabric surface.
In addition, the improvement in handle quality was directly reflected positively in customer feedback. Especially in outerwear fabrics, the expected smooth surface effect and stable quality standards becoming more sustainable made a significant contribution to our production processes. Along with the increase in process stability, we also achieved positive developments in quality repetition rates.
“We Achieve Long-Term Financial Advantages with Low Maintenance Costs and Controlled Energy Consumption”
When evaluated in terms of energy consumption, gas usage and operating costs, what can you say about the return period and financial contribution of the investment?
Thanks to the specially designed heat-resistant metal alloy burners used in the machine, combustion performance became more balanced and controlled. While this structure eliminates the need for certain consumable materials used in traditional systems, it also provides significant convenience in cleaning and maintenance processes.
The reduction in maintenance requirements and the more practical operator usage directly reflected positively on our operating costs. At the same time, thanks to the increase in process efficiency, a more controlled structure in energy and gas usage was achieved. In the long term, we foresee that the investment will provide significant financial contributions to our company thanks to low maintenance costs, high production quality and sustainable performance.
Singeing technologies have continued to be one of the indispensable processes of the outerwear sector from past to present. For this reason, we believe that this investment will continue to maintain its importance in the future as a strategic technology investment supporting our production strength.
Following this investment, how did the feedback you received from your customers change, especially in terms of quality perception and preference?
Customer expectations in the textile industry are constantly changing, and brands now demand higher quality standards, more special surface effects and a sustainable production approach. Following the Twinjet investment, we observed a positive change in the feedback we received from our customers, especially regarding fabric quality, surface appearance and product performance.
Mersan’s ability to respond quickly to our needs and offer developments and additional features on the machine according to our demands also created a significant advantage for us. Thanks to this flexible approach, we are able to offer our customers more innovative products in line with expectations. Along with the increase in quality perception, we can also say that our preferability and customer satisfaction have increased positively.
