History

History

Production began in 1969 with pneumatic breakers, then widened into hot forging in 1973.

The order of the investments

  1. 1969

    Pneumatic breakers and drills

    Çelik Dövme Sanayi starts production by manufacturing pneumatic breakers and drills.

  2. 1973

    Investment in hot forging

    The first investments in hot forging are made and production widens toward forged parts.

  3. 1989

    Tool room and forge on one site

    A site of 5,000 m² with 2,000 m² of covered area brings the tool room and the forge together.

  4. in the years since

    7,500 tonnes a year, hundreds of parts

    Output reaches 7,500 tonnes a year, with hundreds of different parts between 200 grams and 60 kilograms.

  5. today

    About 70% of output is exported

    Around 70% of output is shipped to countries including Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Brazil, the United States, Italy, Egypt and Canada.

Steps without a confirmed year sit on the rail under an era label; no year is guessed.

Records

Three investments with a known year

1969

Pneumatic breakers and drills

Çelik Dövme Sanayi starts production by manufacturing pneumatic breakers and drills.

1973

Investment in hot forging

The first investments in hot forging are made and production widens toward forged parts.

1989

Tool room and forge on one site

A site of 5,000 m² with 2,000 m² of covered area brings the tool room and the forge together.

Today

7,500 tonnes a year, one plant

The plant now makes 7,500 tonnes a year and forges hundreds of parts between 200 g and 60 kg on one site. Around 70% of output is exported. The year of the capacity step was not confirmed by the company, so an era label is printed instead of a date.

Forged part image