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INDEX ADS Boyteks............................................. Back cover Boyçelik................................ Inside back cover Mert Makine......................... Inside front cover Mert Makine...................................................... 1 Elektroteks.......................................................... 3 Robotech........................................................... 5 Latexco.............................................................. 7 Universal Kimya ................................................ 9 Aydın Tekstil...................................................... 10 Artilat................................................................ 12 Küçükler Tekstil................................................ 14 Kırayteks........................................................... 19 Henkel.............................................................. 21 Onur Kapitone................................................. 22 Ersan................................................................. 24 Ruba................................................................. 29 Nano Yay......................................................... 37 Kurt Kumaş....................................................... 39 Jakarteks.......................................................... 41 Histeks............................................................... 43 Şişmanoğlu......................................................45 Arda.................................................................. 49 Borsa Malzeme............................................... 53 Beha Ambalaj.................................................55 Star Expo.......................................................... 61 Bed Covers...................................................... 62 İnterzum...........................................................65 Nantong........................................................... 69 Karas Yay......................................................... 73 Allbeco............................................................. 77 Asya Örme....................................................... 83 Aziz Tekstil......................................................... 85 Eraform............................................................. 95 Hürpol............................................................. 103 İnnova............................................................ 107 Mekanizma Dünyası......................................113 Nerteks........................................................... 121 Nobel.............................................................. 123 Punteks........................................................... 129 Şiteks............................................................... 135 Simalfa........................................................... 137 Tuğsan............................................................ 139 Ercansoy......................................................... 154 Casoon.......................................................... 164

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Kırayteks continues to invest

Ruba has everything for mattress production

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Emax Label solutions for mattress industry

Arda Chemicals develops water based glues

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‘’Innova Bedding’’ – consulting of the mattress industry

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BOYTEKS designs setting the trends in the sector

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From The Editor

East or the west, home is the best…

Every month we travel a lot. From China to the USA we visit all fairs of the sleep products industry to cover the events and to distribute free copies of our magazine. This year only we were in different European countries, Orlando of the US, China and Middle East. We were in Russia and Balkans.

Now we are in Istanbul. It is our city. And we will be at our own show.

Sleepwell Expo Istanbul 2016 opens for the third time!

The show will host some 100 companies operating in the machinery industry, raw materials, components and finished mattress segments of the sleep products industry. We have exhibitors from different countries and we have buyer delegations supported by the Turkish government.

Showtime in Istanbul

This issue of Sleep Well and Sleep Tech magazines will be the king in the media industry at the show because they are part of the organization. We have printed 3,000 extra copies to distribute at the fair. You will see the success shots and notes of the fair in our next issue.

We will be in Turkey again with the next issue because we will be at MODEF Expo in Inegol, Bursa and we will be at Modev International Furniture Fair in Ankara. As soon as the new year starts we will fly to Germany and France for a speedy and quality start for 2017.

Turkey is peaceful, Istanbul is lovely, economy is on the rise…

Despite many attempts, from in and out of Turkey, it is a fact that the country is on the way to developing further at all respects. There are many smear campaigns to show Turkey as a place of dangers for both, economy and life, the reality is that everything is very well and the democratic system has all controls as in Europe and in the rest of the democratic world. There is only one thing missing in Turkey; we are not promoting our possessions well. I hope our foreign friends are may read the country correctly.

I wish a very good Sleepwell Expo for exhibitors, visitors and for the whole industry!

Mehmet Soztutan

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Boyteks keeps investing 8

A major producer of carpets and fabrics for the mattress and upholstery industries Boyteks expands and modernizes its facilities and increases its production capacity.

Realized a growth of more than 20% in 2015 the company targeted to invest 35 million Euro and keep growing.

Products of the company are exported to more than a hundred countries and the company is ranked among the top ten exporter firms in Turkey in its field. An additional covered space is being built in Kayseri to increase the knitted fabrics production capacity

by 20 percent. Another expansion is being carried out in the factory in Bursa, and productions have started. There are several sections in this factory including yarn dyeing, fabric dyeing, finishing lines, quality control and packaging processes. Products are warehoused

in about 1 million sqm space that is equipped with RFID labeling and inventory management system for automatic shipping and handling operations.

Latex, a gift of nature Latexco is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of latex foam components for the bedding industry. Thanks to 60 years’ experience and a fine selection of the best raw materials, Latexco ensures the very best sleeping comfort.

All Latexco products are guaranteed: • minimum 20% natural latex • unequalled elasticity and perfect body support • optimal ventilation • Excellent durability • equal pressure distribution • a hygienic and healthy micro-climate • anti-bacterial and resistant to mold, mildew and dust mites • certified quality

Sint-Amandstraat 8bis - 8700 Tielt (BE) - Tel. +32 (0)51 40 14 31 - Fax +32 (0)51 40 55 66 Contact Stefaan Reynaert - Area Sales Manager - stefaan.reynaert@latexco.com - www.latexco.com - info@latexco.com

Detox to Zero by ® Oeko-Tex 10

New tool supports producers in achieving Detox targets Zurich – How can textile production facilities successfully communicate whether, and to what extent, they meet the targets outlined by the Detox campaign which excludes process chemicals that are harmful to the environment? Launching immediately, the OEKO-TEX® Association will offer a new tool as a practical answer to these pressing questions from brand and retail companies who want to meet Greenpeace requirements. ‘Detox to Zero’ by OEKO-TEX® enables manufacturers along the textile chain to assess the status of their chemical management systems and the quality of their waste water and sludge, all documented using credible, independent verification. Detox to Zero by OEKO-TEX® allows companies to better identify harmful substances in textile production, to handle them in a responsible way and eliminate them incrementally by 2020, contributing to the fulfilment of Detox demands.

Detox to Zero by OEKO-TEX® comprises three basic modules: an MRSL screening of all chemicals

With the new DETOX TO ZERO by OEKO-TEX® tool, production facilities along the textile chain who have committed to the Detox campaign can specifically monitor their chemical management processes and work to ensure compliance with the Greenpeace targets. >> www.oeko-tex.com/ detoxtozero

used, an analysis and assessment of the established chemical management system as well as a review of all waste water and sludge with regard to the eleven groups of harmful chemicals condemned by Greenpeace. The results are summarized in an annual status report that lists the extent to which the company is already compliant with the Detox targets and includes specific improvement suggestions for further implementation. With this status report, companies are also able to transparently communicate the stages achieved on the path toward complete elimination of Detox substances. Stakeholder groups, such as NGOs or consumers, can use the website www. oeko-tex.com/detoxtozero to check company information at any time using the report number.

The OEKO-TEX® brand portfolio, however, extends well beyond

the reaches of the Detox requirements. Managing systems and processes throughout the textile supply chain, OEKO-TEX® services include a certification for non-hazardous and environmentally friendly textile chemicals, a product label for textiles that have been tested for harmful chemicals and produced in a sustainable manner, and a database for central supply chain management. As the OEKO-TEX® Association plans to celebrate 25 years of sustainable change in 2017, look for the introduction of new services for the textile industry as well as a new, refreshed look for the brand.

Since 1992, more than 10,000 OEKO-TEX® partner companies from industry and retail have relied upon the OEKO-TEX “Confidence in Textiles” promise and, with the OEKO-TEX portfolio of certifications and labels, contributed to enhanced consumer protection.

Kırayteks continues to invest 18

Onur Kırayoglu, Member of Board of Kırayteks

Producing mattress-ticking fabrics for about 25 years, Kırayteks continues to invest in production.

Enhancing its speed on mattress ticking fabrics production through its new weaving and knitting machine, company can produce based on customer’s demand by sharing their ideas. Stressing on the importance of being perma-

nent in exports, Onur Kırayoglu, member of board of Kırayteks records that design is important in competition.

As Kırayteks, can you tell about your newly finished product and its features you launched recently?

“There are many trends in the world. These are about health,

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naturalness and hygiene. We cooperate with many leading international chemical player. We work on the latest developments together with them. Due to we have dying experience, we can enhance quality of product and fabric. In addition, we provide business partnership services on this field. Our customers share different ideas with us and then we realize the ideas. We perform on scented fabric. Mattress manufacturers look for naturalness and softness properties. Technology developed so much even in polyester, we have become to be unable to differentiate between polyester and cotton through special applications and innovations. Polyester is not a healthy product. However, it can give the softness of cotton.”

DESIGN PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE IN COMPETITION So, are these features being looked for to customize product or increase salability?

“We’re not the company that performs for that. We are purchasing from supplier which has made

laboratory work and productize, then we process. We enhances value of products with updates and improvements. Somehow anti-bacterial certificates is asked for by some situation as in public bidding. When we deliver fabric to laboratory and then results are coming. Thus, we receive certificate on “no

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Onur Kirayoglu: “We enhance the quality and value of our products through updates and sustained improvement.”

bacterial growth in the fabric and this procurement of anti-bacterial works”. For example, Aleo Vera.

This feature provides balance pH of the skin, moisture and vitality when it contacts the skin. People attach importance to such things and they take a risk to pay such product. As first, softness of the mattress is important for consumer. That opens you first door in offering. And they examine mattress in showroom and lastly they look pattern of the mattress.

Design plays a very important role in competition. A certain frame plays role in the design as well.”

What about new investments?

“Our investments in dying continue. We have dyeing and finishing machines. We provided new machines for weaving and finishing. We will have machine

which are just for fabrics of mattress ticking. In this way, we can manufacture desired product more quickly.”

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE PERMANENT IN EXPORT Do you have market to export?

“Our operations on market we have exported mattress ticking for 10 years still continue. It is very important to be permanent in export. We export mattress ticking to about 20 countries.

Customers notice that our fabric belongs to us when they see them that’s why we proved it.

When Turkish market considered, we have a lot to do for domestic market.”

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Bedcovers at Sleepwell Expo with its new bed covers Entered in the textile business in 1995 with Bed Covers name, Kardesler Deri company prepared new bed covers. Located in Ergazi, Ankara, the company has a factory in Kazan, Ankara, promises a sleep experience beyond the expectations with its newly developed technologies.

The new models provide more refreshment during sleep and provide a healthy and peaceful sleep opportunity with its breathing mattresses. They remove all the accumulated stress during the day and people start the day healthy and dynamically when they awaken.

The new generation mattress covers provide both dynamism and ergonomy to the people.

They are made of organic textile products and are anti-allergic, anti-carcinogenic.

Visitors to the Sleepwell Expo may also meet and experience with the products of the company.

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Ruba has everything for mattress production RUBA offers a broad range of raw materials for mattress manufacturing from mattress ticking, felt, steel wire, spring and spring systems, foam, mattress air ventilator, mattress handle, mattress tape, non woven spunbond fabric to adhesives.

RUBA started its activity in order to offer the best service to mattress producers. The company is exporting all products that they have to customers in over 25 countries. They are working from Balkan countries, Europe and Mid-

dle East countries. Now they are aiming to meet their products with South American customers.

According to the officials of the company, the mission of RUBA is to be the most preferred brand with its highest quality products and services, advance technology, principle of complete customer satisfaction, responsibility towards environment, human health and global values in mattress and furniture industry. The vision is to be leadership in the industry and contribute to the development of

the industry and national economy.

“RUBA is proud to present customers ‘perfection’, ‘innovation’, ‘capability’, ‘power’, ‘comfort’, ‘trust’ and ‘future’ with its own vast experience, highest quality products and services, advanced technology machinery, advanced production capabilities, improvement and efficiency at production, offered products and services that meet customer requirements and principle of complete customer satisfaction.

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MATTRESS TICKING “As a single source of everything related to mattress ticking” Ruba has two main types of product as “woven mattress ticking” and “knitted mattress ticking” with different range of qualities, compositions, designs and colors for mattress manufacturers. Furthermore, the company has also the ability of manufacturing mattress ticking according to required specifications by customers.

Ruba Mattress Tickings, which are produced at its manufacturing facilities equipped with state of the art machinery, are checked for quality control at every manufacturing step in individual laboratories of each division. These laboratories are capable of all kinds of raw, intermediate-product and finished-product analysis. Ruba is one of the leading companies on investing in people, following up

with technology, it has very strong roots and it is moving on with confidence. Equipped with the highest technological equipment, Research & Development and Design Departments follow the frequently changing world trends in colors and designs, create its own fashion and present its prod-

ucts to entire world.

“WOVEN TO PERFECTION…” Ruba has taken advantage of its own length experience with “Woven Mattress Ticking”, the industry’s advanced production capabilities (Fabric Dying, Finish Lines), advance technology

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machinery and ability to meet various demands to become one of the important company in Mattress Industry.

“KNIT TO INNOVATION…” Ruba has been commencing the production of “Knitted Mattress Ticking” in order to follow up the innovation in Mattress Industry.

Ruba Knitted Mattress Tickings are manufactured with special series cotton, viscose, polyester and polypropylene yarns. “Knitted Mattress Ticking” also can be manufactured according to required specifications by customers. The company also has the ability of applying special treatments in its “Knitted Mattress Ticking” such as aloe Vera, anti stress, antibacterial, bamboo, cashmere, silvercare, etc.

FELT “Felt to capability” Ruba has many different types of felts as hard felt, ultra hard felt, medium hard felt, soft felt (black), jute felt (felt with jute backing), soft cotton felt (white), hard cotton felt (white), original wool felt with different range of qualities, compositions and weights for mattress and sofa manufacturers.

Furthermore, Felt also can be manufactured according to required specifications by customers. The company supplies the highest quality “FELT” with checking for quality control at every manufacturing step in individual laboratories of each division.,

STEEL WIRE “Power of steel…”

Ruba a wide array of “Steel Wire” ranging from 1,10 mm to 5,00 mm

diameter with different qualities, chemical compositions and tensile strengths for Mattress and Spring Manufacturers. “Steel Wires” are manufactured according to TS 2500-1 EN 10270-1 STANDARD. “Steel Wires” are coated with phosphate in order to resistant against to corrosion.

SPRING AND SPRING SYSTEMS “Comfort of spring” Ruba has “BONNELL SPRING”, “BONNELL SPRING UNIT” and “POCKET SPRING UNIT” for Mattress and Sofa Manufacturers.

“Bonnell Spring” according to TS7167 STANDARD for Mattress and Sofa Manufacturers. The Height of “Bonnell Spring” can be manufactured from 75 mm to 170 mm with 4-5-6 spins. Head diameter of “Bonnell Spring” can be manufactured from ø70 mm to ø96 mm with steel wire diameter from 1,90 mm to 2,45 mm. We apply heat treatment on “Bonnell Spring” in order to prevent sagging.

FOAM “Highest technology in foam…”

Ruba has many different types of foams as elastic, tough, ultra tough, soft, plume, hyper soft and memory with different range of densities, thicknesses, dimensions and colors for mattress and sofa manufacturers. Furthermore, “Foam” also can be manufactured according to required specifications by customers.

Ruba supplies the highest quality “FOAM” with checking for quality control at every manufacturing step in individual laboratories of each division.

“Once Upon a Mattress…”

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Mr. Mustafa Nebi Doğan, Member of the Board of Mert Makina: “The current space of ‘Sleepwell EXPO’ will be insufficient for the next time.”

Can you imagine that in the beginning a man slept on the cold hard ground? Well, it’s not a surprise that he fashioned a mound of leaves, straw, and twigs to make a more comfortable sleeping surface.

This continued with placing an animal skin over the mound as a sheet and another as a cover. Later on he formed the first mattress by sewing skins or fabrics together and filling it with cushioning materials. Without having any clue he brought a paramount change to the world. It took ages for the steel coil spring

to come with the industrial revolution. As a matter of fact it didn’t even pass through one’s mind for more than 20 years to use it for mattresses. Even when manufacturers started to use the innersprings in mattresses, it didn’t quite gain a measure of popularity for more than 60 years which had their ups and downs in sales throughout this period.

It would be more than 60 years before innerspring mattresses gained a measure of popularity. Innerspring mattresses and box springs

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were sold throughout this period and had their ups and downs in sales.

Mustafa Nebi Doğan, Member of the Board

When it comes to the development process of mattresses in Turkey, Mr. Mustafa Nebi Dogan, Member of the Board of Mert Makina says that it’s clearly seen that Turkey differs slightly with the world with its cultural infrastructure. It started with wool mattresses and advanced with foam and innerspring mattresses. “Granting all this it’s observed that people still sleep on foam mattresses or on 15 year old mattresses. Hence we can say that the mattress industry is expanding at a high rate. At some countries this process is developed in 3 to 7 years due to their sociocultural conditions. A demonstration of this process can be seen when we look at Morocco in the early 21st century,” says Mustafa Nebi Dogan.

“This consideration is also valid for Egypt when we consider the last 3 years. More than 50 mattress manufacturing facilities are installed after the change of Egypt’s politics.

India is expected to acquire the same progress however this time it’s anticipated to take along for an extended period of time.

“To conclude Turkey’s location offers advantages due to its accessibility to more than 60 countries within flights of 3 hours. This advantage composes Turkey as a hub for ‘Sleep and Bed’ components. It may be that Sleepwell EXPO fair is organizing its 3s edition but we are in a great expectation of attracting intensive attention. I would like to finish with delivering an opinion: The current space ‘Sleepwell EXPO’ is using will be insufficient for the next time.”

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Emax Label solutions for mattress industry Emax offers adhesive labels for top performance on mattresses

A joint venture of multiStiQ (The Netherlands) and Chiasa (Spain) Emax Label Solutions produces label materials for many industries including mattresses, carpets, garments, tires, construction, footwear, furniture and advertising industries.

The company has been serving its customers through factories in Holland and Spain and via sales offices in Turkey, Germany, Bangladesh, Brazil, Mexico and HK-Shanghai.

It has business partners in several industries, but it mainly deals with label printers. Major groups of customers are composed of label printers who look for difference and quality. Recently focused on Turkish market, the company have been decided to concentrate on materials suitable for digital printing and developed plans to be more active on this area in since 2015.

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Mattress manufacturers, who are one of the buyers of adhesive labels, need variety of labels to be used on different parts of mattresses for various purposes. They can be made of satin, nylon taffeta, leather or cotton etc. They are put on surfaces and sealed or stitched to the mattress. Mainly hot melt and acrylic adhesives are used for gluing the labels.

The labels have information about the design, company logo, barcode or other information printed on PES satin, nylon taffeta, PP or paper face stock. In Turkey, polyester satin and nylon taffeta face stock are commonly preferred by mattress manufacturers.

What are the criteria for best performance mattress labels?

As labels are important supplementary for mattresses, manufacturers expect durability and print-

ing quality. Printing quality, back coating and adhesion strength are the most important criteria that securing best performance.

Printing Quality depends mostly on the face stock and printer compatibility. Printers can be conventional or digital. Emax has high knowledge of the latest

printing technologies and how to implement these on textile surfaces. The company produces almost for all printers which are offset, flexo, thermal transfer , HP INDIGO , screen-print, letter press , inkjet (water based inks, UV inks, oil based inks, HP latex, Epson Sepiax etc. ) Xerography, phaser, or dot-matrix .

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Back Coating and Adhesion Strength No manufacturer can tolerate the fall of any label from mattress.

This is very risky for marketing, stocking, and from design and legal points of view.

There are many steps to ensure strong adherence to mattress and prevent failure.

First step, is to take into account of the specific properties of textile, ensure thermal stabilization of fabrics, make calendaring for improved surface or softer handle.

Next step is back coating of face stock . Unless back coating, adhesive can bring up to face stock and cannot be coated well on backside of face stock, which leads to weak adhesion strength. Back coating is also must for stitched labels to prevent non-fraying on the edges.

Back coating process certainly is an additional cost and abstained by some producers for whom not having standard quality but having lower price is a priority.

This is very sensitive an inevitable process for Emax.

Lastly, choosing the right adhesive type is important. The coating of most convenient adhesive is too critical for labels. Producers has to decide adhesive type according to the mattress fabric will be adhered to and requests of mattress manufacturers. Adhesive type can be hot-melt or acrylic mainly.

Mattress fabric structure is the main criteria to be decided adhesive formula. In case of unconformity with fabric and adhesive formula, it is natural that labels will fall down. Because of these mattress manufacturers has to inform label producers about any change in mattress fabric prior to their orders and ask for suitable adhesive.

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Some mattress labels are required to be long lasting but some labels are requested to be come off just after mattress sold to the end user. Then , different kind of adhesives are used to meet expectations.

In summary, producing the best performance mattress label is a result of best knowledge in textile structure, coating techniques, adhesive and understanding the customer expectations .

tailor made solutions, from too low grams to very high grams of heat seal (10-200gr/m² and self adhesive ( 5gr/m²- 60gr/m²). The standard materials can be adjusted to the needs of customers.

The expertise in printing techniques, textile and adhesives especially the combination of these aspects makes Emax as an interesting partner for many mattress manufacturers.

In factories of the company in Holland and Spain special processes are carried out as of self adhesive, heat seal and water based dispersion coatings, for multitude of specific properties to textile, ensuring thermal stabilization of fabrics, making calendaring for improved surface or softer handle.

They have different slitting and cutting facilities in both factories such as cutting and slitting (tapes, sheets ) and die cutting (labels of

Emax has a high knowledge on the latest printing technologies and know how to implement these on textile surfaces. The production facilities allow small runs (3.000m²) for special products or

roll). There are also units for scatter coating of heat sealable powders, powder for coating (powder dot) and paste dot coating.

The company has been certified

by ISO 9001 for quality management. Product specific tests are performed such as shrinkage testing, printing trials, accelerated aging tests, measuring melting characteristics, whiteness measurement, light stability, adhesive peel testing, monitoring weight statistically, chemical uptake controlling and surface smoothness testing during all production process. Materials are also inspected during slitting and rewinding.

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Led by Istanbul Exporters’ Association (IIB), Turkey was well represented by 20 exhibitors.

Second in Shanghai and 38th in total, China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) came to a successful end on September 10, 2016. With over 2,000 exhibitors and 48 seminars and activities, the four-day event presented an amazing feast to the global furniture industry. For the second time CIFF took place in NECC (New Exhibition and Convention Center) in Hongqiao.

It attracted 84,696 professional visitors, with an increase of 9,574 over last year. This num-

ber is perhaps less breathtaking than the hundreds of thousands of visits or billions’ RMB deals that happened to some exhibitions. However, the progress indeed reflects a growing business value of CIFF as a trade oriented furniture show. As is CIFF’s principle: always concentrate on the needs of exhibitors and visitors, it stands by the industry and develops together with the industry so that all parties can share a win-win outcome.

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In this gigantic world event, Turkey was represented by 20 exhibitors operating in the contract furniture, office furniture and home furniture. They had a broad range of products of classic, modern, modular, coupon and avant-garde styles. Visiting the show, H.E. Özcan Şahin, Turkish consul general in Shanghai, and S. Aykut Aymelek, Turkish commercial counselor, visited the Turkish companies and Mr. Ahmet Güleç, Chairman of the Board of Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, the organizer of Turkish participation.

As a premium furniture trade show, CIFF (Shanghai) always promotes common prosperity among exhibitors and visitors. It facilitates information exchange and business matching, making

trade smooth and effective. This year it offered a “Buyer Data Package” to exhibitors before the show. With the package, they could better understand the market and thus introduce suitable products to the show.

CIFF (Shanghai) also designed customized visiting routes for buyers according to their purchase demand. This helped them

identify the right partners more efficiently. During the show, a business-matching event was successfully launched, drawing a large crowd of participants. With rounds of intense networking, many of them reached satisfactory deals. CIFF(Shanghai) invited a number of professional buyer groups, such as European and American dealers and gov-

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ernment procurement delegations. This helped brought actual benefits to exhibitors.

CIFF (Shanghai) is not just an incubator for trade cooperation. It is also a grand stage for industry communication.

The 38th session organized 48 brilliant activities, including design displays, expert seminars, guest dialogues and fashion shows. All of the events focused on industry needs and trends.

The EAST Design Show shared fascinating colors and the best oriental furniture design. The China Tour of Pinnacle Awards

by American Society of Furniture Designers debuted in CIFF (Shanghai), sharing design pieces that are mass-produced and highly popular in the US. Famous scholars, economists and entrepreneurs gathered to discuss heated themes, sharing insights on “Supply-side Reform & Distribution Innovation for China’s Furniture Market”, “Intelligent Industry Upgrading

The Turkish furniture industry was represented by 20 exhibitors operating in the contract furniture, office furniture and home furniture.

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and Transformation” and “Made in China 2025”. The Office Life Theme Pavilion shared an integrated office environment of human factors, ergonomics, green requirements, smart trends, space mix & match and fashion. The “Furniture ·Harbor Story” launched “Alpod --- a mobile home” to share a futuristic open living space. Driven by market demand and featured by crossover integration, the on-site events helped inspire the industry and foster common development.

The next edition of CIFF will be held in Guangzhou, 18-21 March 2017 as the first phase and 28-31 March 2017 as the second phase.

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Arda Chemicals develops water based glues With R&D the company shortened the time for process of water based glues

Mustafa Tunc General Manage

One of the important materials in mattress production is glue that is developed continuously. Arda Chemicals developed a product that needs less time to function.

General Manager Mustafa Tunc informed about his products and his company.

by 50 seconds. They will stick foams as fast as solvent-based glues. It is as much aggressive as Japanese glues.

New R&D activities

Arda Chemical Company one of the leading innovative companies in this sector has been manufacturing glues, auxiliary materials for furniture, upholstery, shoe, bedding and automotive industries in accordance with customer expectations in Ä°stanbul Boya ve

Needs of buyers are our source of motivation for R&D. Presently, we are developing for patented product Empirme glue and water based glue. We use a unique emission polymerization reaction that reduced the time for sticking

Besides, we work on emprime glue. We are one of the two companies (the other is in Japan) producing this product in the world.

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ARDA Vernikçiler Organize Sanayi region (Istanbul Paint and Varnishers Organized Industrial Area). It was established in 1997 under the name Mekimsan Kimya Sanayi located in İstanbul- Maltepe. The company changed its name to Arda Chemical Company. It started production in Istanbul Paint and Vanishers Organized Industrial Zone in order to meet continuous demand.

According to Arda officials, Arda Chemical Company’s main purpose is to continuously research for providing customer satisfaction and quality improvement by accurate product understanding with regard to customer needs. Customer satisfaction is the most important principle of quality understanding.

“Plan, Do, Check, Act and Manage” Principle is the philosophy of Arda. The main purpose of these principles is to meet the expectations in price and quality also to provide the most perfect service.

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“Our target is to have developing production technology with increasing business potential at all sector furniture, upholstery, shoe, bedding and automotive industries. Our mission is to offer products and services that meet expectation of customers by being aware of the changing needs of our customers with our flexible and creative solutions,” says the manager of Arda. “Our vision is to be the most preferred company in Turkey by providing the price and quality satisfaction. We determine our vision and we believe that we will get home. Also we want to be in coordination with our customers. We develop of new products in the direction of customer needs; service products and information of customers needs; products that are used at production.

“Arda Chemical had important aims carrying itself to the future when it was founded in 1997 at İstanbul-Maltepe. They were ‘Appreciating of time and always thinking big’. The values have caused Arda to be globalized. We have been in the race to please customer much better and offer more quality products with regard to developing market conditions.

In this direction we have grown and developed for meeting the customer’s expectations.”

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BOR-SA provides the competitive advantage to small & medium sized mattress manufacturers Would you kindly brief your company? How do you serve to the mattress industry?

BOR-SA has been established in 2007 in Kayseri, the center of Turkish Furniture production. At the beginning we were supplying iron pipe and profile to furniture manufactures. Then by the time, we

Mehmet KÖKSAL – Chairman

Established in Kayseri in 2007, BOR-SA is providing a wide range of materials for the soft furniture mattress, sofa and sofa bed manufacturers, including fiber to pocket and bone springs, mattress ticking fabric to elastic webbing and mattress tape to air capsules.

BOR-SA also shines out with her exclusive spray glue Bor-sa S-500.

Aiming to provide all raw materials and semi-products at one point, BOR-SA builds a bridge between big producers and middle and small size furniture producers.

Mehmet Koksal, Chairmain, BORSA informs about his company:

have widened the range of goods that we provide. Now we supply for the needs of especially the so-called “soft furniture” mattress, sofa and sofabed manufactures.

Our product range includes fiber, felt, pocket and bone springs, mechanism, gas spring, mattress ticking fabric, upholstery fabric, elastic webbing, mattress tape,

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air capsules etc. In shortly except cheap board, we provide all components and material to produce furniture. We have to say that our main supply sector is the mattress industry. We have special spray glue for mattress production called Bor-sa S-500. Our mission is to provide all raw material and semi-products to be produced at one point.

Would you kindly brief your manufacturing facilities? What is your production capacity?

Our company mainly deals with distributing goods of main producer as a trade company. But in our facilities we produce ball fiber

also. Our capacity of ball fiber production is 40 tons/month.

What sorts of products do you manufacture? What are the specifications of these products?

As we mentioned above, we are Trade Company. It means that we build a bridge between big producer and middle and small size furniture producers. As you know, there is a direct connection and trade between suppliers and big producers. But small and middle producer don’t have such a big consumption capacity. So we provide them competition chance and to get the goods as much as possible close prices with our contract capacity. Again, it is

necessary to mention here that we supply all materials according to the needs of small and medium size companies at one point.

How would you define “healthy mattress?” What sorts of materials should be used in a healthy mattress?

According to our experience in the mattress industry, a healthy mattress is the mattress which meets the needs of people to sleep in comfort, rest peacefully and wake up fresh. We know that there is an increase of customer consciousness about what they need and how they can meet their need. In the internet age, they can easily reach all necessary information

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through net. They can decide what kind of mattress meet and satisfy themselves.

The materials used inside a healthy mattress are very important. But the most important thing is how the customer could find the right mattress. That is why customers have to determine their needs first of all and look for the mattress which meets their needs.

At this point, mattress seller and producer have wide range products presenting to customers’ taste and service.

price and service policy.

In 2016, we are expecting not too much but little jump in furniture sector. These all depends on the parameters outside of furniture sector. Our plan for 2016 is to increase our service and quality much more. On the other hand, we export our goods to 5 countries since 2014. Our main aim is to increase our export both at the customer and country wise. We have organized and built up a foreign trade team inside the company in order to achieve that.

Can you evaluate 2015 for your brand and the sector in whole?

What are your future prospects and projections for 2016?

Generally speaking, 2015 was not the year of furniture because of many parameters both domestic and international. As you know, furniture is one of the few goods easily give up under the crisis time.

Would you brief your export markets?

Our main market is the neighboring countries. We export to Georgia, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Tunisia. Differs country by country, we mainly sell felt, adhesive, packaging nylon, mattress ticking fabric, mattress tape, air capsule etc.

On the other hand, despite this depression at the furniture sector, our trade was successful and satisfied us thanks to our customers who believe in us and know our

How do you provide your raw material and product supply? Do you have imports?

As mentioned above, we only pro-

duce ball fiber and we import the raw material from Vietnam. All the rest is supplied from the domestic market. But with the hard competition inside the domestic and foreign markets, we are looking for alternative solutions to get the goods and supply our customers both price and quality wise.

What are your final remarks?

2015 has passed with all happy and painful matters. With the New Year we hope to all around the world peace and happiness. Also we thank you for giving us this opportunity.

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Rolteks ensures quality mattress and furniture manufacturing The quality of a product depends on quality of raw materials and production techniques. Fiber is the most important element in mattress and furniture fabrics.

Rolteks stands for the best raw materials at this regard and serves the industry with a professional approach. We conducted a fruitful interview with Mr. Furkan Çetinbulut, third generation family member of Mitsan Group.

Can you brief us about your company?

Rolteks is a new investment of Mitsan Group on Polyester Fiber Wadding Products. The company is situated on a 7,000 sqm closed area. With an annual capacity of 1.5 Million sqm production, we are one of the leading suppliers of furniture, mattress and home-textile industries. Our products are preferred by their regulated quality. As you know, quality at all times is the most important issue on regulated production for furniture and home-textile industries.

Small differences in variated order lots may cause big damages for producers. Our technology ensures same quality in all lots.

How much microfiber is used in mattress production? What kinds of mattresses need microfiber in production?

It depends on how density used in the mattress. This amount varies regarding countries. Because each country has its own sleep culture. As an example, Anglo-Saxon nations prefer soft mattresses while Iran people prefer hard mattresses. Almost 2 kg microfiber per mattress is used in domestic market. There are several filling materials used in mattress quilting such as wool, cotton. But microfiber is generally preferred by mattress producers in their products because of durability, hygene and low-cost issues.

How is microfiber production in Turkey with regards to quality and quantity?

Microfiber is one of the main components of home-textile products.

As we consider the strength and

Furkan Çetinbulut, Member of Board

bigness of this industry, Turkey is one of the leading microfiber producers in the World. We have really big and competitive companies. As Rolteks, our vision is to be one of the key suppliers in EMEA Region.

How is the microfiber industry in the world? Which countries are the main suppliers and which ones are importers?

Microfiber wadding has wide range of usage so much so that it is produced in most countries. But China is the leader in the World.

Turkey is the key producer in EMEA Region.

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‘’Innova Bedding’’ – consulting of the mattress industry

Innovabed Bedding puts tree of life on its logo because root of it represents a strong background and beaches of tree is representing the ambition to achieve a company which is long lasting and as possible as highest levels. “Trees are giving without expectations, hopefully we will be useful to humankind like trees,” says Onder Honi of the company. “Innova Bedding can supply all mattress components from Turkey to the World and from World to the Turkey. The name Innova is originated from Innovation, which is one of the main philosophy of our new company. According to our experience, innovation, design and

philosophy are main 3 features of successful companies.”

Mr. Honi made the following remarks about their operations: “Innova Bedding is consulting mattress producers to make them international. We are trying to adapt their mentalities to international business. We are changing products designs, marketing approach by putting a new philosophy to company.

Another consulting type is turnkey production site. We are providing factory-production layout, machine, models, masters, engineers and management consulting for the companies that want to make new mattress-furniture production.”

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The logo of the Innova Bedding “Innova Bedding put tree of life because the roots of it represents our strong background and beaches of tree is representing our ambition to achieve a company which is long lasting and as possible as highest levels. Trees are giving without expectations, hopefully we will be useful to humankind like trees. The name Innova is originated from Innovation, which is one of the main philosophy of Our new company. According to our experience; innovation, design and philosophy is main 3 must of successful companies.

“Thanks to Innova Beddings product network Innova Bedding also offers you to use your product and get easily such products like the coolness of cotton, thermal comfort effect of wool, incredible natural comfort of horsehair, the natural antibacterial and comfort effect of coco (pads made from coconut fiber) , The effect quick drying and not affected by moisture of camel hair and of course the Latex foam containing natural rubber. Also Innova can supply you 3D Mesh Fabric for the air circulation, all kind of pillows and gel products which provide you cool effect on the bed. At the moment, the world needs bunk & metal furniture. Innova Bedding can provide you these products.

According the time we are in the technology is one of the biggest innovations. You can use Boditrak Pressure Mapping System at the bedding from production till marketing.”

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Burhan Cetinbulut, “People will move to foam mattresses from spring types in ten years.”

On the foams they produced On our product line there are several density of foam including visco elastic and PU types. Density of foams defines the quality of the product. There are other kinds of foams depending on their hardness, softness and comfort levels.

In addition to these products we

Burhan Çetinbulut

Having been active in the sector since 1976 Mitsan Group started to produce foams in 1998, felt in 22007, and fiber production in 2016 for the needs of furniture, mattress and automotive industries as their major supplier. Presently, the company has four factories of foam, mattress, fiber and felt products. Burhan Çetinbulut of Mitsan informed about the foams they produce and forecast that in ten years people will change their preference for the foam type of mattresses.

started to produce contour design foam products by investing 2 million Euros. In these factories that are one of the rare investments in Turkey and in EMEA region, thank to the special designed components mattress producers can manufacture mattresses without using any springs.

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Producers was considering visco as a short term fashion We began to produce visco elastic products in 2007. Interest in visco types in Turkey have recently began to accelerate. Perception was that it would fade away soon.

But, now visco has increased its share in the market and still is going up. I forecast that share of foam type of mattresses will be higher in the coming years. This is an important point. The labor cost in the production of foam types is less then spring types. We and other companies who have a power in the market may lead the consumers towards foam mattresses. By now foams were expensive, now prices are lowered and buying power of consumers are rising.

I think that in ten years, foam and latex will be more shares in the mattress markets.

On the differences of foam mattress usage and manufacturing between those in Turkey and in the world Raw materials are important in this business. Since most of them were imported from Europe there are not so many differences among them. Suppliers of raw materials determine the market.

It is also a matter of marketing; everyone tries to differentiate their products. We produce MDI base visco elastic foams that are made of two to three different materials. We prefer MDI, which is softer and more comfortable than others. We observed that our customers like the touch of our materials. In short, there are not so many differences between the two. Europeans are closer to the source of raw materials.

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Are visco mattresses more innovative than others?

There are other materials called visco gel, which are more expensive and used in upper level of mattresses and target to A segment of the market. A class of products brings more profit to both suppliers and producers. The added value has more leverage.

We add to our prices 200 lira, end user pays additionally 2 thousand liras.

Export to more than 30 countries We ship our felts and foams to more than 30 countries mostly to North African markets. We have new markets. Problems in the neighboring countries have forced us to seek new markets in the world. Every producer knows all of the suppliers in the country and markets have become more transparent. For this reason, we try to sell our goods in far away countries.

Distance from market is a problem in exports We want to enter Russian market, a great potential. We have had talks with customers in India and we want to export to the countries in South America, though there are some problems. Mutual trust and cultural divide are major problems in this region. You understand the importance of neighboring markets when you spent some time in different export markets.

Geographical distance and cultural divide are major problems in exports.

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ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® Certification for Sustainable Textile Chemicals Zürich – The International OEKO-TEX® Association has established a new certification system for its portfolio of sustainable textile certifications. ECO PASSPORT

by OEKO-TEX® is a verification procedure by which manufacturers of textile processing chemicals and chemical compounds, such as dyes, performance additives, finishing agents, lubricants, detergents, etc., are able to confirm that their products can be used in sustainable textile production. The new program is currently in pilot mode and officially launches in early summer 2016.

The ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification program is comprised of three assessments which are conducted in a stepwise manner.

The results from each stage of evaluation are shared with applicants who can use the data to confirm internal quality control and occupational safety guidelines as well as to reformulate if necessary to set up safer, more sustainable formulations.

• First, manufacturers confidentially and securely disclose the chemical substances in their formulas which are compared via CAS number against the OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 Restricted Substance List and the STEP by OEKO-TEX® Manufacturing Restricted Substance List. These OEKO-TEX® lists are compliant with REACH and ZDHC guidelines.

• Second, a risk/hazard assessment is conducted in which each ingre-

The new ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification offers textile chemical suppliers the possibility to have their products assessed for sustainable aspects by a third- party institution.

dient is evaluated against twenty-two health and environmental endpoints.

• Finally, an analytical verification is performed to confirm that the chemical product does not contain unintended by-products or contaminants and meets the criteria for ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification.

Products that pass all three phases are granted the ECO PASSPORT

by OEKO-TEX® certification which indicates that the certified textile chemical is safe to use in OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certified textile products and in STeP by OEKO-TEX® certified manufacturing facilities. In this way, ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® chemicals increase textile product and process

safety and help protect consumers, textile industry workers, and the environment from the negative impact of potentially harmful substances. Furthermore, the addition of ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® to the OEKO-TEX® portfolio promotes comprehensive stewardship of textile products and processes throughout the supply chain.

The International OEKO-TEX® Association and its sixteen member institutes around the world will be hosting webinars and other learning opportunities soon to ensure clients are aware of the new ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification and the many sustainability benefits it offers for textile chemical producers and their customers as well as for the entire textile supply chain.

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Producing foams, pillows and fibers for the mattress industry, Form Sünger (Foam) Company maintains a leadership position in the industry as a dependable and reliable provider with consumer oriented growth strategies and continuous development geared to meet changing market conditions.

Arif Emre OLMEZTOPRAK Sales & Marketing Manager

The company has a new innovative product called “ProtectForm”.

ProtectForm is an ultimate barrier against many types of microbial threats inside a mattress. Today hygiene has been getting more importance. We, humans, have been sparing one third of our

life in bed. That is why mattress materials are very important terms of comfort and health. That’s why ProtectForm makes a lot of sense because it has advantages as: • A highly active microbicide is covalently bonded to a substrate, include synthetic, cellulosic or wool fibers, webs or fabrics, pu.

• No migration to the skin or the environment, • Does not allow for the development of adaptive organisms, • No zone of inhibition •The microbicide is bonded.

•Does not migrate from the

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substrate.

•Continuous action isn’t depleted.

•Launderable without loss of efficacy.

• Safe for humans and the environment • To adhere on surface, and carry a positive charge which creates an “electromagnetic” attraction between the negative charged microorganisms; Schematic structural depiction of covalently immobilized (alkyl alkoxysilane Quarternary ammonium salt) used as microbicidal coatings.

FEATURES OF PROTECTFORM • Highly effective against pathogenic bacteria, • Virucidal and fungicidal, • Is effective with gram(+)/gram(-) bacteria, fungi, molds and mildew, • Offers greater protection against infections, • rapid absorbency, high absorbent capacity, • Hemostatic effect, • Launderable, • Has a permanent antimicrobial effect, • Helps reduce transfer of bacteria • Inhibits the growth of bacteria on and in textiles,

PROTECTFORM EFFECTIVENESS LIST

• Stops microbial formation of odours in textiles,

Gram Positive Bacteria Reference Bacillus sp. (vegetative cell) Corynebacterium diptheriae Micrococcus lutea Micrococcus sp.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycobacterium smegmatis Propionibacterium acnes Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus epidermidis Streptococcus faecalis

• Eliminates fungi that cause athlete’s foot and mildew. Eliminates bacteria that cause food/body odors, • Improves hygiene.

Here the effect of biocide and the protection of ProtectFORM can be seen;

Streptococcus mutans Streptococcus pneumonia Streptococcus pyogenes

Gram Negative Bacteria Reference Acinetobacter calcoaceticus Aeromonas hydrophilia Citrobacter deversus Citrobacter freundi Enterobacter aerogenes Enterobacter aglomerans Enterobacter cloacae Enterococcus Escherichia coli

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Klebsiella oxytoca Klebsiella pneumoniae Klebsiella terriena Legionella pneumophila Morganella morganii Proteus mirabilis Proteus vulgaris Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonas fluorscens

Parinfluenza (Sendai) Rous Sarcoma Reovirus Type I Simian Virus 40 Vaccinia MS2 PRD1 H1N1 (Swine Flu) Norovirus

Gram Negative Bacteria Reference Salmonella cholera suis Salmonella typhi Salmonella typhimurium Serratia liquifaciens Serratia marcescens Xanthomonas campestris

Fungi, Algae, Mould, Yeast, Spores Reference Alterania alternate Aphanizomenon sp.

Aspergillus flavus Aspergillus niger Aspergillus sydowi Aspergillus terreus Aspergillus versicolor

Viruses Reference Adenovirus Type II & IV Bovine Adenovirus Type I & IV Feline pneumonitis Herpes Simplex Type I Herpes Simplex Type II HIV-1 (AIDS) Influenza A2 (Aichi) Influenza A2 (Asian) Influenza B Mumps

Fungi, Algae, Mould, Yeast, Spores Reference [Continued] Aspergillus verrucaria Aureobasidium pullans Candida albicans Candida pseudotropocalis Chaetomium globsum Cladosporium cladosporioides Chlorella vulgaris

Dreschslera australiensis Epidermophyton sp.

Gliomastix cerealis Gloeophyllum trabeum Microsporum sp.

Microsporum audouinii Monilia grisea Oscillatoria Penicillium chrysogenum Pencillium commune Penicillium funiculosum Penicillium pinophilium Penicillium variable Phoma fimeti Pithomyces chartarum Poria placenta Scenedesmus Saccharonyces cerevisiae Scolecobasidium humicola Selenastrum sp.

Trichoderma viride Trichophyton interdigitale Trichophyton maidson Trichophyton mentogrophytes Trichophyton sp.

Protozoa Parasites Reference Cryptosporidium parvum (oocysts)

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New machinery produced in Turkey by Lineer Lineer Machinery offers more developed and affordable priced machinery than imported ones for the Turkish mattress industry.

Having been serving in mattress industry since the year 2011, Lineer Machinery company produces better versions of competitive machinery imported from abroad and offers them to mattress manufacturers at more reasonable prices. Saffet Gungor, a partner of the company, emphasized that they have several projects approved by Tubitak, and informed about his company and operations.

On the company, Lineer Machinery Co. We were established in 2011, though we have been operating in this sector. We produce several machinery to reduce the number of labor needed in the manufacturing processes and aiming to increase the production capacities. We both make the automation systems for these

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machinery. I can say that we are a good solution partner for our customers. One of the shelving automation projects is that we completed to one of our customers is a good example for this.

Earlier 40 people and 4 forklifts were working in this section.

Thanks to our system, only two workers can manage the whole operations. With barcode system we embedded in, products that will be delivered to a certain buyer can be transported and delivered to the buyer with robotic movements. There are a few firms in Turkey having these systems.

We have other machinery for foam packing, foam vacuuming, both are approved by Tubitak for their authenticity.

On the variety of machinery aiming to mattress manufacturers We may produce all machinery needed by any mattress manufacturer except the spring forming machinery. Number of the varieties is about 25. We are preparing a project to be submitted to Tubitak, Turkey Scientific and Technologic Research Authority, that no other company has.

Lately, we developed a machine for cell type mattress manufacturing that aims to reduce more the number of workforce needed for the operations.

On the most demanded type of machinery by manufacturers Especially rollpack machinery is demanded more, because they reduce the cost of transportation.

Thanks to these machinery volumes of items that can be filled in a container, can be cut by four fold, a big advantage especially for exporting companies. In a market of this kind, that there is a fierce competition on both

Saffet Güngör and Ersin Güngör

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price and transportation this is an important advantage. Also, our mattress packing machines are demanded the next most.

On the special projects Our other products approved by Tubitak are foam packing are also have similar advantages.

This machinery originally are produced in Europe. We developed this and began to sell them at about 160 thousand Euros, while the originals are sold at 200 thousand Euros. The machine reduces the volume of foam by 6 fold, a serious opportunity for more profit. We sold several of them to our selected customers.

We also got support from Tubitak for the development of rollpack machinery, besides other three.

We are waiting for the approval.

Only one other company has this machinery on its line.

On the production facility and production volumes Our facilities covers 7 thousand sqm and we have sufficient capacity for production. We produce on demand and order so, when demand are high we add night shifts for production. We want to deliver products fast to our buyers. We have special teams for after sale services, who are ready to serve even a small part of the machine is not working well.

It increases customer satisfaction and will be a good source for more references.

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SLEEP WELL EXPO 2016 show previews

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SLEEPWELL EXPO is the only show in the world offering all segments of the sleep products industry, from raw materials, components, and machinery to finished mattresses. In the 2016 edition around 100 exhibitors will showcase all major items of the industry including machinery, springs, foams, fabrics, chemicals and other components. To give you an impression on the exhibitors and exhibits we are offering the following previews with some snapshots to lead the visitors to the correct stands at the venue.

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Selcuk Varli, Director, Allbeco info@allbeco.com www.allbeco.com

Allbeco is one of the important company of bedding sector with its natural products made by plant fiber and animal hair containing Latex Foam , Horse Hair , Camel Hair , Cashmere , Wool , Cotton , Sea grass. Besides those , Allbeco provides BODITRAK Body Pressure Maps which is used for sales point to increase sales volume of the customers by showing right mattresses for the end users.

Export Georgia, Iran, Ethiopia, Moldova, Kosovo, Armenia, Italy, Nigeria, Trinitrate Tobago, Guinea, Netherlands, Romania

Product Range

Natural mattress materials, mattress materials

About Sleepwell Expo

Come together and talk about the advantages of natural products in mattress market with domestic and overseas manufacturers and be a force in mattress market.

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Turan Akozlu Akozlu, General Manager info@adtl.com.tr www.adtl.com.tr

Yuxing was founded in 2002 and specialized in manufacturing computerized quilting machines including scientific research, process manufacture, sales management and after sale service all over the world.

Successful implement of the company into ISO9001:2000 international Quality Management System , honored as “Private Scientific and Technological Enterprises” by Dongguan City Science & Technology office. Factory cover area is 66.666sqm (100acre) with 200 workers and 50 technical engineers. It’s good capability on products’ development and improvement, owning a lots of patents in this industry.

Akozlu Company is the Yuxing business partner in Turkey to provide “ sales, installation, training and after sale service” for Turkey, EU and neighbor countries.

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ARDA

Arda Chemical Company, one of the leading innovative companies in this sector has been manufacturing glues and auxiliary materials for sector furniture, upholstery, shoe, bedding and automotive industries in accordance with customer expectations in İstanbul Boya ve Vernikciler Organize Sanayi Region (İstanbul Paint and Varnishers Organized Industrial Area). It was established in 1997 under the name Mekimsan Kimya San.and Tic.Ltd. located in İstanbul - Maltepe. The company changed its name to Arda Chemical Company.Has started production in İstanbul Paint an Vanishers Organized industrial area. In order to meet continuous demand the company produces following products:

Export Markets: Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Balkans, Middle East and Europe

Product Range: -FURNITURE -PVC/CPVC

-SPRING BED

-PSA HOTMELT

-WOOD ADHESIVE

About Sleepwell Expo: Last year we had participated in the fair for the first time. The positive result of the show led us to attend this year again. I believe that this is an important opportunity for all manufacturers to promote their products.

Mustafa Turunc Arda Kimya, General Manager info@ardakimya.com.tr www.ardakimya.com

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Conny Dils - Patrick Jakob Artilat www.artilat.com.tr www.artilat.be

Artilat holds a leading European position as a manufacturer of a well-balanced range of latex foam products. Thanks to our close collaboration with the bedding industry, we are able to supply our partners with top quality products.

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Hizir Korkmaz Artintech, Foreign Trade Manager satis@artintechs.com www.artintechs.com

“Artintechs presents solution partnership with unconditional customer satisfaction about designing and manufacturing of Display Systems.

Artintechs’ products are Mattress Display Systems, Curtain Display Systems and Special Product Designing.

All advertising tools must be used effectively in order to present the products correctly to the target market.

Artintechs, always targets express service to ensure customer satisfaction by following the innovations in the sector with the principles “ Brilliant Idea, Correct Design, Perfect Production’.

Our Company with its educated, experienced and talented team will be pleased to be a solution partner for you with all its projects.”

Export Markets:

USA, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Kosovo, Austria, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Russıa, Australıa, New Zealand, China, INDIA, Nigeria, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Israel.

Product Range:

Mattress display systems, pillow display systems, boxspring display systems, ad boards, boxspring headboard display systems, mattress crossing display systems, special designed sleep center systems, portable mattress systems (for homes and hotels).

About Sleepwell Expo:

We will be there to introduce our new products to our existing customers and to meet with new potential customers from domestic and international markets.

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Celil Cicek Asya Orme, General Manager info@asyaorme.com.tr www.asyaorme.com.tr

We, as Asya Orme, are aware of our responsibility with our 22 years of textile experience and the expert staff in its fields.

We give you an opportunity of healthy and quality life with our products which allow you to wake up refreshed and relaxed.

Our Vision

To produce bedding fabric that our priority is serving as human health by following sectoral innovation in the world, changes, developments with an innovative approach. Depending on this vision, our company takes aim at being recognized, being know and being a brand in demand with compony’s image which produces SLEEP FRIENDLY BEDDİNG FABRIC.

Our Mission

Ergonomic product range that we shape with R&D activities completes with our main quality and fair price mission. To increase customer satisfaction with a sustainable acceleration and to create awareness constitute another element of our mission. Periodic quality checks at every stage of production is the insurance of the qualty guarantees of our products.

Export Markets: Approximately 10 countries notably in European zone.

Product Range:

About Sleepwell Expo: We will take part at Sleepwell Expo to meet new customers.

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Mustafa Atasever Aziz Tekstil, General Manager mustafaatasever1979@gmail.com www.simfelt.com

Aziz Textiles COMPANY PROFILE; Our company was founded in Organized Industrial Zone in 2012. ADA. It is engaged in the recycling of textile waste. Seal line with the latest technology we have built in 2012, about 500 monthly / We make 750 tons felt manufacturing. Weight weight varieties of 800 m2 / g m2 / 1800 m2 / g m2 ars we have been felt in production. Mission; Nature and high standards make products without harming the environment, improve customer satisfaction, to be a reliable partner for our customers. Vision; Our production capacity and further enhance our quality every day, to deliver a smooth and timely products to our customers.

Export Markets: Ukraine and Azerbaijan

Product Range: -Felts

About Sleepwell Expo: We will take part in order to increase our influence in domestic and foreign markets.

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Berhan Kaya Aydin Tekstil, Sales Manager info@aydintekstil.com.tr www.aydintekstil.com.tr

Export Markets: We export to around 60 countries in America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Product Range: Mattress fabrics.

About Sleepwell Expo: We were very much satisfied with last year’s performance of the fair. We are hoping with the same excitement to get better results this year. We consider this show as a good event and believe that it will get a better place in the future.

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Duygu Gunaydin Bedcovers, Assistant General Manager info@bedcovers.com.tr www.bedcovers.com.tr

With its production in a 3500 m2 area in Saraykoy, Ankara, we have made progress in the field of quality assurance with bed-covers (Kardeşler Deri Saraciye Tekstil ve Otomotiv Sanayi Tic. Ltd.Şti.), with a high production capacity since 1989.

Experts of our work, our customers perform flawless production with our trained staff. We receive positive feedback in this regard. With values such as world fashion, comfort, in order to be the first company started production of new products, we constantly follow the industry. We are beginning to favorable construction work to the generation of our products to our newly developed products. With the help of developing machines, our dynamic team continued to work in an integrated way.

We have acquired convenient machinery through our quality posture in the sector. Our company provides the quality of the assets and the modern lines of our products are constantly improved and continuity for its customers. Therefore, it is “time for the change”.

Export Markets: Switzerland, Germany, Iran and Azerbaijan.

Product Range:

About Sleepwell Expo: We will be at Sleepwell Expo Istanbul in order to meet with the organizations operating in the global and Turkish markets, to promote our product variety and quality, to find new solution partners, to add value to our brand, to offer our innovative and modern concept to whole sector.

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Mehmet Koksal Borsa Malzeme, Proprietor info@borsamalzeme.com www.borsamalzeme.com

Bor-sa Malzemecilik, with its approx. 10 years experience, gives supply service to furniture producer with wide range raw material such as foam, upholstery fabric, knitted and jaquard mattres fabric, felt, glue, accesories (air capsule, legs,etc.) mattres tape, fiber, pocket or helezon spring and at the same time supples depending on our customers specific requested semi products such as quilted capitone, mattress side bordures etc.

Export Markets:

Tunis, Georgia, Macedonia, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and Greece.

Product Range:

Trading of all materials related to mattresses. We also make foam-sizing business.

About Sleepwell Expo:

We will be at Sleepwell Expo to increase of export activities and to expand our customer portfolio.

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Gokmen Kara Boyteks, Mattress-Ticking Fabric Marketing Director gokmen.kara@boyteks.com.tr www.boyteks.com.tr

Boyteks produces mattress ticking and the carpet group in Kayseri, while the upholstery fabric is produced in Bursa.

Having started producing mattress ticking in the year 2000, Boyteks also started producing woven mattress ticking in 2005 to respond to the market demand in addition to knitted fabric, which was increased in 2010 and will continue to be increased in the future. Additionally, upholstery fabric production started in 2003 and carpet production in 2011. Manufacturing yarn in their own facility for production since 2003, Boyteks completes all processes from yarn to fabric production in its own fully integrated facilities which operates within the company’s own ERP system.

Export Markets:

We export to countries in different continents mainly to America, England, Italy and Poland. Last year we exported to 90 countries from Mauritius Republic to Peru, Japan and Chili. We serve over 5,000 customers in 5 continents.

Product Range:

We follow the trends in textiles very closely. It is our mission to improve standards and living quality through our innovative products. For instance, ’Triple Fresh’ mattress ticking fabric cleaning the air of the environment, ‘Biorytmic Sleep’ and ‘Proactive’ mattress ticking fabrics which regulate the bio rhythm of body continue attract interest. In addition, we developed ‘Biorytmic Sleep’ with an inspiration from minerals used at acupunctures and stone therapies.

About Sleepwell Expo:

It is an important advantage to have a fair at this sector for the first time in Turkey to see the innovations and product portfolio. It is a clear fact that it will offer a different perspective to the industry. This will be an important platform for the mattress industry and for those who want operate in this business. We will take our part in this show.

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Feridun Tosun: Boycelik, Export Manager feridun.tosun@boycelik.com.tr www.boycelik.com

One of the forthcoming investments of Boydak Holding, an industrial leader in Turkey and all over the world. Raw materials supplier of Europe’s largest mattress and furniture manufacturers. A forerunner in manufacturing industry with quality products and on-time service. Operating on 112.000m2 total area of which 62.000m2 is covered and 50.000m2 is open, Boyçelik manufactures wire in a variety of diameters, springs and spring systems of numerous different specifications, round and rectangular tubes of several dimensions in 2 main facilities.

Boyçelik export to 65 countries especially European countries, USA, South America, Middle East, and North African Countries.

Export Markets: 65 countries mainly European countries, the USA, Central Asian Turkic Republics, Middle Eastern and African countries.

Product Range:

-Boyçelik manufactures wire in a variety of diameters, springs and spring systems of numerous different specifications, round and rectangular tubes of several dimensions

About Sleepwell Expo:

We believe that the successful and stabile growth of the show will continue and it will be successful this year too.

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Murat Ozturk Duru Sunger, General Manager duru@durusunger.com www.durusunger.com

As Duru Sunger Ltd.

We have been producing special flexible /rigid and viscoelastic foams for mattress, sofa cosmatic and medical sectors since 2004.

We have wide range of products for;

-make up sponges

-ergonomic flexible foams for mattress and pillows

-nishy selective flexible foams for sofa and armchairs -special flexible foams for medical purpose

-semi rigid and rigid foams for furniture and insulation sectors.

Export Markets: Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran.

Product Range:

Viscoelastic foam, sport foam and armchair foam.

About Sleepwell Expo:

I believe that the fair will be more influential when some details are improved. It has a bright future for the mattress industry.

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Uzeyir Ozcan D-Label, Export Manager export@dogus.web.tr www.mattresslabel.eu

We are one of the leader company for all kind of material for mattress labels. As like sewing,thermal (hotmelt),sticker satin,leather,woven,silicone,metali embroidery lalels.

Also we produce to mattress catalog, brochure , posters and mattress display systems , pillow and mattress boxes for mattress shorwroom for support to sales.

Export Markets:

We export to 40 countries notably in America, Africa and Middle East.

Product Range: Mattress Label Pillow Box Catalog Brochure Magazine Poster Paper Bags Stand Card Cardvisit Folder Roll up Banner X Banner

About Sleepwell Expo: We felt to contribute to this event because it is the first in Turkey and we believe that it will help us to expand our foreign market and to find new customers in the future. I am sure that it will be a worldwide event as Istanbul Furniture Fair. We will support this event to develop further.

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Ali Oguzbas Erike Tekstil, General Manager info@eriketekstil.com.tr www.eriketekstil.com.tr

Export Markets: The Netherlands, Belgium, Moldova, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Jordan, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Product Range:

• Bed Closing Tapes from 10 mm up to 80 mm in 120 colors • 0,5 cm – 10 cm Narrow Woven • Bed Handles

• Elastic Colon at 40-45% stretch • Load to Lift Equipment • Auto Trail Rope

About Sleepwell Expo: We take part in this show in order to showcase our new products and to obtain new customers.

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Erhan Aksu Era Endustriyel, General Manager eaksu@eraendustriyel.com www.eraendustriyel.com

Our MissionIs To Deliver The Right Product At The Right Price At The Right Time,With Our Genuinely Service To Get Your Money’s Worth.

Export Markets: Romania, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Chili, Bolivia, UK, Sweden, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Product Range: Foam casting and cutting machines.

About Sleepwell Expo: We will take our part in Sleepwell Expo to meet new customers and to expand our export activities.

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Serkan Guler: Elektroteks, Sales Manager serkan@elektroteks.com.tr www.elektroteks.com.tr

ELEKTROTEKS is a 25-year old, Turkey based company specialized in mattress and quilting industry solutions. It offers complete solutions to mattress and quilting industries with the product groups of : Quilting Machines, Packing Machines, Tape Edge Machines, Mattress Border Machines, Automatic Glue Lines, Fully Assembly LÄ°nes.

Export Markets:

South Korea, Portugal, Spain, Mexico, Egypt, Iran, Czech Republic, UK, Ireland, Poland, Kosovo, Romania, Greece, Tunis, South Africa, Lebanon, Morocco, USA, Canada, The Netherlands, Germany, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Albenia, Armenia, Georgia and Nigeria.

Product Range:

-Elektroteks divides its product group into 4 as listed below: - Mattress Production Lines: Automatic Glue Lines, Conveyors and Tape Edge Machines

- Quilting Machines: Single Head, Double Heads Continuous Quilting Machines, Single Head Frame Type Quilting Machines - Packing Machines: Automatic Packing Machines, Manual Packaging Machines and Rolling Lines

- Border Machines: Full Border Processing Lines, Different Decorative Border Stitching Machines, Handle Machines and Auxiliary Machines.

But of course these ranges are dynamic all the time and 30% of our production is all the time new machines, systems, developments.

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Arif Emre Olmeztoprak Form Sunger, Sales & Marketing Manager arif.olmeztoprak@formsunger.com.tr www.formsunger.com.tr

Many years of manufacturing experience accumulated under Boydak Holding premises has been passed on to Form Foam, which started its activities in 2002. Continuous investments complement the ever increasing production capacity and revenue targets of our company, carrying out activities on 82.000 m² of covered area with 400 employees.

Our company manufactures on average 3 million cubic meters of foam annually, comprised of TDI-MDI based blocks and injection foam. Our main product categories include Standard Foam, High Resiliency (HR) foam, Visco (Memory) Foam, Visco Pillows, Medical Pillows and fiber.

The products we manufacture are mainly used by the furniture, automotive, home textiles and insulation industries. Form Foam facilities have the capacity and technology to meet foam demands of varying color, density, dimension, shape and physical features.

Export Markets: Asia, Africa, Europe and America continents.

Product Range:

Polyurethane foams, HR foams, Visco foams, Visco gel foams, Visco pillows.

About Sleepwell Expo:

We expect that this only mattress exhibition in the region comes to a powerful level by gaining more exhibitors and visitors every year.

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Mehmet Kaynar Felteks, Export Manager mkaynar@felteks.com www.felteks.com

Export Markets: We export over 35 countries.

Product Range:

Felts and waddings for mattress, furniture and automotive industries.

About Sleepwell Expo:

We believe that we have to be in this show as one of the leaders of the sector. Sleepwell Expo is a good opportunity to develop our brand in domestic and international markets. I believe that it will be a good show as long as it is supported.

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Mehmet Erdem Kurt Gunteks Elyaf Tekstil, Export Manager export@guntekselyaf.com www.guntekselyaf.com

We are the biggest manufacturer of felt product in Turkey. Because We are Gunteks Nonwoven in Gaziantep/Turkey producing fibers for felts Ä°n 10.000m2 closed area and produce high quality felts in 15.000m2 area in 10.000m2 closed area with latest technology of 2016 model of italian machine.((there is no factory still has this technology yet in Turkey))Because All our product of felts will be always checked with our newest technology of Zwick laboratory too. Our company Gunteks felt produces 750 tons/month between 500 gsm through 5000 gsm with hard felt, soft felt, duo felt, thermovat, and thermobond which prefered from our customers

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Erhan Karakaslar Giz Group, General Manager erhan@gizgrup.com www.gizgrup.com

Giz Group Textile Plastic and Printing company is the mattress accessories producer based in Istanbul Turkey, we’re supplying mattress accessories for mattress producers in Turkey and around the world.

Every mattress producer can find all mattress accessories in one place by GizGroup.

Thanks to the elite team, quality products, best service, and support of our valued clients, GizGroup has grown each year.

Our products : Mattress air ventilators, mattress handles, mattress 3D spacers, mattress tapes, bed bases accessories, mattress side border tapes, mattress labels etc.

Export Markets: Russia, Ukraine, Turkic Republics, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tunis and Algiers.

Product Range:

Mattress Tape, Speacer, Speacer Machine, Woven Tape, Ticking Handles, Mattress Ventilators, Mattress Handle, Corner Guards and Mattress Labels

About Sleepwell Expo:

Sleepwell Expo is the only fair of the sector in Turkey.

For this reason, we believe that it will be successful.

We hope it becomes functional and we meet with our domestic and international customers.

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Ding Chunhai̇, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Meixin Deco Fabric Plan www.mxfabric.com

Hangzhou Xiaoshan Meixin Decorative Fabric Plant (Meixin) is located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. We are a professional decorative fabric company integrating research and development, manufacture, sales and marketing. Based on the ever innovative concept, and the tenet of “seeking clients with reputation”, Meixin is becoming a leading group in the realm of decorative fabrics.

Mattress fabrics, bedding fabrics, curtain fabric and sofa fabric with different materials are our main product range. The jacquard knitted fabric which is made from natural material like soy/bamboo/organic cotton and also polyester.

Meixin can now produce 10 million meters annually and has been awarded as Grade AAA Enterprise and our “Meixin” trademark is honored to win the title of “Well-Known Trade Mark of Hangzhou”.

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Malik Enes Huroglu Hurpol, Domestic And Export Specialist malik@hurpol.com www.ergofoam.com

HĂźrpol Vakum San A.Ĺž. was established in 2002 in Bursa. In line with development process and increased demands across the world, the firm has achieved the competence and speed serving in a few different sectors. Currently, we work in the areas of medical, furniture, textile, home textile under our brands Ergofoam and Viscofoam.

We are a producing firm sustaining activities along with the experienced management understanding, technical infrastructure and stable working line.

We serve to our customers by keeping our sensitivity to quality in front plan especially in viscos pillows, viscos mattresses and gel products with honest and reliable firm image in medical and home textile sector.

Export Markets:

We export to 23 countries notably to UAE, Romania and The Netherlands.

Product Range:

Visco pillows, visco cooling gels, pillows and mattresses.

About Sleepwell Expo:

Increase of foreign exhibitors at every edition led us to participate in this show. With this expectation we will always support Sleepwell Expo.

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Emre ErgĂźnes Huzur Malzemecilik, Purchasing Manager info@huzurmalzeme.com www. huzurmalzeme.com

Our company is supplying to domestic and foreign markets all kind of raw materials for mattress production, till hard felt,mattress fabric,adhesive,sewing thread etc since 1983

Export Markets: Egypt, Tajikistan, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, UAE, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan, Syria, Macedonia, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, China, Tunis, Twain, Korea, Poland, Vietnam, Nigeria, Pakistan, Romania, Albania, Bahrain, Belgium, Belarus, Algiers, Estonia, Armenia, Morocco, Palestine, Georgia, Montenegro, Cyprus, Hungary, Mongolia, Moldova and Uzbekistan.

Product Range:

Mattress glue, tape, felt, fiber, padding and yarn

About Sleepwell Expo:

We are planning to meet new customers and increase our sales. I believe that this show will contribute to our brand value too. Besides, we want to maintain continuity with our customers by increasing our product variety.

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Haifeng Yuan Nantong Healthcare Machinery Co., Ltd yhfhkfoam@163.com www.hkfoam.cn

Nantong Healthcare Machinery Co., Ltd was founded in 2003, specializing in research, design and manufacturing of CNC contour cutting equipment. We are the largest and most successful manufacturer of CNC equipment in China.

From the beginning we have operated with the spirit of “good faith� business philosophy. We are a proactive, innovative company striving to provide customers the highest quality products and best customer service available in the industry. An installed base of more than 1,500 machines worldwide speaks to our success. Further testament to our success is that we have captured more than 65% of the Chinese market.

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Onder Honi Innova Bedding, Founder onder@innovabedding.com www.innovabedding.com

Innovabed Bedding puts tree of life on its logo because root of it represents our strong background and beaches of tree is representing our ambition to achieve a company which is long lasting and as possible as highest levels. Trees are giving without expectations, hopefully we will be useful to humankind like trees .

Innova Bedding can supply all mattress components from Turkey to the World and from World to the Turkey. The name Innova is originated from Innovation, which is one of the main philosophy of Our new company. According to our experience; innovation, design and philosophy is main 3 must of successful companies.

Export Markets:

China, India, Middle East and Europe.

Product Range:

Ä°nnovative sleeping products, mattress cencors, mecanisms, 3D spacer bedding components.

About Sleepwell Expo:

I believe that Sleepwell Expo has a promising future and an event which the sector needs. With the finished mattress coverage, the show will be a better fair.

In a short time, the fair will be an international event rather than a domestic show.

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Selim Sahin KĂźcĂźkler Tekstil, Assistant Manager selim.sahin@comfytex.com.tr www.comfytex.com.tr

Export Markets: We are exporting to over 45 countries mainly to European countries such as Italy, Germany and Spain, the USA, Jordan, Algiers, Ukraine and Russia. We are doing our best with all means to increase our export and market shares.

Product Range:

Knitted Mattress Ticking Pique

Pillow

About Sleepwell Expo: We are targeting to establish our position in and out of Turkey with the best way to make our brand a sought after name. One of the most efficient ways to promote the brand and products and to reach potential customers is fair participation at home and abroad.

Our company has participated in a lot of fairs since its establishment in order to offer more products to our customers in the sector.

With this perspective our company will participate in the Sleepwell Expo fair as we did last year. I would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciations to the organizers who contributed to the sleep and mattress industries so much with this show. We, all parts of the industry, have to support this fair in order to make it a better one for the benefit of our national economy. We had the chance of meeting many new customers at the show. We also cemented our relations with the existing customers. We will arrange our stand with our new products.

The experiences of our company have been doubled every year. We will offer our newest products prepared for our customers with innovative variety at Sleepwell Expo. We believe that our products and brands to be showcased at this show will contribute to building up our brand.

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Onur Kirayoglu Kirayteks, Member Of The Board onur.k@kirayteks.com www.kirayteks.com

Our company, which is continuing the production of jacquard and straight fabric for home textile for a period of more than 20 years, also serves to domestic and foreign markets as result of its previous and ongoing investments on new technologies. Our product types are consisting of fabrics for roller blind, mattress ticking and technical textile with numerous design, type and composition.

Export Markets:

Russia, UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Bulgaria, Poland, Serbia, Morocco, Tunis, Lebanon, Cyprus, Greece, Azerbaijan, Spanish, Italy, Canada and Australia.

Product Range:

Knitted and woven bed covers (since 1975), drapery fabric (mainly for roller curtains), technical textile industrial fabrics (value added such as flame retardant, antibacterial, stainless)

About Sleepwell Expo:

The first two editions of Sleepwell Expo had been very successful beyond our expectations. We think that this is a very attractive show especially for neighboring countries.

I think it will functional regionally first. This year more foreign companies should attend the fair. This will increase the number of visitors at the same time.

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Sedat Kantarcioglu Lifos Sleep Products, General Manager sedat@mitsan.com.tr www.mitsan.com.tr

Export markets: We export to 13 countries mainly to France, Italy, The Netherlands and the U.K.

Product Range:

Contour cut design mattresses

About Sleepwell Expo: We are attending this show to expand our export market and to offer our patented products to domestic and foreign markets.

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Saffet Gungor Lineer Makina, Shareholder info@lineermakina.com www.lineermakina.com

“Lineer Makine” Hydrolic & Pneumatic Electric Electronic San. Tic. Ltd. Şti. has been created to transfer 20 years machine production experiences and savings to our industrialists and answering their needs.

Service principle having customer satisfaction as preference, knowing customer problems well at least as much as customer does, these needs, most effective and most creative products, meeting by producing with most suitable cost and before competitors do.

Aiming at being reliable and believing in the customer satisfaction as most important than anything else. “Lineer Makine” is fast developing and growing in its sector because of its successful works.

In Kayseri Organize San. Zone, 4.500m2 close, 7.000m2 open area. Carrying on machine production with faith and success with 6 engineers, 8 mechanical and electrical technicians, 20 machine producing and mounting employees.

Produced machines by “Lineer Makine” are AS-RS(Automated Stor

Export Markets:

10 countries notably to The Netherlands and Azerbaijan.

Product Range: Mattress machines.

About Sleepwell Expo: We are targeting to obtain new customers from abroad and to show that Lineer Makina operates in this sector and manufactures mattress machinery.

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Mehmet Pucak Mekanizma DĂźnyasi, Owner mehmetpucak@hotmail.com www.mekanizmadunyasi.com

We present our mechanism since World Company As of 15 hotels in Kayseri whole year and hospital services.

Our company; Hotels in particular, practical employees Low-Volume Production is, however Multifunctional Products.

All of our products have the bed may feature,

Single manufactured in various sizes according to customer demand, dual and triple relaxation chairs; and armchairs with multiple functions provide both function as beds.

We serve our valued customers with these products, as well as hotels and hospitals are too many varieties needed extra beds and our practical mechanism puff bed.

R & D activities of our company, which strives every period Alive continues its activities as a participant in various exhibitions in addition, since 5 years.

Sleepwell Expo will attend this year’s first exhibition in 2016 through our company to expand its current customer portfolio and aims to gain new markets.

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Huseyin Basak Mavera Kimya, General Manager info@maverakimya.com www.maverakimya.com

* Evamelt Pocket Spring Hotmelt Adhesives * Evamelt PSA(Pressure Sensitive Adhesives) Hotmelt Adhesives * Enzel Solvent Based Adhesives * Fomtex Solvent Based Adhesives * Potakim Solvent Based Adhesives * Evamelt Glue Stick Adhesives * Evamelt Packing Hotmelt Adhesives * Evamelt Edge Banding Hotmelt Adhesives * Evamelt Profile Wrapping Hotmelt Adhesives * Evamelt Bookbinding Hotmelt Adhesives * Evamet Carpet Fringe Hotmelt Adhesives * Evamelt Labelling Hotmelt Adhesives * Evamelt Filter Bonding Hotmelt Adhesives

Export Markets:

20 countries mainly from Europe and Middle East.

Product Range:

Foam adhesives, variety of hotmelt, candle silicon, solvent-based adhesives.

About Sleepwell Expo:

Meeting with our customers to increase our influence in domestic market and gain new foreign markets.

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Enes Sumer Merpol, General Manager info@softlifevisco.com www.softlifevisco.com

Our main product groups are memory foam pillows, cushions, mattresses, mattress toppers and waterproof mattress protectors.

We produce high quality memory foam products for medical industry and home textile as well. We have our own brand softlife which is a well –known brand in domestic market.

Our main export regions are Europe, Middle East and Africa countries. We are able to produce for our customers label and logo.

Export Markets: Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland, Bulgaria, Greece, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Morocco, Tunis, UAE, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, Georgia, USA, UK and France.

Product Range:

Visco Pillow, mattress and waterproof mattress and pillow protector.

About Sleepwell Expo:

Our goal is to meet with domestic and foreign customers operating in different sector.

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Mustafa Nebi Dogan Mert Makina, Director nebi@mertmakina.com www.mertmakina.com

MERT MACHINERY, established in 1993 with the awareness of this necessity, has started the production of mattress machines.

Export Markets:

We export 70 countries in 5 continents.

Product Range

• Quilting Machines ( Chain and Lock Stitch & Single Head and Double Head) • Tape Edge Machines (Automatic or Manuel)

• Mattress Packing Machines (Automatic or Manuel & Roll and Flat) • Bonnell Coiling & Bonnell Coil Assembly Machines • Spring Carcass Fatigue & Grinding Machines

• Quilted Panel & Roll Fabric Cutting Machines • Border & Spacer Machines

• Automatic Mattress Gluing (HotMelt) & Tape Edge and Packing Lines

About Sleepwell Expo

Sleepwell expo is expected to be the most important and successful organisation considering that Turkey holds a strong and competitive mattress industry. The sector is growing continuously at an exponential rate which imposes the Sleepwell Expo to be designed especially to create an atmosphere where customers can find the suitable supplier. It is also required that it also provides the opportunity for new product offerings and exciting trends in the mattress production sector with in respect to the unmatched efficiency. Comparison and coverage of the latest innovations in machinery, equipment, supplies and service of the mattress industry shouldn’t be forgotten in this organisation and should guide with new market explorations with the acquirement of these development in the most efficient places.

Every visitor must leave with new ideas gained and inspiration to us to achieve the potential of our market.

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Mehmet Salih Basoz Mesa Label, General Manager www.mesaetiket.com.tr mesaetiket@mesaetiket.com.tr

MESA ETIKET; was established in Denizli in 1990 as a first woven label manufacturer in Anatolia and since that time it has grown up continuosly with its own capital.

Our company works with ERP software; it has OEKO-TEX STANDARTS 100 as well as ISO 9001: 2008 certificates since 2006.Mesa Etiket is not only serving to lots of famous brands but also is an official licenced producer of Disney and La Martina brands. Every year; it measures all the feedbacks obtained from its regular Customer Satisfaction Surveys; it continues to develop itself.Our Product range;Mattress Tape,Mattress Label,Woven Edge Woven Label and Ribbon, Jacquard Woven Label and Ribbon, Badge, Zip Puller, Artificial Leather Label, Heat Transferred Label, Laser Processed Serial Number Labels, Digitally Printed Label and Ribbon and also supply of Print Label, Sticker, Swing Ticket but also Keychain, Wristband, Calender, Miniature Carpet, Flag, Digital Printing. Mesa Etiket has also contact and service Office in Istanbul

Export Markets:

UK, Germany, France, America, The Netherlands, Austria, Australia, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Canada, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine and Hong Kong.

Product Range: ‌.

About Sleepwell Expo: We target to increase our current export share and attain new customers.

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Oguz Ozey Milkay, Sales Manager oguz@milkay.com.tr www.milkay.com.tr

Export Markets: S. Arabıa, Egypt, Dubaı, Etc. All Middle East, Unıted Kıngdom, Poland, Romania, Serbıa Etc. All Europe, USA, Brazil, Chili, Dominican Republic, Panama, Bahamas, Paraguay, Uruguay Etc. Azerbaijan, Georgia, India, Pakistan, Morocco, Libya, Senegal, Angola, Congo Etc. All Africa

Product Range:

Hard Felt, Soft Felt, Cotton Felt, Wool Felt, Jute Felt, Soft Gray Pad, Cotton Pad, Polyester Felt, Needle Punched Felt, Polyester Pad, Ball Fiber

About Sleepwell Expo:

We are one of the biggest felt producer in the world and we must exhibit the fair. We sent invitation to all customers in the world.

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Burhan Cetinbulut Mitsan, Member Of The Board bcetinbulut@mitsan.com.tr www.mitsan.com.tr

Export Markets: We export to over 35 countries.

Product Range:

Soft and hard felts, waddings, viscoelastic mattresses and pillows.

About Sleepwell Expo:

I believe that it will be a good show as long as it is supported well.

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Firat Akinci Nerteks Iplik, Sales Rep firat@ner.com.tr www.ner.com.tr

• Staple Spun Polyester Sewing Thread • Staple Spun Polyester Sewing Thread • Polyester Covered Corespun Sewing Thread • Cont. Filament Polyester Sewing Thread • Cf Polyester Sewing Thread • %100 Mercerised Cotton Sewing Thread • Polyester Corespun With Cotton Wrap Sewing • Quilting Sewing Thread • Texturized Sewing Thread • Texturized Polyester Thread

Export Markets:

Romania, Brazil, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Togo, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Germany.

Product Range:

Master (Staple Spun Polyester Sewing Thread) Spring Staple Spun Polyester Sevwing Thread) Polymax (Polyester Covered Corespun Sewing Thread) Nefleks (CF Polyester Sewing Thread) On (%100 Mercerised Cotton Sewing Thread) Denim İplik (Polyester Corespun With Cotton Wrap Sewing) Ner Koza (Quilting Sewing Thread) Nerteks (Texturized Sewing Thread) Spring (Texturized Polyester Thread)

About Sleepwell Expo:

We have been making production at our own plants for many years in line with the requirements of the sector. As is the case for every company, we have our target markets too. By taking part in this show we will address to mattress manufacturers and visitors. We believe that we will make good contacts at this show. I wish success to all exhibitors.

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Muhammet Darrat Nobel Yatak, Proprietor info@nobelistanbul.com www.nobelistanbul.com

Export As an international bedding group, we have been in bedding industry since 1998. We continue our manufacturing processes in 6 different plants in 4 countries and we have been exporting more than 45 countries in Middle East, South America, Russia and Turkic Republics, North and South Africa and Central Europe

Product Range all kinds of spring mattresses, foam mattresses, latex and visco-foam mattresses, roll-packed mattresses, flat-packed mattresses, zipped mattress covers, slip, all kinds of polyester pillows, visco-foam and latex pillows, mattress accessories such as mattress handle, mattress ventilator, mattress tape, 3D spacer, mattress labels, printed and woven mattress ribbons; on the other hand, we also have been supplying industry a wide range of articles as follows: converted foaming products, rolled polyester and cotton products, hard felt products, bed frame, headboard, comforters, bed linens, blankets, adhesive, knitted and woven mattress ticking, PVC coated terry mattress fabric, 3D border machine.

About Sleepwell Expo

We intend to expand our export area and meet to new customers. .

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Mustafa Taka Nova Sünger, Member Of The Board info@novasunger.com.tr www.novasunger.com.tr

Nova SüngerveYatak A.Ş. offers basic finished and semi-finished goods needed by the industry to markets all around the world in highest service standards by completing horizontal integration with polyurethane products, industrial wires, spring bed wires, bedspring and construction, industrial staple, fiber products and R&D departments.

Nova SüngerveYatak A.Ş. gives service in its facilities equipped with newest technologies and fully automated systems with a total production area of 245.000 square meters, of which 55.000 square meters being indoor space in Adapazarı.

Export Markets:

20 countries mainly are in Balkans, Caucasus and Arabian Peninsula.

Product Range:

Different densities of foams for the mattress and furniture industry.

About Sleepwell Expo:

We had been very much satisfied with last year’s performance of the fair. We are hoping with the same excitement to get better results this year. We consider this show as a good event and believe that it will get a better place in the future.

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BĂźlent Tuna Onur Kapitone, General Manager info@onurkapitone.com www.onurkapitone.com

Export Markets: We are shipping the products of the company which we represent to England, The Netherlands, Serbia, Romania, Russia, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan and Latvia.

Product Range:

Multi-needle quilting.

About Sleepwell Expo: Our goal with this participation is to promote our company with an affective way and to reach as many customers and visitors as possible.

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Ahmet Ozkan Ozka Makina, General Manager info@ozkamakina.com www.ozkamakina.com

OZKA MACHINE COMPANY has been established by Ahmet OZKAN in 2003. We have pleased all our customers and enhanced the team spirit among our employees by applying the total quality management. Our first aim is to manufacture machines that are in line with CE and ISO 9001 standards to give full satisfaction to our customers. We take responsibility for our after sale services by installing our network all around the world.

Export Markets:

Bulgaria, Tunis, Egypt, Iran, Syria, Uzbekistan, Libya, Romania, Lebanon, Azerbaijan.

Product Range:

About Sleepwell Expo: We would like to confirm and announce our existence in the mattress and sub industry of which importance has been increasing and to penetrate into this market.

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Haluk Bükümcü Pakipek Tekstil, General Manager info@pakipektextile.com www.pakipekgroup.com

* Pakfiks High Tenacity İndustrial sewing yarns * Pakfiks Texturised Polyester sewing yarns * Pakfiks Skin İndustrial sewing yarns * Pakkoza Quilting sewing yarns

* Pakstrom Spun Polyester sewing yarns

* Pakstrom Polyester Covered Corespun sewing yarns

* Pakstrom Polyester Corespun With Cotton Wrap sewing yarns * Pakstrom İnseparably sewing yarns * Pakstrom Waxed sewing yarns

* Pakstrom Vardola sewing yarns * Rahatyaslan Pillow

* Rahatyaslan Safety Belt Pillow * Rahatyaslan Travel Cushion

* Rahatyaslan Create your own design. * Rahatyaslan Custom design. * Rahatyaslan book pillow.

* Rahatyaslan baby cushion.

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N. Cansu Coskun: Punteks, Foreign Trade Manager cansu@punteks.com www.punteks.com

Everything started with the idea of sorting and recycling textile waste for Punteks and the company was established in 1995.

In 2006, Punteks invested a nonwoven production line with a capacity of 1.000 tons/month. This nonwoven line is able to produce felt between 500 g/m² to 3000 g/m². Established on 30.000 m² land with 12.000 m² factory area, Punteks is exporting almost 50% of its production to 21 countries. These felts can be used in household appliances, automotive, furniture and construction sectors.

Punteks is deeply concerned with understanding current needs and expectations of our sector and customers. Since 1995, Punteks offers consistent quality to its customers and strive to improve the quality that it provides.Therefore Punteks’ strategy is to keep its quality, trust and customer satisfaction at top importance. These three conditions are the most important musts for Punteks.

Punteks is certified by TUV Rheinland with ISO 9001:2008 and renews it each three years.

Export Markets:

USA, UK, Ireland, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Russia, Greece, Bulgaria, Chili, Italy, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Finland, Serbia and India.

Product Range:

Soft felt, medium hard felt, hard felt, blue felt, izogreen (flame retardant felt), thermoplastic felt and PP felt.

About Sleepwell Expo:

We, as Punteks, have been participating in Sleepwell Expo since its first edition. We had a very good show last from the standpoints of both, organizational and reaching target companies.

We attained new customers from domestic and foreign markets thanks to the efficient promotion of the fair.

The productivity of last year made us to expect more this year.

We hope we may meet new customers from Middle East and Europe. We believe that an efficient promotional program will help the sector as well as to the national economy. I think this show will be one of the leader fairs in the sector.

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Oğuzhan Oguz Ruba Grup, General Manager info@rubagrup.com www.rubagrup.com

RUBA has been supporting the MATTRESS and FURNITURE INDUSTRY with the production of “MATTRESS TICKING”, “FELT”, “STEEL WIRE”, “SPRING AND SPRING SYSTEMS “, “FOAM”, “ MATTRESS AIR VENTILATOR AND MATTRESS HANDLE”, MATTRESS TAPE”, “NON WOVEN SPUNBOND FABRIC AND POLYESTER FIBER” and “ADHESIVE”. We have been exporting all of our these manufactured products all over the world with our young management team.

RUBA is proud to present customers “PERFECTATION”, “INNOVATION”, “CAPABILITY”, “POWER”, “COMFORT”, “TRUST” and “FUTURE” with its own length experience, highest quality products and services, advanced technology machinery yields, advanced production capabilities, improvement and efficiency at production, offered products and services that meet customer requirements and principle of complete customer satisfaction.

Export Markets:

We export to 25 countries notably Romania and Serbia.

Product Range:

Everything needed for a mattress.

About Sleepwell Expo:

We think that this show will be the leading fair of the sector. We are targeting to develop our relations with the current customers and meet with potential buyers.

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Ramazan Celik Sefox, Proprietor info@sefox.net www.sefox.net

SEFA CHEMİCALS manufacturing Water Borne, Hotmelt, Solvent Based, Without Toluene Adhesive etc.

SEFOX’ s Some Specifications:

-SEFOX can be used on single surface -SEFOX can transport easily

-Due to its viscosity, bonds more material with less adhesive -Sefox is preferred all over the world

-Environment-Friendly solvent used, no toxic chemicals involved, such az benzene, ethylene dichloride etc.

Applıcatıon Fıelds

Sefox is used in bonding of foam to foam, foam to wood, foam to felt, foam to fabric, foam to metal, foam to plastic, felt on felt, fabric on fabric in Furniture Industry, Spring Bed(Matterss) Industry,Office Furniture Industry

Export Markets: We are shipping our products to 67 countries around the world.

Product Range:

Water-based, solvent-based and hotmelt varieties addressing to the mattress, furniture and footwear sectors.

About Sleepwell Expo:

We believe that it will be a good show to meet new customers and existing ones.

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Osman Karakose: Paknur Tekstil, Purchasing Manager sales@hayatkonfor.com.tr www.hayatkonfor.com.tr

Our company serves the sector with woven fabrics.

Export Markets:

We’re exporting to 21 countries. Some of these Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Germany, Netherlands.

Product Range:

Woven mattress ticking fabrics and boxspring fabrics.

About Sleepwell Expo:

We consider the Sleepwell Expo as an important event bringing the main industry and the supply industries altogether. Our main target is to meet with our current customers as well as potential ones from domestic and foreign markets. We are planning medium and long term business plan by getting benefits of this well-established fair. With a hope that we can reach our message to the entire world with this fair we are taking our part at Sleepwell Expo.

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Abdullah Umit Canan Verra, Foreign Trade Executive sales@mattresscomponents.net www.mattresscomponents.net

As Verra ltd. we continue to be the key partner of the mattress & bedding manufacturers all over the world.

We have been serving the manufacturers with raw materials, components, semi-finished & complementary goods, promotional items, spare parts and tools.

Some of our major products are; • Mattress packing bags & films, • Mattress tape,

• Mattress labels (stickers, sewing, iron-on etc.)

• Accessories (air ventilators, handles etc.)

• Solvent based glue

• Mattress Sewn Covers & Semi-finished mattresses (new)

Apart from the a.m. products, we supply all types of components for mattress & bed box manufacturing.

More info about our products and services can be found our frequently updated webpage; www.mattresscomponents.net

Recently we have announced our new brand name Coverrest® for sewn mattress covers.

To stay up to date, and be informed of our latest models & promotions you can visit www.coverrest.com We are always committed to meet and exceed our customer’s expectations...

Export Markets:

We are currently exporting from Middle East to Africa, from North America to Europe.

ABOUT SLEEPWELL EXPO:

Sleepwell expo is the first major exhibition in Turkey about mattress manufacturing industry. We are expecting to expand our sales through the exhibition, and meet our current customers to present new products and services

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Ahmed Enver Siteks, Export Manager info@siteks.com.tr www.siteks.com.tr

We are the biggest Felt producer company in Turkey since 1939 and we supply Mattress, Furniture, Automotive and Electrical Home Appliance Industries.

Export Markets:

We export around 40 countries; almost all countries in Europe, Middle East and North Africa, many of Russian and Eastern Block countries. We are also shipping to Latin America, North America and Far East.

Product Range:

• Hard (Thermofix) Cotton Felts

• Soft Cotton felts (Needle Punched) • Orijinal Woll and Cotton Felts • Fire Retardant Felts • Felt with Foam

• Ultra Hard Felt for Mattress Bases • Felt With Jute Backing

About Sleepwell Expo: We have been participating in foreign fairs regularly since 1997. Fairs are successful and productive feedback providing organizations. Since we are observing that domestic fairs are also improving. That’s why we are attending this show.

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Mr. Zafer Tazim

SIMALFA速 by ALFA Klebstoffe Eurasia Yapistirici San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti www.simalfa.com

SIMALFA速 water-based adhesives have been designed especially for the foam industry. Produce your mattresses with high efficiency and make adhering process with the environmentally-friendly products. Any adhesive cannot make your adhering processes as SIMALFA速! SIMALFA速 is the most economical way of quick adhering!

You can see our newest technological products at our stand.

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Fatih Genc Tugsan Metal, Owner tugsanmetal38@hotmail.com www.tugsanmalzeme.com

TuÄ&#x;san Malzemecilik - are ready to be your material supplier.

Export Markets:

Iraq, Moldova, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan

Product Range:

Wholesale of furniture and mattress materials.

About Sleepwell Expo:

I believe that this fair will be the leading show of the sector. It will be useful for us. To obtain new customers for export activities and to develop relations with existing customers further we will take part in the fair.

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BOYTEKS designs setting the trends in the sector

BOYTEKS, among the major and most innovative brands of industrial textile, started to have its name rather frequently with its designs in 2016. BOYTEKS, has become the number one preferred brand of industrial buyers for its mattress ticking, upholstery fabric and carpet manufacturing, has also become a favourite brand counterfeit the most.

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Dr. Gokmen Kara, Marketing Manager of BOYTEKS Mattress Ticking, who highlighted that they are one of the first brands that spring to mind when innovation is at stake in the sector, has also said, ‘BOYTEKS, today, is a well-known and recognized brand within its target audience whenever you go throughout the entire world. We have realized exports to more than 100 countries last year. Our teams, ranging from pattern design to R&D, from Quality Management to Logistic units, have been in intensive endeavours. Our manufacturing and collection teams are always together with our sales team on field and with out customers. We are traveling with these teams to more than 50 countries. We are a very young and dynamic team. We are in an endeavour to present what our customers’ expectations are and even exceed beyond those. We have made serious investments in design in the recent years.

We have increased the number of our teams and we performed activities in order to gain different perspectives of the provider

approach and interpretation of the countries towards patterns and designs are very different.

We are also successfully able to manage these discrepancies and differences emerged within the target audience and geography.’

Dr. Gökmen Kara BOYTEKS Kayseri Marketing Manager

to protect the authenticity. We started to reap the fruits of those moves and accomplish satisfactory outcomes. Currently, major bed manufacturers do utilize the patterns of BOYTEKS and request those. This is a very significant step for us in the course of brandling.’ Dr. Gokmen Kara highlighted that it is a brand with the high geographical extent and prevalence and added that ‘the

Mr. Kara, commented that they attach great importance to effective utilization of technology and mobile applications and continued his speech as ‘we are in an endeavour with our marketing team regarding how we can provide better services to our customers, how we can take on a better consultancy task for our customers. Due to the mobile applications recently developed by us, our customers now are able to design their own beds and have the opportunity to see the bed of their dreams before manufacturing process. This application provides serious benefits and advantages to our customers in terms of accelerating the work processes and avoiding problems that can occur in the post-manufacturing process.”

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Akozlu offers innovative quilting machines and services

Representing Yuxing in Turkey Akozlu provides installation, training and after sale services for EU, Turkey and neighboring countries

Yuxing was founded in 2002 and specialized in manufacturing computerized quilting machines including scientific research, process manufacture, sales management and after sale service all over the world.

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Turan Aközlü General Manager

Successful implement of the company into ISO9001:2000 international Quality Management System , honored as “Private Scientific and Technological Enterprises” by Dongguan City Science & Technology office. Factory cover area is 66,666sqm (100acres) with 200 workers and 50 technical engineers. It’s good capability on products’ development and improvement, owning a lot of patents in this industry.

Akozlu Company is the Yuxing business partner in Turkey to provide installation, training and after sale service for EU, Turkey and neighboring countries.

“We always insist on our motto ‘Quality first, customer first, credit management, credit-oriented’ purposes, innovative , self-development in the competition, at the service of self-perfection with modern business philosophy, excellent products, quality service to serve our valuable customers,” says the official of Akozlu.

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Milkay produces its own raw materials

Established in 1995 MÄ°LKAY manufactures spring mattresses and sofas, nonwoven and paddings that are used in mattress, isolation, automotive and furniture sectors. At Milkay, raw materials needed for felt and paddings production have been manufactured in its own facilities for more than 2 decades. Oguz Ozev, sales and marketing manager of Milkay informed about his company and activities.

On the general outlook of 2016 for Milkay company It was better than the year before for us. There were loss of sales especially in domestic market and

exports were not so strong, however we worked hard and with the advantage of selling in diverse countries we maintained our sales level. We look forward for the results of the last season of three months. We think that this period will be better.

On the targeted markets in export countries We are selling to variety of markets in abroad, especially in North Africa, where competition is high. Besides, we emphasize on mid and South African markets.

Earlier there were a few number of mattress manufacturers in these markets, but now the people have

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become more prosperous and began to demand higher quality mattresses and better technologies. We are also active in Latin American countries. These are hard to reach markets for mattress industry due to logistical reasons.

Our competitors are mostly active in the Balkans, Middle East, Caucasia, and North Africa. But we can reach to further markets thanks to our production capacity and limited profit margins.

On the raw materials of felt and paddings, the wastes of textile industry In case of the need we import some of our inputs. Some materials could not be find in Turkey, such as some special fibers. We have to import them. Sometimes we decide to import due to cost considerations. There is no regular source of supply for these wastes in Turkey. We have a large facility in Nigde, Bor, to process imported textile wastes, where they are cut, combined, processed into fibers.

It makes us more powerful in our effort to meet larger demands.

The facility was established in 2014 and is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world, we think. We also may sell processed fibers to our competitors, as well.

General comments We will be in the Sleepwell Expo fair event, which will be held for the third time, in Istanbul. The earlier edition of the fair was very successful for us. We expect larger group of visitors in the fair. It was highly productive and profitable.

Even it was better than the fair held in Germany. We are optimistic about the future of the industry, despite all kinds of problems enliven in the region.

Oguz Ozev, Sales and Marketing Manager

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Ersan Madeni opens to American market

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Producing metal, moving and electronic mattress systems for more than 30 years Ersan Madeni added several products into its production line such as beds with hygienic fibers, gelled visco foam pads and smart sleep systems.

Brand owner Aynur Erman informed about her company and fair activities.

How were the reactions you got in trade shows?

We do not have great targets for the year 2016 because of the problems we have been experiencing in business. We decided to focus on investing in fairs for further development. We recognized that this was a right move at the right time. There was only one Turkish company in the fair we participated. We are going to be in IMM

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next. It is also important for the prestigious of our country as well as of our company. Turkish companies who want to participate in these fairs can only find marginal locations in these events, especially those held in Germany, due to the negative stances of organizers toward foreigners. But, we got a reservation in this fair.

We will go to Highpoint fair in October. Now, American market is attractive for us, it excites us, because it is out of our experience to make suitable products for their culture.

What kinds of mechanisms are demanded?

There are lots of mechanisms in American market; however, sophisticated mechanism used in European markets is not sold in America. Mattresses are so heavy and are rather simple. We were in a fair in Florida in May, and I witnessed that mechanisms are so simple than those we accustomed in Turkey. We bring our varieties to these markets.

What’s on in your product portfolio?

We really have a large variety; I confess that, I don’t know the exact number of them. We are still developing new choices. Our research and development team

Aynur Erman Brand owner

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work hard, and find new solutions for the needs of our buyers. We develop specific varieties for specific companies.

We got a good way on the moving mattress mechanisms. We put fibers beneath of them and aimed to especially elderly people. It is also comfortable and suitable for normal people but is not demanded in Turkey. We sleep on flat beds. We have special products that can be adjusted for sitting purposes to offer American market. They can be remote controlled for better comfort, the kinds that are commonly used in Europe especially by elderly.

On their target for American market Target will be set following the fair event. We are not so familiar with this market. We visited only once. We have communications with several businesses. We will keep our contacts with them in the trade show.

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Elektroteks to cross Atlantic

Participating in ISPA Expo 2016, Elektroteks, a leading mattress machinery manufacturer in Turkey, aims American markets in the short run.

As a company taking firm steps to be the leading global manufacturer for mattress and quilting production technologies, Elektroteks is a respectful name in the sector for 25 years.

Serkan Güler, Sales Director of Elektroteks Mattress Machinery, underlines the significance of innovation and passion that the company attaches. “Designing the motion, working on the small artistic touches on the harmony,

developing things that make products, thinking differently and innovating the minds; these are all we do and the only source is the passion,” explains Güler and adds, “There are thousands to say to define an unbeatable product, but it is only unbeatable in passionless minds.”

Mr. Guler points out that: at the end of 2015 they have reached 75 different countries in 5 continents with the export rate of 70%.

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As the leading producer in Turkey and one of the top three in Europe, we increased the production capacity by 50% with 12 000 sqm closed area new plant, and new machine park investments.

Although Europe, Middle East, Russia, Africa and Asia were the main markets, Elektroteks will put more attention on Americas in 2016.

One of the biggest parts of Elektroteks production is to design automated turnkey mattress production projects which are fully tailor made for your company.

With the last years turnkey project implementations, Elektroteks became globally the most experienced solution partner of mattress producers. The whole project is studied according each customer from the aspects of decreasing operational costs, increasing consistency of mattress quality, decreasing the dirt and the damages on the mattresses during the production, eliminating the unproductive effects of different variety of mattresses, ergonomics and your factory layout. At the end of the day, the turnkey project is implemented in order for you to increase the efficiency significantly with consistent product quality as well as easy management of the production.

As for the new products in 2015, the full automatic mattress panel hemming machine, full automatic vacuum & rollpack machine and

various border machines became the new innovations and joined Elektroteks’ machinery family and gained high volume turnover within a short interval of time.

The premium after sales service has always been one of the the biggest keys of Elektroteks success. Everything always starts after installing a machine at Elektroteks and service always has the number one priority among all other business activities.

Mr. Guler also says in 2016 various new innovations for quilting machines, border machines, packing machines and mattress finishing lines are on the way and soon will be revealed to the customers all over the world. He takes pride, “In Elektroteks family, the biggest motto is ‘never done enough.’

Each customer is a member of our family. Growing together is always faster, and stronger.”

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Sova Bedding introduces innovative Penta mechanism at SleepWell Expo

Penta, a new mechanism for bedding, has more ability to move in four directions. It can be lowered and heightened on both sides.

Started to produce in Holland in 1995, Sova Design launches its brand new product Penta first in Sleepwell Expo under its new brand Sova Bedding. Penta has four movements, more than other competitive mechanisms.

General manager of the company Mehtap Akkoyun informed about his company and its products.

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On the company As a foreign company headquartered in Holland, we started to produce boxspring in 2008 and decided to produce them in Turkey at the end of 2015. So, we established a new production facility and began to produce at European standards.

Penta: A different solution Penta has more ability to move in four directions. This is our superiority on similar products. There are only movements on the head side and on the leg side in our other mechanisms. Penta can be lowered and heightened on both sides.

Mehtap Akkoyun Sova Bedding General Manager

It is designed for home use Penta is especially designed for the needs of elderly and pa-

tients. Penta is the new form of beds normally used in hospitals and special care units for the needs of special people who need care at their homes. Like other similar products, this product has electrical control units and can be adjusted easily for variety of positions. Its outlook is also somehow different from professional products, and made of metal parts. Balanced distribution of weigh of the patients is important, so, our product is designed for this end. Handset that controls the movements provides high level of practicality to the user.

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Huzur Malzemecilik supplies quality material for the mattress industry We have recently interviewed Emre Ergüneş of Huzur Malzemecilik. He briefed on the activities of the Company.

Could you mention about the major activities of Huzur Malzemecilik?

Emre Ergüneş

fort you need to relax and rest. If you have had your mattress for a while, you may be wondering if it is time to buy a new one. Matching your specific comfort needs with the right product is a very subjective process.

Mattresses are made with a variety of materials and technologies to deliver support systems that meet the broad array of consumers’ needs, tastes.

For this reason, Huzur Malzemecilik puts emphasis on manufacturing brand new inputs for the mattress industry.

Huzur Malzemecilik has turned out to be a leading company being able to supply

As for your export markets, what would you like to say?

quality materials for quality mattresses. Mattresses are designed to provide the support and com-

We are able to export 25 countries. We penetrated into new markets in 2016. We would continue to do so in 2017. We

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participate in major fairs both at home and abroad. Our products attract interest more than ever.

How do you evaluate the mattress industry of Turkey?

Except for America and the Central Europe, the mattress industry conducted its activities as a sub-sector of furniture industry. However, the industrialists of the sector have become an independent sector within the last decade.

Turkey is getting to be a center for the mattress industry. The hospitality and health tourism industries have been getting bigger and increasing mattress demand. In parallel of growing economy Turkish people are getting wealthy, living in bigger houses and asking more mattresses. On the other hand, according to a research, the life cycle of mattresses is also going down in Turkey. Turkey became a sourcing country and a gate between Asia and Europe.

What would you like to add?

At Huzur Malzemecilik, innovation is not a department, it is a mindset that has become part of the company ethic and is embraced by every person from top management to the workers on the factory floor.

We have integrated our facilities in order to upgrade customer satisfaction. Imagine a comfort conscious mattress that has its own natural defenses for all imperfections, we produce materials for it. Innovative, high-performance materials from Huzur Malzemecilik now make all these possible, minimizing the risk of allergies and discomfort, and allowing customers to enjoy a trouble-free sleep.

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A glue brand of Turkey: Mavera Kimya Established about ten years ago, Mavera Kimya has been serving the furniture, mattress, packaging, printing, textile, automotive, footwear and construction industries since then. Adding new distributorship in its network, the company exports its product to four continent and active in participating in several fair events.

Hotmelt glues were first and professionally produced by the company who has a major share in the market. These glues have been imported from Taiwan, Malaysia and China. Products of Mavera have been preferred by domestic manufacturers. Transparent, yellow, red, black and green colored glues are produced.

In the factory of the company there are five lines for production of solvent based glues, furniture hotmelts, pressure sensitive adhesives, hotmelt stick and other products addressing to several industries.

Mavera has solvent based and hotmelt based glues for furniture industry besides glues that are made of new generation EVA and polyolefin polymer materials are used in profile wrapping and reveal applications.

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Solvent-based glues are rubber based and contain non-flammable solvents and used in furniture, mattress, armchair and sofa production.

The company also offers glues for pocket springs, which have high sticks, affordable price and lower cost of usage. In line with growing interest for healthier and more technological products, hotmelt consumption is raising. Made

by Mavera, Evamelt brand glues are for pocked springs, used on automatic machinery. It is odorless and have several advantages over standard glues.

Pressure sensitive adhesives are used in mattresses, solvent based glues. They are made basically of rubber, they are hygienic, odorless, flexible and healthier and used in the production of mattresses. It has high level of productivity at higher speeds.

The company knows the fact that, quality is the most important aspect of any product. So, it is keen on quality at every stage of production process from procurement to after sale services.

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Verra at the service of mattress manufacturers with a broad range of products Verra ltd. continues to be the key partner of the mattress & bedding manufacturers all over the world.

Verra Ltd. Co. has been serving the manufacturers with raw materials, components, semi-finished & complementary goods, promotional items, spare parts and tools for mattress manufacturing.

Some of its major products are; •Mattress packing bags & films, •Mattress tape, •Mattress labels (stickers, sewing, iron-on etc.)

•Accessories (air ventilators, handles etc.)

•Solvent based glue Apart from the a.m. products, Verra also supplies; •Spring units (Bonnel & Pocket

spring units), •Industrial Threads for quilters, tape edges and sewing machines, •Foam (Visco gel memory, visco memory, hyper soft etc.), •Pillows, •Nonwoven felt pads, •Spunbonded nonwoven fabric, •Polyester wadding and pillow filling fiber, •Bed box components (gas springs, mechanism etc.)

•Metal units as complementary products for mattress showrooms & interior projects Abdullah Ümit Canan

“Recently we have announced

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our new brand name Coverrest® for sewn mattress covers.

We offer the zippered covers & semi-finished mattresses with the latest trends, as well as the conventional types,” says Abdullah Ümit Canan, Foreign Trade Executive of Verra. “Our Unique designs are as a result of gathering the traditional Turkish tailoring and combining them with the latest trends of mattress manufacturing.”

“We have devoted ourselves to be innovative all the time and never stop the R&D works. As a result, we frequently add new models to our product range.

To stay up to date, and be informed of our latest products & promotions you can visit www. coverrest.com and sign up our newsletter.”

“Our customers currently enjoying the advantages of working with us, while they receive the shipments as consolidated of many materials in single shipment. By this way they reduce their storage costs, and are able to make perfectly scheduled purchases.

Either they buy in bulk quantities or limited, they enjoy the helpful service, excellent follow-up, high quality material supply, customer oriented packing, and loading.

In case they need and urgent delivery for component & part requirements, they get expedited shipments by air cargo or express courier. Eventually they feel the sincere cooperation with

a reliable solution partner acting as their purchasing agent by protecting their rights and benefits during pre- shipments as well as after deliveries…”

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Armalli Group contributes to growth of mattress companies Offering quality components, raw materials and semi-finished products Armalli Group supplies excellent items for mattress manufacturers.

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Armalli Group – Foreign Trade was founded in April 2016 in Kayseri.

Armalli Group exporting mattress and boxspring components, raw materials and semi-products since it was founded, has also exported furniture and textile products.

Armalli Group contributes to growths of companies making mattress and boxspring production that it regards them as business partners by protecting their interests in the best way.

“In the world, the mattress industry grows each passing day; in parallel to this growth, mattress production and mattress technology in Turkey grows by improving itself each passing day. As Armalli Group, we believe that we have contribution for this growth,” says Murat Kahraman, general manager of the company.

“As location, we are in Kayseri where it is produced the half of the whole number of mattresses produced in Turkey. Kayseri is in the first place in Turkey in terms

of mattress and mattress technologies; we supply all of mattress, mattress components and mattress technologies desired by our customers in a short time by using these advantages. Another advantage is that companies producing mattresses can supply all parts from needle to yarn that they require, in a single container or in a single truck.

People understand how important a mattress is for human psychology and health. We think that in 2017, mattress and mattress technologies sector will continue to grow both in Turkey and the World with helps of Sleepwell fair and sleepwell journal.

As Armalli Group, our priority is to create value for our customers, respond to their expectations with quality and stability. Our job is to protect our products and be with our customers after sale.”

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Producing bed

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Tahsin Sisman, The Proprietor of Sismanoglu Company

Having more than a hundred varieties of bed wicks in its product line, the company produces also other materials used for embellishing mattresses. Proprietor Tahsin Sisman, emphasizes on labor discipline, informed about his company.

from abroad with our professional organization.

We have plans for new operations in coming periods. We start with the construction of a new facility on 250 thousand sqm. land, where we are going to built an integrated factory for larger production runs. When completed we will serve to our customers coming

Our production is to be sold 60 % in export markets, and the rest will be delivered to domestic buyers. Our products are the most important tools for the promotion of our brand and our company.

Customer satisfaction we obtained is the

In line with construction, our machinery inventory will be increased. About 60 machines will be operational in this facility. We will buy new generation machines for especially printing purposes.

HC3500 Yeni Yüksek Hızlı Bilgisayarlı Çok İğneli Zincir Dikişli Kapitone Makinesi

Tam bağımsız sistemi ile hayal gücünüzün sınırlarını zorlayın!

Siz hayal edin o gerçekleştirsin.

Special Function / Özel Fonksiyonlar • In dependent sewing heads allows quit with simple patterns, T&J patterns and single head quiting patterns. (Patented product) Bağımsız çalışan dikiş barları ile alışılmışın dışında çok farklı kapitone desenleri Patantli kendine özel T&J desenler ve tek kafa kapitone desenleri • State of the art tracking, superior tracking system allows effortless movement of foam to be fed into quiter (Patented product) Dünyada hiçbir makinede bulunmayan yalnızca size özel patantli haraketli sünger besleyici tasarımı • Adjustable presser foot lifting mechanism enables you to qualit a broad renge of material thickness and patterns.

Ayarlana bilir baskı ayağı kaldırma mekanizması sayesindegeniş bir yelpazede kapitone yapar.

• A high powered fast speed controlled servo motor for thick quilting with accuracy.

Ultra hassas kalın kapitoneler için yüksek enerjili hızlı kontrollü servo motor • New main shaft control for easy timing adjustment. Using high quality sealed bearings.

Yüksük kaliteli sızdırmaz yataklar kullanan kolay zamanlama ayarı için yeni ana şaft • Newly updated software allowing quick design changes of operation.

Hızlı tasarım yapabilme olanağı sağlayan en güncel yazılım • Thread brake detector.

Ultra hassas digital ip kopmalarını algılayan sensörler • Using air cylinder for thread cutting tail length. İplik kesme ve kuyruk uzunluğu ayarı için hava silindiri.

• Emergency safety devices.

En güncel standartlarda acil güvenlik cihazları • Diagnostic detection.

Diagnostik algılayıcı dedektör

Application / Uygulama Alanı

Yatak paneli, yatak pedleri, yatak örtüleri, yorgan, yatak, döşeme ve daha fazla alanda kullanıma uygundur.

Technical Specification / Teknik Özellikler Boyutlar

Daha geniş çalışma ekranı

Ağırlık Kapitone Genişliği Dönüş Hızı Üretim Hızı İğne Ölçüleri İğne Düzeni

Bağımsız ip koptu dedektörü

Max. Yatay Hareket İğne Boşluğu Voltaj Dikiş Aralığı Güç Kapitone Kalınlığı

Yüksek hızlı kontrollü servo motor

Yeni ana şaft kontrolü

HC2500 Yüksek Hızlı Bilgisayarlı Çok İğneli Zincir Dikişli Kapitone Makinesi

Application / Uygulama Alanı

Special Function / Özel Fonksiyonlar • New Fabric loading design. Easy loading material.

Kolay kumaş yükleme şekli kolay malzeme besleme • Tilted body design. Easy to operate and maintain.

Eğimli gövde şikli, kolay kullanım ve koruma

Yatak paneli, yatak pedleri, yatak örtüleri, yorgan, yatak, döşeme ve daha fazla alanda kullanıma uygundur.

• Thread brake detector İğne Kopma alğılayıcı

19inch LCD ekran

Technical Specification / Teknik Özellikler

• Using air cylinder for thread cutting tail length Hava silindiri ile ipin kuyruk uzunluğu kesimi • Operated using high quality sealed bearings that do not need lubrication.

Yüksek kaliteli yağlama ihtiyacı olmayan kapalı rulmanlar • Adjustable presser foot lifting mechanism enables you to quilt a broad range of material thickness.

Ayarlanabilir ayak bastı kaldırma sistemi ile geniş sıralı kalın kapitone yapabilme

En yeni çift rulman iğne sıra desteği

Ağırlık Kapitone Genişliği Dönüş Hızı Üretim Hızı

• Emergency safety devices Enerji tasarruf cihazı

İğne Ölçüleri

• Improved quilting software control system allows more precise and stable quilting operations.

Geliştirilmiş yazılım ile daha hassas ve sağlam kapitone

İğne Düzeni

• CAD Pattern drawing ,pattern system allows you to create your own designs.

CAD desen çizim sistemi kendi desenlerinizi uygulama sistemi verir

İğne Boşluğu

• Machine comes with 100-300 design patterns.

Makine 100-300 desen ile birlikte gelir • Error problem detection system.

Hata tespit etme sistemi

Ayarlanabilir malzama tutucular

Boyutlar

• Pattern compensation.

Desen düzeltme

Max. Yatay Hareket

Voltaj Dikiş Aralığı Güç Kapitone Kalınlığı

Machinery

Basit güç besleme kolay koruma

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Kayseri - Turkey - Having in mind to do its part for Turkey’s vision 2023 regarding exports – even if it is only in micro-scale - Felteks aims to increase its export sales to 75% of total production.

As one of the most rapidly growing companies considering the last five years, now Felteks stands out with its remarkable product range.

To transfer this into practice, Felteks has made investments for three new lines which enables Felteks to increase its production capacity by double of its current capacity. Being happy about coming true the long-term invest-

ment strategy as expected, Mr. Mehmet Kaynar - Export Manager of Felteks - said: We are pleased to announce that this project is completed. With this investment, we are one of the largest and

leading companies in the mattress and furniture industry as a supplier to regional and international markets.”

“We are aiming to provide better service to our existing customers

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in more than 30 countries and focus on exploring new markets overseas,” added Mr. Kaynar. The company policy is to offer the best quality for the right price. In consequence, Felteks customers are satisfied about the services provided by their supplier.

“We have always been more than just a supplier. We draw attention to customer needs and requirements and think as a partner when providing solutions.” Felteks is forced to increase its capacity due to increasing customer satisfaction and trust in more than 30 countries.

Besides increasing the product range, Felteks takes care of the environment and there fore made sure that the new lines as well as the old lines are sophisticated, environmentally friendly and safe at the same time. “Our environment and the safety of our employees are of great importance for our company,” said Mr.Kaynar.

“It gives a good feeling to be a leading company and caring for the environment at the same time.”

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Source: ISPA, International Sleep Products Association

Adjustable base: An electro-mechanical or manual bed frame construction that permits the raising and lowering of the head and/or foot portions of the mattress.

Airbed: An air mattress with a core that is an air-filled vinyl bladder.

Better airbeds are multichambered, covered with cushioning, upholstered with ticking and sold with a foundation.

Anti-microbial fiber and foam: Treatment that inhibits the growth of microbial contaminates.

Backing: Any fabric or sheeting material that is used during quilting to anchor the stitches.

Batting: See Cotton Felt.

Bedding: Commonly used as a generic term for a mattress and foundation set, but may also apply to accessory items such as blankets, sheets, pillows, comforters, mattress pads, etc.

Bedding ensemble: A complete sleep support system, consisting of a metal frame or a bed, a foundation and a mattress set.

Bed frame: A metal or wood frame with legs used to support a mattress and foundation. Conventional height is 7-1/4 inches and the low-profile version is 5-3/4 inches when measured from the

floor to the bottom of the foundation. Generally a headboard can be attached. Metal frames are sometimes known as a “Hollywood� frame.

Bedsprings: Open-spring or wire fabric box springs without upholstery materials or cover.

Binding tape: Fabric tape used to bind and close the mattress or foundation where the vertical and horizontal panels of outer ticking come together, providing the edge trimming for the mattress or foundation. See Tape and Tape Edge.

Body impressions: Indentations occurring on the surface of a mattress

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over time, due to the compression of materials by the human body.

Bonnell: A knotted, round-top, hourglass-shaped steel wire coil.

When laced together with crosswire helicals, these coils form the simplest innerspring unit, also referred to as a Bonnell.

Border: The vertical side or edge of a mattress or foundation. Prebuilt borders are constructed by stitching together the ticking, foam or other filling materials and a backing material. Commonly quilted or vertical-stitched.

Border rod: A heavy gauge wire rod attached to the perimeter of the innerspring unit (top and bottom) by means of a helical wire or metal clips.

Boric acid: A chemical additive applied during the garnetting of cotton and/or other fibers to provide cigarette ignition resistance characteristics.

Box spring: Also referred to as a “foundation.” A base for an innerspring mattress, consisting of coils or other forms of springs mounted on a wood or metal frame and secured with a wire-interlaced or welded-wire grid, topped with upholstery and insulating materials (felt, urethane or other resilient materials), and covered on the top and sides with ticking and on

the bottom with a dust cover. It is an important part of a bed set since it serves as a shock absorber, distributes weight, and supports and interacts with the innerspring mattress to properly support the body.

Box-top mattress: A mattress featuring a raised surface finishing treatment where a separate, sided and rectangular encasement of soft materials–usually with a tape edge–is attached via a welt to the entire surface on top of existing cover and upholstery.

Bunk bed: A two-tiered wood or metal frame designed to accommodate two mattresses, typically twin-size, one above the other.

Some models allow the upper and lower units to be detached and used as separate beds.

Bunkie: A mattress, usually twinsize, and platform base used on bunk beds.

Cal 117: Refers to California Technical Bulletin 117, which specifies a vertical flame testing procedure for bedding and furniture component materials. Foam referred to as “Cal 117 foam” has passed this test.

Carbon: The principal hardening element in steel. The higher the carbon content, the harder the metal and the more temper it will take, thus giving longer “memory.”

Cellulose acetate pad: Woody fiber compacted into a pad and used as an insulator. May be glued or sandwiched between plastic netting to help hold it together.

Coil count: The number of coils in an innerspring unit. Though the count can effect weight distribution, it is not the determining factor for firmness. The count is usually based on the number of coils in a full-size unit.

Coils: The individual wire springs that form an innerspring unit. See Hourglass, Continuous and Offset Coils.

Coir pad: An insulator pad made from coconut husk fiber, garnetted, needled, bonded and pre-cut to size.

Comfort system: Refers to the upholstery layers of the mattress, generally consisting of a combination of materials (cover, cushioning, topper pad, insulators, etc.).

Conjugate polyester fiber: Spirally crimped fiber that is crimped chemically rather than thermally. Is very durable and resilient.

Continuous coils: An innerspring configuration in which the rows of coils are formed from a single piece of wire.

Conventional bedding products: Mattresses and foundations in the

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conventional adult sizes of twin, twin extra long, full, full extra long, queen and king.

cally combinations of polyurethane foam, cotton felt, and/or mademade fibers.

Convertible sofa: A sofa with a bed folded beneath the seating surface, generally consisting of a mattress resting on a metal mechanism. Also called “sleep sofa” or “sofa sleeper.”

Damask: Woven ticking produced on a loom that has yarns running at 90-degree angles to each other, the warp and the weft. The damask design is woven into the fabric rather than printed on the surface.

Convoluted foam: Better known as “egg-crate” foam that is specially cut to produce hills and valleys, giving gentle softness and more surface comfort. Foam surface treatment is available in multiple patterns.

Density: A measure of weight per cubic volume, usually expressed in pounds per cubic foot. Often referred to when discussing foam.

Cornell test: Devised by Cornell University School of Hotel/Motel Administration. Designed to test cosmetic performance of bedding sets, such as body impression or support firmness. Two round surfaces are pounded into the finished product 100,000 times and checked periodically for failure or changes.

Corner guards: Molded plastic or metal, (sometimes upholstered) fittings secured to foundation corners to prevent material damage from the bed frame.

Cotton felt: Produced by a garnett machine which combs cotton and other fiber binders into a continuous web or layer. Several such layers combined are called cotton “batt”. For compressed cotton felt, thick layers of garnetted cotton fiber are mechanically compressed to reduce body impressions.

Cotton linters: The short fibers adhering to the seed after the long staple fiber has been removed in the ginning process. Used in making cotton felt.

Cotton pickers: “Fall out” from ginning or garnetting. These shorter staple cotton fibers are blended with linters to produce cotton felt.

Crown: A convex surface on a mattress. Mattresses with a half-inch crown are a half-inch thicker at the center than at the edges.

Cushioning: Materials that lie above the insulator and below the fabric covering in an innerspring mattress. These materials are typi-

Double tempering: Heating of wire components, usually in an oven, after they have been given shape or form and have been electronically stress-relieved. Refers to tempering coils as well as border rods and helicals in a complete spring unit.

Dual-purpose: A broad term used to include all sleep pieces, which can be converted to other uses, including: convertible sofas, high-risers, daybeds, futons, etc.

See Convertible Sofa.

Dust cover: A woven or non-woven fabric attached to the underside of a foundation to prevent the collection of dust inside. May also be known as “sheeting” or “cambric.”

Edge guard: Generally an extra component added to the edge of a mattress and/or box spring to give support on the sides.

Engineered edge support: A special design where the coils on the outer edge of an innerspring unit are actually positioned under the border rod. Most units have the coils recessed from the edge, which can contribute to a “roll out of bed” feeling.

that is stitched together to better retain compression.

Fiber pad: Usually refers to manmade or natural fibers (wool, silk, etc.) that are garnetted, needled, carded and/or bonded together.

Often used in quilting panels for mattress tops.

Filler cloth: Refers to a plain fabric used on the top of a foundation instead of ticking. Commonly offers non-skid characteristics.

Flanging: The process whereby a strip of fabric is sewn to the edge of the mattress cover and, in the assembly process, secured to the perimeter of the innerspring unit to prevent the cover and filling materials from shifting.

Foam foundation: Consists of a built-up wood slat frame covered with a sheet of cardboard or similar material, topped with at least 2” of foam and covered with ticking.

Foundation: Any base or support for a mattress, sometimes used as a generic term for box spring. A foundation may be made entirely of wood or a combination of wood and steel or steel springs. See Box Spring and Foam Foundation.

Futon: A Japanese-style mattress construction, consisting of a cover and filling material, which is typically cotton but can be innerspring and/or foam.

Garnetting: A mechanical process whereby short cotton fibers and/ or other fibers are combed into a specific orientation and formed into a thin web, which are then layered to create a batting used as an upholstery material. See Cotton Felt.

Euro-top mattress: A mattress featuring a raised, squared-off surface finishing treatment filled with soft comfort layers and attached to the mattress upholstery at the tapeedge.

Gauge, coil: A measurement of the diameter of the steel wire used in coil construction. Wire gauge for innerspring coils range from 12.5 to 17. The higher the gauge, the thinner the wire.

Fabric cover: Cloth or textile material woven, knitted or felted of any fiber or mixture of fibers. Often referred to as “ticking” or mattress fabric.

Gel foam: Generally a visco-elastic foam that is infused with beads or swirls of gel during the foam pouring process.

Fales pad: Compressed cotton felt

Hair pads: Horse tail or mane, cattle tail or hog hair, which has been

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processed and curled for use as a mattress or upholstery filler.

Hammocking: An undesirable characteristic sometimes associated with worn out or low-end mattresses. When weight is placed in the center, the corners tend to rise and bow in response to deep compression much like a hammock. Terms “dish” and “sagging” also used to describe this phenomenon.

Hand: Term used to describe the touch or feel of fabrics (e.g., soft, smooth, etc.).

Hand-tied: The process of hand-lacing the coils in a box spring together with twine. Seldom used, this process has been replaced with modern technology and new designs.

Headboard: An upright unit of wood, metal, plastic, or upholstered material, to be attached at the head of a bed, usually with the bed frame.

Helical: A tightly-coiled, elongated wire used in the manufacture of innerspring units to join individual coils to each other and to the border rod.

High-contour mattress: Measures 9” – 13” thick. A mattress under 9” thick is considered “standard”; over 13” thick is considered “custom.”

High riser: Usually a frame or sofa with two mattresses of equal size without a backrest. The frame slides out with the lower bed and rises to form a full bed or two single beds.

Hog ring: Metal ring used to secure the insulator and flange material to the innerspring unit. Takes its name from its similarity to the metal ring in a hog’s nose.

Hourglass coils: Coils that taper inward from top to middle and outward from middle to bottom, thus resembling an hourglass in shape.

Employed in bonnell and offset coil designs.

Hybrid: Commonly used industry term for a mattress that combines an innerspring unit with specialty foams such as visco-elastic or latex.

Ideal weight distribution: Equalization of support in such a way as to eliminate pressure points that cause discomfort resulting in tossing and turning. Best achieved

with coil on coil construction and properly designed insulation and cushioning material.

Innerspring unit construction (for mattresses): The spring construction used as the main support system inside an innerspring mattress.

Some common types are: pocketed (see Marshall) and all metal (i.e., bonnell, offset and continuous wire).

Insulator: Any material used on top and bottom of an innerspring unit to prevent the upholstery layers from cupping down into the coils.

Some common types are: a fiber pad, non-woven fabric, netting, wire mesh or foam pad.

Knit: A basic polyester or nylon ticking fabric produced through a knitting process (tricot) rather than weaving. Designs are printed onto the surface.

Lacing wire: Finer gauges of wire used to form helicals.

Latex: A flexible foam created from a water dispersion of rubber, either from the rubber tree (natural latex) or a man-made, petroleum-based product (synthetic latex). Most

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latex used in mattresses today is a combination of natural and synthetic latex rubber.

LFK: An unknotted offset coil with a cylindrical or columnar shape.

Link fabric: A wire foundation for bedsprings, cots, studio couches, sofabed mechanisms and gliders.

So called because the fabric is a succession of metal links.

Marshall: A type of innerspring construction in which thin gauge, barrel-shaped, knotless coils are encased in fabric pockets. Also known as “pocketed coils.”

Mattress: A manufactured product to sleep on, consisting of various resilient materials covered with an outer ticking. Comes from the Arabic term “matrah” meaning to throw down. Early Arabs traveled with their bedding and threw it down on the ground or floor at night.

Memory: The ability of tempered steel, foam or some fabrics to return to their original state after being compressed or stretched.

Mesh: Plastic netting generally stretched across the face of an innerspring unit as an insulator.

Microcoils: A low-profile metal spring unit, typically with individually wrapped coils, used in the top comfort layers of a mattress.

Molded foam core (for mattresses): A core made of flexible foam is made in molds and used as the main support system in a foam mattress.

Mounting: Attachment of a box spring unit to a wood or metal frame.

Needlepunched fabric: A manufacturing process for which high strength, lightweight, non-woven construction fabrics are produced.

These fabrics are produced by garnetting fibers, entangling or inner-locking these fibers together by a series of needles and then mechanically bonding or fusing them together via heat to produce a fabric without glue or binders.

Needlepunched pad: A manufacturing process used to produce

insulator pads and non-woven fabrics whereby loose, garnetted fibers are inner-locked by a series of “needles.” This process usually requires additional bonding to keep the fibers in place.

Offset coils: An hourglass type coil on which portions of the top and bottom convolutions have been flattened. In assembling the innerspring unit, these flat segments of wire are hinged together with helicals.

Orthopedic: Generalized term to imply set gives proper postural alignment and support. Should not necessarily mean hard or board feeling. Proper support with a degree of comfort to contour to the body is best.

Panel: The part of the ticking that constitutes the top sleep surface of a mattress, as well as the bottom of a mattress on a two-sided bed.

Pedestal-type metal or wood bed frame: A low-profile bed frame with a solid pedestal base underneath each side of the frame, instead of legs.

Pillow-top mattress: A mattress featuring a surface finishing treatment where a separate encasement of soft materials is attached to the entire surface on top of existing cover and upholstery.

Plus 4 edge: Two border rods engineered with one inside of the other and designed so that they make the edge 4% firmer than the balance of the sleep surface to eliminate that “roll out of bed”

feeling and edge sag.

Pocketed coil: See Marshall.

Polyurethane foam: See Urethane Foam.

Print: A ticking fabric, which can be a woven or non-woven sheeting, commonly of synthetic fiber composition, on which a design has been printed.

Quilting: The surface treatment in which the cover, foam and/or other fibers are sewn together, using various stitch patterns on quilting machinery, including scroll or panel quilters (single needle) and multi-needle quilters.

Resilience: Surface liveliness and spring-back ability.

Rollator test: An approximately 230 lb., six-sided roller is passed across a sleep set to determine the structural strengths or weaknesses of the set and components (i.e., foam or quilt failure, breaking of helicals and coils). The industry standard to duplicate the life of a mattress is 100,000 passes.

Rollaway bed/cot: A portable metal bed/cot with a frame that folds in half with the mattress when not in use so it can be rolled away into a closet (or elsewhere) for compact storage.

Sheeting: a woven or non-woven fabric other than knits that have a degree of sizing and are somewhat stiff.

Side rail: A metal or wood rail, which hooks into the outside edges of a headboard and footboard

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to provide the support base for a foundation and mattress.

Sisal: A product of the henequen plant formed into a pad and used as an insulator. Named after the. small port of Sisal in Yucatan.

Slats: Narrow strips of wood used to support the coils in the box spring frame. Also used in a bedstead to support the box spring.

Sleep Products Safety Council hangtag: Used voluntarily by bedding producers since 1987, the safety hangtag program provides critical consumer information about the safe use of sleep products.

Manufacturers certify that they use the tag only on mattresses that meet the Federal Standard for the Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads.The tag is available in a hangtag or permanent label.

Smooth top: A plain surfaced mattress, neither tufted nor quilted.

Also called button-free.

Spring wire: Wire made from high carbon steel, characterized by toughness, strength and ductility.

Typically furnished in 8 to 18 gauge for bedding industry applications.

Steel unit construction (for box springs): The spring construction used as the main support system inside a box spring.

Stitch bonded pad: See Fales Pad. Straightline deflection: Pertains to mattress innerspring construction and refers to the constant ratio between stress and strain, weight and movement. The benefit is that constant support is provided regardless of the weight applied.

No bottoming out of soft spots.

Basically it means that two people of unequal weight, sleeping on the same mattress, receive the same support.

Stretch knit: A heavy-weight mattress ticking consisting of a top layer, bottom layer and filling material knitted together and intermittently stitched to keep the filling yarns stable.

Super zoned box spring frame: A support, generally wood, attached

longitudinally to the underside of a foundation for added support where the main body weight rests.

Another important structural point is that the vertical slats are turned on edge for added strength. This is extremely important on queen sizes and for 4-poster beds where typically no center support is provided. Also known as a “center rail.”

Tape: Fabric material that closes over the rough-sewn edge where the top and bottom panels are joined to the border of a mattress or box spring.

Tape edge: A specified type of sewing machine designed to stitch binding tape around the top and bottom edges of the mattress, joining the panels with the border and closing the mattress.

Tempering: Heat treatment of wire to reduce brittleness. Accomplished by electric charge, oven heat or both. Also known as “stress relieved”.

Ticking: Fabrics for covering mattresses and foundations. Common types include: stretch knits, woven damasks, knits and nonwovens.

Torsion bars: A type of spring system used in box springs characterized by square-shaped wire forms.

Trundle bed: A low bed that is rolled under a larger bed. In some constructions, the lower bed springs up to form a full bed or two single beds as in a high riser.

Tufting: Consists of passing twine, cords or tape vertically through the mattress from top to bottom, knotting and securing the loops thus formed with tufts, buttons, or lacing. The purpose is to hold the mattress filling in place.

Uniflex grid: A steel wire grid used to bridge the “mouth” of the coils on an innerspring unit to prevent “pocketing” of insulation down into the coil and to eliminate “coil feel.”

Also helps to distribute the body weight of a person.

Urethane foam: Synthetic (chemically foamed) flexible urethane used for mattress cores and as a

cushioning material. As a core, it’s the main support system. Generic term covering both polyester and polyether foams.

Ventilator: Metal or plastic screens attached to the sides and sometimes the ends of mattresses to permit the passage of air. Unnecessary with normal high quality materials used today, except for hospital type mattresses with wetproof covers.

Visco-elastic foam: Also known as “memory foam.” Slow recovery urethane foams that are temperature sensitive. They conform to the body and distribute pressure according to body heat and dynamics.

Waterbed: A sleep system employing a water-filled vinyl bladder as its primary support system. Original models relied on rigid framing to contain the vinyl components and were known as a “hardside”. Newer styles consist of vinyl components (bladder and liner) typically encased in foam and made to look like a conventional mattress, usually paired with a regular upholstered foundation.

Also called a “softside” waterbed.

All versions are sometimes referred to as “flotation beds.”

Welded grid top: Basic wire welded into a lattice to which box spring coils, formed wire or modules are fastened. Offers even weight distribution, yet allows some flex and give.

Wood bed: A bed with a headboard and footboard made of wood, having side rails of wood or metal that support the foundation and mattress.

Wood frame (for box springs): The wood frame in a box spring on which the spring construction is mounted.

Woven stripe: A once ubiquitous woven ticking with colored stripes.

The style was referred to as “ACA”, the traditional designation for the 8 oz. blue- and white-striped ticking that has mostly fallen out of favor and is seldom produced.