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Akdemir Machinery at 

Interzum Cologne with 

its AK2020 spring frame 

wrapping machine! 

Awaiting for world to 

meet in Interzum! 

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“The future” begins again with 

interzum in Cologne 

INDEX ADS 

Boyteks.............................................Back cover 

Boyçelik................................ Inside back cover 

Elektroteks............................. Inside front cover 

Elektroteks.......................................................... 1 

İpeker................................................................. 5 

Comfytex........................................................6-7 

Nova Sünger...................................................... 9 

Aydın Tekstil................................................. 10-11 

Artilat........................................................... 12-13 

BedCovers.................................................. 16-17 

Harrison............................................................ 21 

Kırayteks........................................................... 25 

Ersan Madeni.............................................26-27 

Gemba............................................................ 31 

Nano Yay.........................................................35 

Nerteks............................................................. 41 

Şiteks.................................................................43 

Ferzan...............................................................45 

Motif.................................................................. 47 

Feryal................................................................49 

Akkoza.............................................................. 51 

Histeks...............................................................53 

Doreplast.........................................................55 

Giz Group................................................... 58-59 

Allbemac.........................................................63 

Allbeco.............................................................65 

Metal Matris.....................................................69 

Sleepwell Expo................................................ 75 

Monrat..............................................................89 

Foam Expo Europe and 

Composites Europe to be 

held in parallel in Stuttgart 

starting in 2019 

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The industry sticks to 

Sefa Chemical’s exclusive 

products! 

Frankfurt: The hotspot for 

high-tech textiles 

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CIFM / interzum 

guangzhou 2019 wins 

approval from industry, 

solidifies No. 1 trade fair 

position for the industry in 

Asia 

Wood and forestry products 

industry in Turkey 

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From The Editor 

Zooming in 

interzums 

As we do over ten years we have recently participated in 

interzum guangzhou with our last issue and we have headed 

to Cologne for the mother of the other interzum. 

Interzum Cologne is the legendary exhibition of furniture 

and interior design. It represents the entire spectrum of the 

global market, and provides an overview of innovations 

and trends that is unparalleled worldwide. In 2019, the 

trade fair grew even more. The division of the event into the 

“Materials & Nature”, “Function & Components” and “Textile 

& Machinery” segments allows visitors at interzum to find 

exactly what they are looking for as conveniently as possible. 

Here you’ll meet all your direct contacts at one place. You 

can exchange ideas with your industry peers on services, 

products and the latest developments. 

The interzum is a trade fair. It is open to decision-makers 

(management, purchasing/procurement, market management, 

sales, marketing) from the furniture industry, trades, 

commerce, architects, interior designers, interior designers, 

designers and suppliers of furniture production and interior 

finishing are admitted to visit. 

We have taken our place in Hall 10.1 to distribute free copies 

of Sleep Tech and Sleep Well magazines and to promote 

Sleep Well Expo Istanbul 2019 to be held in Istanbul Expo 

Center, 25-28 September 2019. Please stop by Stand J03 to 

pick up your free copies. 

We wish lucrative business contacts for all involved. 

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Turkey’s foreign trade gap 

falls 67.4% in Q1 

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit in 

the first quarter of this year fell 

67.4% year-on-year, the country’s 

statistical authority announced. 

The figure totaled some $6.8 billion 

from January to March, improving 

from a $20.7 billion deficit in 

same period last year, according 

to the Turkish Statistical Institute 

(TurkStat). 

Turkish exports rose to $42.2 

billion, up 2.7% on a yearly 

basis, while imports slipped to 

$49 billion, down 20.8%. The 

exports-to-imports coverage ratio 

rose to 86.2% in the first three 

months of this year, up significantly 

from 66.5% in the same period 

last year. The country’s foreign 

trade volume reached $91.3 billion 

between January and March, 

down 11.4% annually, according 

to the data. Exports to EU countries, 

the country’s main trading 

partner, remained almost unchanged 

at around $21.3 billion. 

More than 50% of Turkish exports 

in the first three months of the 

year went to the EU. The Near and 

Middle Eastern region was the 

second-largest export market for 

Turkish products with some $7.8 

billion, followed by Africa with 

nearly $3.9 billion. 

Germany remained Turkey’s top 

export market by country, receiving 

$3.9 billion worth of Turkish 

goods, or a 9.3% share of total 

exports. It was followed by the 

U.K. with $2.64 billion, Italy with 

$2.4 billion, and Spain with $2.1 

billion. 

Turkey imported the most from 

Russia ($5.25 billion), China 

($4.24 billion), Germany ($4.16 

billion), and the U.S. ($2.48 

billion) in the same period. In 

March, Turkey’s exports fell 0.4% 

on a yearly basis to reach $15.5 

billion, while imports went down 

to $17.6 billion, a 17.8% decline. 

The main partner country for 

exports in the said month was 

Germany with $1.4 billion, 

followed by the United Kingdom 

with $855 million, Italy with $827 

million and Iraq with $782 million. 

On the other hand, the top 

country for Turkey’s imports was 

Russia with around $1.97 billion, 

followed by Germany with nearly 

$1.62 billion, China with approximately 

$1.41 billion and the U.S. 

with $940 million. Last month, 

the foreign trade deficit dropped 

63.1% year-on-year to reach 

$2.1 billion. Meanwhile, Turkey’s 

exports reached an all-time high 

of $168.1 billion, a 7.1% year-onyear 

increase in 2018, supporting 

the decrease in the foreign trade 

deficit by 28.4% to $55 billion. 

On the other hand, imports went 

down by 4.6% to $223.1 billion 

last year. According to the government’s 

new economy program announced 

in September last year, 

the country aims to reach $182 

billion in exports by year-end.

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Akdemir Machinery at 

Interzum Cologne with 

its AK2020 spring frame 

wrapping machine! 

Growing fast at home and 

abroad, Akdemir Machinery 

will attract attention with its 

AK2020 spring frame wrapping 

machine that will be displayed 

at Interzum Cologne

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Aiming to produce the best for its customers in 

order to obtain maximum efficiency, the company 

focuses on R&D activities. Akdemir Machinery will 

bring together its AK2020 spring frame wrapping 

machine which was developed as a result of these 

studies. The machine is able to reduce the area 

covered in the storage area and storage space by 

15/1, depending on the type and size of the products 

such as paper and spring frame that are used 

in beds, sofas, furniture and textile products. 

Osman Akdemir, Foreign Trade Manager of Akdemir 

Machinery, stated that Interzum had a very 

important place in the sector and added, “We 

are also very happy to be a sough after machine 

manufacturer in this sector and we are glad to 

promote our new products that are manufactured 

for the new markets and new potential customers. 

We believe that this will give us a lot of opportunities 

to collect information, to make sales and 

to establish new relationships for us in our future 

works. Interzum also contributes to the promotion 

of the companies.” 

“The mattress sub-industry will continue to grow!” 

Evaluating the industry’s current situation, Akdemir 

says, “The mattress supplier industry has succeeded 

to move its development to the next level with 

the technological developments in recent years. 

This sector, that forms the basis of the main product 

groups, is far more important. In other words, if 

the distance pieces of your products are maximally 

efficient, your product groups will be so reliable 

and solid. In recent years, the development of the 

sector has gained more importance and it entered 

into self-development. If we benefit from technology 

in the maximum level, our development process 

will be better.”

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Macro 

benefits from 

micro pocket 

coils for the 

industry! 

Recognized as the most innovative supplier of quality components, 

SPINKS SPRINGS design and build its own machinery to produce 

game-changing products. 

Established in 2009, Spinks 

Springs is a leading supplier of 

unique, micro pocket coils to the 

furniture and bedding industry. 

Spinks Springs is part of Yorkshire-based 

family bed manufacturer 

Harrison Spinks, and through 

continuous investment in technology, 

is regarded as the industry’s 

most innovative suppliers of 

quality components. 

For 10 years, Spinks Springs have 

been shaping the industry through 

true innovation. They pioneered 

the invention of the original 

micro coil product, Posturfil, which 

was not only a total redesign 

of the classic pocket spring, 

but it completely changed the 

way the springs themselves are 

produced. With a team of on-site 

engineers who not only produce 

the award-winning components, 

Spinks Springs also has a dedicated 

Research and Development 

team based at their manufacturing 

facility in Leeds (UK) who design, 

build and maintain the machinery

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to make these micro coils. The 

Posturfil product is a low height 

micro coil that can be used for a 

wide variety of applications from 

mattresses and upholstery, to 

transportation seating and even 

footwear. They are flexible, pressure 

relieving and easy to customise, 

producing unrivalled levels of 

comfort and support. 

Since the invention of the original 

Posturfil product, Spinks Springs 

have developed the micro coil 

further, using finer wire to create 

products with higher spring 

counts, after it was discovered 

that this provides numerous 

advantages. The company’s own 

state-of-the-art wire drawing 

facility helps Spinks Springs draw 

the finest wire within the industry, 

which has enabled the world’s 

smallest micro pocket coil products 

to be developed. This lightweight 

product contain an industry-leading 

1000 coils per m2. 

As well as a variety of different 

spring counts, Spinks Springs 

offer micro coil products pocketed 

in a range of different fabrics. 

This fabric offering includes the 

award-winning breathable 3D 

spacer fabric, which allows greater 

levels of comfort and ventilation, 

making it perfect to use within 

furniture or bedding. 

Spinks Springs has continually 

invested in the latest manufacturing 

technology, designing and 

building its own machinery to produce 

new products and improve 

its processes. This has enabled

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the company to produce fully 

customisable sheets of springs, 

using their Springs Anywhere 

technology. Springs Anywhere 

offers complete customisation, 

with firm, soft or no springs able 

to be inserted in any pocket. 

Whether you wish to create 

targeted zonal support, or create 

a more structured edge with firm 

coils around the parameter of the 

sheet, Springs Anywhere allows 

you to create different feels with 

distinctive levels of comfort and 

support. You may even wish to try 

the unique ‘checkerboard’ configuration, 

or the ‘Diagonal Airflow 4’ 

where every 4th pocket is missing 

a coil. These create airflow channels 

across the sheet, perfect for 

use in mattresses. 

Spinks Springs are constantly 

looking at ways in which to improve 

the products and processes 

within the furniture and bedding 

industry. With an ethos of continuous 

reinvestment, Spinks Springs’ 

components and machinery 

continue to push the boundaries 

of innovation in the sector whilst 

also highlighting high quality 

British manufacturing across the 

globe. The company’s impressive 

growth in the last three years 

led to it being awarded a 2018 

Queen’s Award for Enterprise for 

International Trade and parent 

company, Harrison Spinks received 

a Queen’s Award for Enterprise 

in Innovation. They have also 

recently been awarded a 2019 

Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 

Sustainable Development, highlighting 

the company’s mission to 

be ever-more sustainable in their 

innovations. 

For the last three years, Spinks 

Springs’ team of expert engineers 

have been working on technology 

which will change the way the 

world will sit and sleep in the 

future, reducing the need to be 

reliant on petrochemicals. This 

new technology will be unveiled 

at Interzum 2019, and looks set to 

be the most exciting development 

the industry has seen since the 

invention of the micro coil. 

They will also be unveiling the 

next generation coil-within-a-coil 

product, after parent company 

Harrison Spinks pioneered the 

original coil-within-a-coil over 20 

years ago. Visit them in Hall 10.1 

on stand D-010/E-019.

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VEOCEL introduces 

Eco Cycle Technology 

to drive circularity in 

nonwoven applications 

Lenzing’s pioneering Eco Cycle technology involves upcycling 

up to one-third of pulp from cotton scraps, e.g. from garment 

production, in addition to wood pulp sourced from sustainably 

managed forests

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Lenzing Group (Lenzing) announced 

the introduction of Eco 

Cycle technology under its specialty 

nonwoven brand, VEOCEL. 

Eco Cycle technology is a testament 

to the VEOCEL brand’s 

commitment to driving sustainability 

and circularity in the nonwoven 

industry. The technology involves 

the upcycling of a substantial 

proportion of pre-consumer cotton 

scraps, e.g. from garment production, 

and mixing with sustainably 

sourced wood pulp, to produce 

pure new virgin VEOCEL branded 

lyocell fibers for nonwoven 

applications. 

“Since the inception of the 

VEOCEL brand, we have been 

pioneering the development 

and application of sustainable 

nonwoven technologies and 

applications. Eco Cycle technology 

encompasses our commitment to 

providing the industry with sustainable 

raw materials and driving 

circularity in the nonwoven industry 

ecosystem. Promoting circular 

economy will be a key strategy of 

the Lenzing Group in the long run. 

Eco Cycle technology will enable 

us to a bold new step in driving 

the discussion of circularity of 

natural botanic materials in the 

ecosystem,” said Jürgen Eizinger, 

Vice President of Global Business 

Management Nonwovens, Lenzing 

AG. 

Eco Cycle technology leverages 

Lenzing’s award-winning efficient

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closed-loop production process to 

produce virgin VEOCEL branded 

lyocell fibers with upcycled 

pre-consumer cotton scraps and 

wood pulp from sustainable 

sources. The process recovers 

more than 99% of the solvent 

and water in a closed loop and 

repeatedly feeds it back into the 

production process. This results in 

extremely low levels of emissions 

and absence of optical brighteners 

in the VEOCEL branded 

lyocell fiber production. 

“Produced using an environmentally 

friendly and sustainable 

process, VEOCEL Lyocell fibers 

are certified clean and safe. With 

Eco Cycle technology, these fibers 

for nonwoven applications offer 

nonwoven roll-good manufacturers 

a convenient way to contribute to 

the circular economy without the 

necessity to engage in mechanical 

recycling which possibly produce 

harmful byproducts and emissions. 

This holistic approach enables us 

to set new benchmarks in circularity,” 

Eizinger added. 

VEOCEL branded lyocell fibers 

have been certified Biobased® 

by the United States Department 

of Agriculture (USDA). Blending 

VEOCEL branded Lyocell fibers 

with other fibers adds a greater 

degree of smoothness and 

absorbency to nonwoven fabrics, 

and will significantly improve the 

liquid absorbency in wet wipes, 

offering a more convenient way to 

clean surfaces.

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Comfytex’s innovative 

mattress fabrics exhibit 

in Interzum Cologne! 

Kuçukler Textile is ready to promote three new products developed 

by its R&D team and village technology products, an award winning 

item in Interzum Guangzhou, by displaying in Interzum Cologne. 

Exporting its products to 64 countries, 

Comfytex based the success 

and the quality of the products on 

R&D investments. With these, the 

company claims a leading position 

in international competition. 

Mukremin Kucuk, Kucukler Textile’s 

Sales and Marketing Manager, 

informed us about their plans for 

the Interzum fair and the products 

they are going to exhibit in the 

event. 

Would you mention about the 

collection you have planned to 

show in the fair? 

Preparations for the fair are 

running for about two years. 

Since there will be visitors from 

many countries, we made specific 

group of products for their specific 

regional needs by considering the 

trends and fashions. Besides, we 

developed innovative products

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in our functional and specific yarn 

lines thanks to the activities of 

our R&D team. We will take three 

new products in total, in addition 

to the two new products that are 

awarded in Interzum Guangzhou 

that reduce CO2 and increases 

O2, produced with village technology. 

Mukremin Kucuk, Kucukler Textile’s 

Sales and Marketing Manager 

You said you were working for the 

fair for two years; so, tell us why 

the fair is so important for your 

company? 

Germany hosts one of the most 

important fair events for the 

sector with its developed industry 

and deep rooted fair tradition. 

Coverage of the fair is not limited 

only with Europeans, and makes it 

possible to introduce our products 

to wider target groups.

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What are your expectations from 

the fair? 

Comfytex products are exported to 

64 countries. We expect that with 

the new and innovative products 

of our company we will be able 

to export more of them in these 

countries. 

How do you evaluate the 

developments in the mattress and 

its supplier industries? 

The mattress industry is growing 

steadily. Rate of growth may be 

different in certain regions. In 

some of the non-saturated markets 

sales are growing the most. 

In Turkey the furniture industry 

grows in parallel with the growth 

of the construction industry. 

Likewise, the growth in mattress 

suppliers runs in parallel with the 

growing sales in the mattress 

industry. 

What are the recent investments 

and new prospective products in 

line? 

At the end of last year we doubled 

our factory space by acquiring 

the land in the neighbor. We 

have an investment plan for the 

next three years. Innovation is 

important for our company. We 

update our collections four times 

in a year. We export 80% of our 

production. Our aim is to build a 

world brand from these grounds 

by improving our global power of 

competition.

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Awaiting for world 

to meet in Interzum! 

Supporting the 

mattress industry 

with its product 

range, Ruba 

displays its products 

at Interzum 

Cologne. 

The company exports all of its 

products to all over the world with 

its young management team. 

Taking pride with its highest 

quality products and services, 

advanced technology machinery 

yields, advanced production 

capabilities, improvement and 

efficiency at production, Ruba will 

showcase its competitive products 

in the most important show. We 

got opinion of Oguzhan Oguz, 

General Manager of Ruba prior to 

Interzum Cologne. 

What do you plan for Interzum 

Cologne? Would you mention 

about the products you will exhibit 

in the fair? 

Interzum Cologne is organized every 

two years and we know that 

it is the most important exhibition 

for the mattress industry. In order 

to be successful we believe that 

we have to prepare very carefully 

and extensively. Because of that, 

we started to prepare long time 

ago. We exhibit primary commod-

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ities of mattress components. We 

trust our products’ quality, expert 

team and our long time experience 

in the mattress industry. 

The visitors can find steel wire, 

bonnell springs, felts, woven mattress 

ticking and knitted mattress 

ticking fabrics in our stand. So, we 

believe that the visitors who want 

to produce mattress can find all 

basic mattress components in our 

booth. 

How important is this fair for Ruba 

and for the industry? 

Interzum Cologne is the biggest 

exhibition for the mattresses industry. 

Every two years many visitors 

flow to this leading fair. We 

believe that the exhibition adds 

prestige to its exhibitors. Mattress 

producers come to the exhibition 

in order to see new technologies, 

to source new products and to find 

new suppliers. 

This is the first time for our company 

to be an exhibitor at Interzum 

Cologne. We are very happy 

and excited to meet with related

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professionals coming from all over 

world. We believe that it will 

bring prestige to our company and 

it will help us to build up cooperation. 

We do not think that this 

is just a simple fair; we consider 

Interzum as a venue for us to meet 

with the world. 


the fair? 

As I explained, this is the first 

time that we are here and we are 

prepared well with our products 

and our expert team. We export 

all of our products to 30 countries 

all over the world and we expect 

to meet with our current customers 

in order to discuss about how 

to grow up our cooperation and 

to show our products. Also, we 

would like to meet with potential 

customers in order to introduce 

our company and products. We 

believe that Interzum will make us 

more powerful. 

What do you want to say about the 

development of the mattress subindustry? 

The mattresses are very important 

for people because all people live 

in bed minimum 6-8 hours a day. 

So, we believe that we are operating 

in a very important 

industry for 

people’s 

health. Because of that we always 

think to develop raw materials of 

mattress components in order to 

help mattress producers. 

The mattress industry has become 

more important in last 10 years 

because now users are making 

researches in order to find the 

best solution for sleep. Consciousness 

of the consumer has been 

increasing all over the world and 

this helps the industry to grow up 

healthily.

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Nano Springs is ready to 

busy show in Interzum 

Cologne! 

One of the biggest manufacturers of bonnell springs, pocket 

springs and tablet pocket springs for the mattress and sofas 

industry, Nano Spring displays its products at Interzum Cologne 

2019, Hall 11.1 / Booth D-05. 

Taking place among the world 

leading spring manufacturers with 

its wide range of products and 

services and exporting to over 

16 countries in the world, Nano 

expects to expand its export 

markets and customer portfolio at 

Interzum Cologne, one of the most 

important shows for the mattress 

industry. We listened their preparation 

for this event from Serkan 

Kır, General Manager of Nano 

Springs. 

What kind of preparations did you 

make for Interzum Cologne? 

This will be our first participation 

in Interzum Cologne as an 

exhibitor. That is why we have 

tried to do our best to make the 

best appearance of our booth & 

products. From the oldest spring 

type technology bonnell spring 

units to the newest; tablet pocket 

springs and pocket springs will be 

presented in our booth.

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Why is Interzum Cologne so 

important for your company and 

for the sector? 

Interzum is one of the most prestigious 

fairs in the sector. It is a 

very useful platform to be able to 

follow the innovations in the sector 

and to generate new business 

partnerships. Participation in such 

powerful fairs is always a good 

step for companies & brands. 


this fair? 

Meeting with many foreign participators. 

Having a vision about the 

future of the sector. 

How do you consider the 

development of the mattress subindustry? 

The industry has made significant 

progress over the years as 

it blends its experience from the 

past with technology. More and 

more platforms where the experts 

of the sector speak up and the 

innovations that provide solutions 

to all the needs of the sector 

should be developed. 

What are your latest investments 

and new products? 

We are constantly in search for 

new product ranges. As for the 

investments, we will continue to 

grow and increase our capacity 

while maintaining our quality 

which is a big topic for us considering 

this is the reason why 

our customers prefer to make 

business with us. We will proceed 

our investments in innovation and 

technology.

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“The future” 

begins 

again with 

interzum in 

Cologne

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On 21 May 2019, the future of 

furniture production and interior 

construction begins again in Cologne. 

interzum inspires the global furniture 

supplier industry. This is where 

decision makers, opinion leaders, 

disseminators and trendsetters from 

all over the world keep up with the 

innovations in the sector, seek out 

and establish new contacts. The facts 

alone speak in favor of this leading 

international fair, with more than 

1,700 exhibitors coming face-to-face 

with an anticipated 70,000 visitors 

from over 150 countries. Around 80 

per cent of them come from abroad, 

making interzum the most international 

industry event in the world. Exhibitors 

present their innovations across 

190,000 square meters of exhibition 

space. 

interzum is an opportunity for the 

supplier industry to reveal all its innovative 

power. What’s staying? What’s 

coming next? Divided by theme 

into three topic areas, the event is 

optimally organized to make trade 

fair attendance a success, because

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161 Turkish 

exhibitors 

representing 

all segments of 

the mattress 

and furniture 

industry will 

showcase a 

broad range 

of competitive 

products at this 

world arena 

where the future 

of the industry 

begins, 21-24 

May 2019. 

its structure brings the stakeholders 

in the value chain 

into close contact – and gives 

exhibitors and visitors alike 

a good overview. The largest 

exhibition area at interzum 

2019 will be occupied by 

the “Function & Components” 

product segment. In Halls 3.2, 

4, 5, 7 and 8, the industry will 

show how customers’ increasing 

demands in the areas of 

technology, energy efficiency, 

comfort and convenience can 

be fulfilled. These points will 

be addressed by the product 

segments of light and lighting 

systems, semi-finished 

products for storage, kitchen, 

office and frame furniture, 

fittings, locks and furniture

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components. Even more 

convenient, individual, digital 

and connected – these are the 

expectations for the interiors 

of the future, and this is the 

reason why solutions to these 

requirements will be the focus 

of attention in the technical 

and functional components 

segment. 

The conservation of resources, 

sustainable raw materials 

and cradle-to-cradle concepts 

– these are but a few of the 

trends addressed in the Materials 

& Nature segment in Halls 

4.2, 6 and 10.2. This is where 

a comprehensive presentation 

of versatile materials for 

furniture design will again be 

offered, including wood, veneer, 

parquet, interior design 

and furnishings, decorative 

surface design, decor papers, 

laminates, wood-based materials, 

high-pressure laminates, 

solid surface materials, edge 

trims, surface treatments and 

finishes, embossing cylinders 

and sheet metal. 

Climate-regulating upholstery 

fabrics, energy-efficient cutting 

machines for foam materials 

and leather that make optimal 

use of materials, weatherproof 

outdoor fabrics: nowadays, 

success comes from innovative 

ideas, high-performance materials 

and ultra-efficient processing 

by means of advanced 

technology and machines. 

In the Textile & Machinery 

segment in Halls 9, 10.1 and 

11, the quality leaders and 

innovation drivers from across 

the entire value chain will 

again be presenting their 

latest developments. These include 

machinery for upholstery 

and mattress manufacture, 

upholstery materials, upholstery 

accessories, materials for 

covers, leather and adhesives.

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In a new development for 

2019, Hall 10.1 will serve as a 

central connecting hub for the 

Textile & Machinery segment, 

reinventing itself in terms of 

structure. The entire segment 

is thereby setting standards 

for a successful future. With 

this new clustering, the Textile 

& Machinery themed area is 

growing even more closely 

together. The three segments 

mean that visitors can also 

look forward to an optimal 

structure throughout the trade 

fair, designed to give a quick 

and compact overview of the 

trends and new developments 

in the sector. “Today, success 

is the result of innovative 

ideas. With the new concept, 

we’re boosting the trade fair’s 

function to offer orientation 

and transparency,” says Matthias 

Pollmann, Koelnmesse’s 

Vice President Trade Fair 

Management.

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With a range of special exhibitions, 

the trade fair also 

explores global megatrends 

such as individualization, 

mobility and digitalization. 

The leading industry platform 

is thereby an important source 

of inspiration for designers, 

architects, product developers 

and other planners. 

With the newly established 

“Tiny Spaces – Living in Compact 

Homes“ piazza, interzum 

is addressing a highly topical issue. After all, living space is 

becoming increasingly scarce in the world’s congested urban areas, 

with rents continuously rising. How comfort can be combined with 

small living spaces is and will remain a highly relevant issue - and 

not only for the interiors industry. interzum has attracted a range of 

high-profile companies to appear in the piazza: Atim, Blum, Hettich, 

Hommel, Häfele and Pessotto will present their responses to the

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specific requirements of living 

in tiny spaces. As suppliers to 

the furniture industry, they will 

provide important new inspiration 

for developments in interior 

design. 

The “Disruptive Materials – 

Changing the Future” piazza at 

the upcoming interzum (21 to 24 

May 2019) will be devoted to 

these materials and production 

methods. The Berlin trend-forecasting 

agency HAUTE INNOVA- 

TION will showcase some of the 

latest materials innovations and 

disruptive technologies at the 

trade fair. The exhibition will be 

divided into four main areas of 

focus: biological transformation, 

resource efficiency and sustainability, 

digital and smart materials, 

and production-related 

materials innovations. Featuring 

over 100 exhibits across roughly 

400 square meters, the “Disruptive 

Materials” piazza will be 

among the major attractions at

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interzum. The “Trends in Surfaces 

& Wood Design” piazza 

in Hall 6.1 will present product 

solutions for interior architecture 

and the furniture design 

of tomorrow. The piazza will 

be highlighting how innovative 

surface materials broaden 

the range of options available 

to the industry. Pioneering developments 

in interior architecture 

and furniture design will 

be concentrated into one area 

here. The “Surfaces & Wood 

Design” piazza is curated 

by the interior designer and 

trend expert Katrin de Louw. 

With her Trendfilter® agency, 

she has already been responsible 

for a special exhibition 

on the topic of surfaces at the 

last edition of interzum. The 

piazza is divided into sections 

addressing the key words 

“Sustainability”, “Customized”, 

“Haptic”, “Lightweight”, “Digital 

Printing”, “Anti-Fingerprint” 

and “Wood & Stones”. It is 

not just wood and materials 

that will be presented in the 

special exhibition, but also 

related product groups such as 

furniture handles or upholstery 

and decorative fabrics. 

Visitors will have the opportunity 

to experience innovative 

solutions for life in mobile 

living environments. All the 

trends in the mobile sector 

are highly relevant to interzum 

because new materials 

and innovations in function, 

machinery and lightweight 

design are required to put 

them into practice. Indeed, 

the requirements for mobile 

spaces are often even more 

demanding than in a typical 

residential context. The 

special event area in Hall 10.1 

will host impressive exhibits 

and highlight examples from 

the Maritime, Aircraft, Railway 

and Automotive areas.

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How can the expectations of 

furniture production and interior 

design be served by means 

of digitalization? And what 

role do interzum’s products 

and solutions play in this? interzum 

2019 addresses these 

questions in its new “Digitalization: 

Focus on Consumer 

Trends!” piazza. This is where 

interzum’s exhibitors will 

showcase a product or service 

they offer, or a best-practice 

example from their everyday 

business. Physical products 

with digital components will 

be presented, as will new 

business models and solutions 

in which digitalization 

influences design, production, 

sales, logistics or recycling. 

A special area in Hall 3.2 

has been dedicated to the 

subject of digital printing as 

a complement to the piazza. 

The broad spectrum of potential 

uses of digital printing will 

be shown in a demonstration 

ranging from the design concept 

to the finished piece of 

furniture and thus including all 

the important process steps 

required for the integration of 

this groundbreaking technology 

into furniture production 

and interior design. The 

entire process will therefore 

be shown, from the choice of 

decoration and its transfer 

into the computer programs to 

the actual printing stage and 

the subsequent finishing step. 

There will also be a presentation 

of a selection of leading 

specialists in the field. In this 

way, visitors will discover how 

digital printing technology 

can be integrated into their 

processes, what process steps 

have to be taken into consideration 

and what expertise is 

available.

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Boycelik - A company 

where quality and 

innovative springs are 

forefront 

As one of the forthcoming 

investments of Boydak 

Holding, an industrial leader 

in Turkey and all over 

the world Boycelik is a raw 

materials supplier of Europe’s 

largest mattress and 

furniture manufacturers… A 

forerunner in manufacturing 

industry with quality products 

and on-time service, 

Boycelik is an innovative 

company operating in the 

mattress manufacturing 

industry parts. 

We spoke with Feridun 

Tosun, International Marketing 

Director of Boycelik, 

about their success story 

for being a respectful world 

brand.

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What kind of preparations did you 

make for Interzum Cologne? Could 

you tell us about the products you 

will exhibit at the fair? 

We, as Boycelik Export 

Team, completed all our 

preparations for Interzum 

Cologne 2019. We will exhibit 

all kind of our products such 

as Bonnel Spring, Pocket Spring, 

Zigzag Spring and steel wire and 

including our new innovative 

products. We recently started 

to manufacture our new pocket 

spring which called Duracoil plus 

that kind of spring gives more 

comfortable on edges of mattress 

and has no need to use any kind 

of foam around the mattress which 

has positive cost advantage on 

mattress as well. 

What is the importance of this fair 

for your company and sector? 

Interzum Cologne exhibition is one 

the most important exhibition in 

mattress industry held every 2 

years in Germany. The leaders of 

the industry attend to this fair. 

Feridun Tosun 

International Marketing Director of Boycelik 


the fair? 

It is very important for us to show 

our new products in this fair. We 

believe that many customers all 

around the world including new 

ones in this industry who are 

willing to open new mattress manufacturers 

plant will visit this fair 

that will give us a chance to meet 

them in our stand. 


development of the sector? 

Mattress industry is growing 

recently. We hear that many of 

new companies start to manufacture 

mattresses every year and 

we also see that many of mattress 

manufacturers makes investment 

to increase their production capacity 

that increase has a positive effect 

on mattress industry because 

of that all mattress component 

manufacturers such as, spring, felt, 

fabric, foam etc. They are also increasing 

their production capacity 

including machinery manufacturers. 

Do you have any recent 

investments or new products? 

Boycelik has a vision to meet all 

mattress companies all around the 

world, in this respect we always 

focus on new markets and try to 

find new clients. That idea always 

keeps us strong on marketing 

and we are running to reach our 

targets all the time this forces to 

make us investment. We have 

seen that pocket spring demands 

are increasing year by year that’s 

why we focus on pocket spring 

investment and always find new 

kind of pocket springs.

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Foam Expo Europe 

and Composites 

Europe to be held in 

parallel in Stuttgart 

starting in 2019

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After its phenomenal success 

on launch, Smarter Shows, the 

organiser of Foam Expo Europe 

has officially announced that the 

second edition of the annual 

trade fair and conference for the 

technical foam manufacturing supply 

chain will run in parallel with 

Composites Europe, the European 

trade fair and forum for composites 

technology and applications. 

The events will both take place 

10-12 September 2019 in Stuttgart, 

Germany, establishing a 

superior range of opportunities for 

key application industries seeking 

to utilise advancing materials and 

technology. 

Foam Expo Europe achieved 

unprecedented success this year 

in establishing a high-quality 

and comprehensive marketplace 

for the supply chain of technical 

foam production. More than 

3,200 quality attendees – 82% of 

decision-making or decision-influencing 

calibre – arrived in Hannover 

last month to advance their 

businesses through the exploration 

and procurement of advanced 

foam and related technologies 

and services.

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Together, the two fairs at the 

Stuttgart location will offer synergies 

for joint applications across 

automotive, aviation, construction 

and sports and leisure industries. 

Foam Expo Europe showcases 

the entire foam supply chain and 

marketplace for manufacturers and 

buyers of technical foams, foam 

products and services. The show 

will focus on moulded, rigid and 

flexible foam solutions, including 

raw materials, chemicals, equipment 

and machinery. Foam Expo 

Europe itself caters to numerous 

industries, including automotive, 

aerospace, packaging, medical, 

sports and leisure and construction. 

Over the duration of the 

three-day event in 2019, more 

than 5,000 attendees are expected 

to benefit from the industry 

expertise of more than 200 exhibitors, 

a twin-track manufacturing 

and applications conference, 

innovative new product demonstrations, 

unparalleled networking 

opportunities and lots more.

EXCELLENT INNOVATION ON MATTRESS MACHINES 

Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 23. Cadde No:45 38070 Kayseri / 

Türkiye 

+90 352 502 07 56 

info@allbemac.com.tr 

+90 352 502 07 55 

A 

www.allbemac.com.tr

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Composites Europe is Europe’s 

leading trade fair presenting the 

entire range of manufacturing processes 

for fibre-reinforced plastics, 

from raw materials and processing 

methods to lightweight construction 

innovations in the automotive, 

aerospace, marine, wind 

energy and construction sectors. 

This year, more than 350 exhibitors 

from 30 countries presented 

their solutions at the 13th edition 

of Composites Europe at the Stuttgart 

Exhibition Centre.

Natural Mattress Components 

Latex Foam 

Viscogel Pillows 

NEW AİRFOAMS FROM SOURCING LEADER ALLBECO 

New Massage Pillows 

AİRFOAM VİSCO STD 

AİRFOAM GEL 

High End Mattress Labels 

AİRFOAM ALOEVERA 

AİRFOAM SOYA 

Ready Made Zipped Covers 

Semi-Finished Mattress 

Metal Motorized Folding Bed Mechanism 

Folding Mattress Covers 

Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 23. Cadde No:45 38070 Kayseri / 

Türkiye 

+90 352 502 07 56 

info@allbeco.com 

+90 352 502 07 55 

A 

www.allbeco.com

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Yataş Foam is preparing 

to make a fast progress 

on exports with 

investments 

Having 

the distinction 

of 

being the first 

foam factory in 

Anatolia, Yatas Foam 

is preferred in Turkey, especially 

in Kayseri with quality products. 

Since its establishment, Yatas, a 

global brand in bedding, furniture 

and home textiles, has doubled 

its investments. 

With 43 years of experience in 

the sector, Yatas Group continues 

to grow by extending its active 

areas and expanding its targets. 

Yatas Foams are used in all sectors. 

We talked about the activities 

of Yatas Foam Industrial Sales 

Group Manager Mehmet Ozenc. 

As 

a leading 

brand in the bedding 

sector, we know that you started 

to produce foams. How do you 

evaluate your company’s move in 

this direction? 

Yes, it is true. The basis of Yatas 

is Suntas that was established in 

1976. It is the first foam factory in 

Anatolia. In 1996, it was the first 

company traded in Istanbul Stock 

Exchange in this field. Even today, 

our company, which shows the 

success of the foam factory investment 

having a high investment 

and operating cost, made great 

contributions to the sector and 

the region. Products 

of the company are sold 

in Kayseri and vicinity and have 

been used and preferred especially 

in Turkey. In the following 

periods, emphasis was placed on 

the production of bedding, home 

textiles and furniture. Finally, in 

2017, we invested significantly 

in the foam and our capacity was 

tripled. When we look at this 

development, we always perform 

the firsts thanks to our quality and 

service-oriented employees. With 

its 43 years of experience and its 

corporate identity our company 

made great contributions to the 

industry and in the coming years 

we will continue to service successfully 

to our customers.

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Mehmet Ozenc 

Can you tell us about the variety 

of foams you produce? What are 

the main features that make your 

products noticeable? 

In our factory, we produce foams 

for the furniture, automotive, 

footwear, textile, sound insulation, 

and lamination industries. 

Foams are actually used almost in 

all products that we have in living 

spaces. But we are not able to notice 

this because several coatings 

are made on this basic product. 

What makes Yataş Foam different 

is the quality of our products, 

together with our product diversity, 

and our quality bar is always 

high, independent of changing 

economic and social conditions. 

Could you tell us about your 

monthly production capacity? 

We have production and cutting 

capacity of 50 thousand cubic meters 

per month. The investment we 

have made on the latest systems 

and machines is ready for the 

infrastructure that will increase the 

capacity to 100 thousand cubic 

meters as soon as possible. 

Could you tell us about the new 

types of foam you have recently 

produced? What kinds of foams in 

the sector are more demanded? 

The main market of the foam 

sector is the furniture sector. Foams 

between 14 dn and 45 dn are demanded 

in the furniture industry. In 

the automotive sector, non-flammable 

foams and late-yellowing types 

and laminated foams are used in 

the textile sector. 

Which countries do you export to? 

We started our export activities at 

the end of 2018 with the completion 

of investments. We export our 

products to Georgia and Israel. 

Foam is one of the most difficult 

products to export due to transportation 

costs. We have invested on 

vacuuming and pressing machinery 

which eliminate this disadvantage 

and we continue to do so. It can be 

exported to several countries starting 

from our neighboring countries 

to America by using these pressing 

techniques. We aim to increase the 

number of countries from 2 to 5 by 

the end of 2019. 

What are the fairs you have 

attended in Turkey and abroad? Is 

there a fair in the near future for 

you to attend? 

Since our capacity did not support

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higher sales until 2017, we could 

not participate in domestic and 

foreign trade fair organizations. 

However, as I mentioned before, 

with the increasing capacity and 

renewed technology with the 

investments in 2017, we aim 

to attend 2 fairs in a year as 

of 2020; one domestic and the 

other in abroad. The fairs we will 

participate will be in the concept 

of suppliers or material fairs. 

What do you want to add about the 

foam industry? 

6.5 million m3 of foam is made 

annually in Turkey. This corresponds 

to almost 145,000 tons 

of raw material. All of these raw 

materials are imported from 

abroad. Almost all of the inputs 

are imported and almost 85% of 

the product cost is composed of 

raw material, raw material supply 

process and production constraints 

due to external dependency and 

threats as well as being extremely 

affected by exchange rate fluctuations. 

These are the biggest 

problems of the sector. As the 

producers in the foam industry, the 

only way to provide added value 

to our company and our country is 

to make use of the resources most 

efficiently and act export-oriented. 

As Yatas Foam family, we are 

striving to use these raw materials 

in the most efficient manner 

to use the national resources of 

the country in accordance with its 

purpose. Unfortunately, due to 

price and competitive wars, the 

quality of foams produced in the 

markets are lowered in order to 

reduce the cost, and make them 

attractive to the users at first 

glance. However, the products 

made with these foams have a short 

life span or a refund. Producers faced 

big financial and moral losses due to 

this preference of theirs to get price 

advantages. 

Finally, I recommend that the users 

should be aware of the raw material 

costs, the largest part of end products, 

and emphasize on the quality of 

the foams they use in their products. 

The appearance of foams may be 

the same, but their quality cannot be 

clearly understood by their appearance 

only. When we devote a part of 

our time to quality measurement and 

learning, we can learn how to test 

by touching and looking closely. The 

price is obviously important for the 

costs of end products and for competition 

but this is not only dimension. 

Our expectations from the sector and 

customers are that they have to use 

high quality raw materials, produce 

high quality products, and extend 

this quality culture into the sector 

and not waste the national resources 

of the country.

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Mert Machinery sets 

sail to new markets in 

Interzum Cologne 

Growing with years of experience Mert Machinery is proud to 

be a known brand in global markets. The firm is to introduce its 

high technology machinery to visitors at international fairs. 

One of the most sought after 

firms Mert Machinery turns every 

step in new markets as a new 

opportunity. “Contacting with new 

companies as buyers and becoming 

a famous brand are important 

factors for us,” says Pinar Yaltir, 

International Sales Official of 

Mert Machinery. She responded 

our questions prior to Interzum 

Cologne fair. 

What do you plan for the Interzum 

Cologne? Would you mention 

about the products you will exhibit 

in the fair? 

By following recent trends and 

changing needs we design new 

machinery and upgrade the present 

ones in our product line. We 

are ready to display our products 

and customer services in the fair 

in order to get maximum returns.

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We completed our strategic plans. 

We decided on our expectations, 

the target markets and our positioning, 

the location of the booth 

and the machinery that will be 

exhibited. 

Among the products that we are 

going to display in the fair are 

multiple needle chain sewing 

machinery that we are the first 

and sole producers in Turkey and 

that has the best performance on 

both quality and price label, the 

double ram quilt machinery that 

we started to make with our long 

years of experience, full automatic 

mattress rolling packaging machinery 

that will be exhibited first in 

the fair and the mattress tape 

edge machinery, which one of the 

complementary machines for the 

mattress industry. 

How important is this fair for your 

firm and for the industry? 

For us fairs are doors opening to 

the world. We are one of the first 

firms among machinery manufacturers 

participating in this fair. 

This will be our eight participation 

this far. Each year we have got 

even higher satisfactory feedbacks 

in the fair. Firms, especially 

those in Europe, want to trust the

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firm and their perceptions about 

the firms that regularly take place 

in the event are becoming higher 

and higher. 

Potential buyers who are interested 

in buying goods and services 

for their needs visit to the fair 

venue by their own consent and 

benefit the attraction power 

of the fair organization for the 

relevant customers. Visitors are 

special buyers who have a natural 

interest for the goods and services 

exhibited in the fair so have 

higher potential for establishing 

commercial contacts and contracts. 

And, fairs have several other 

facilities for both participants and 

visitors. 

Interzum Cologne fair, an important 

meeting point for the global 

mattress manufacturers keeps its 

position of being the most important 

fair for the sector. It keeps its 

contributions by getting together 

the buyers and sellers who may 

sign profitable sales contracts. 

Fair is both offer many opportunities 

to help them to get information 

about customer, their needs 

and demands and in their promotional 

efforts. Today, in order to 

be successful in a market of high 

competition the firms have to utilize 

the several marketing tools effectively. 

One of these marketing 

tools and media, is specialized 

and focused fairs that address the 

right audience. Interzum is one of 

the best examples of these kind of 

fair events. When used effectively,

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it is the best way to enter a new 

market and a new country. 


the fair? 

Being a worldwide brand Mert 

Machinery has great contribution 

on the national economy and 

employment in the country. Our 

company has become a leader 

in its field with the experience it 

accumulated. 

Every fair event that we participate 

in abroad increases the 

number of export markets. With an 

aim to increase the brand awareness 

of the company and deliver 

our brand we targeted to take 

place new fair each year. 

We are aware of the fact that, it 

is not sufficient to produce quality 

products for the markets and sell 

them in these markets for being 

successful. Because, consumers 

can come across the same products 

at varying price and quality 

and have the freedom of choice 

among several alternatives. We 

know this and we do not sell only 

machinery to our customers but of-

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fer them services and maintenance 

quarantees. Selling goods is easy, 

continuity of services is important. 

We know also that providing satisfying 

services is difficult, so we 

empower our sales teams. New 

markets means new opportunities 

for us. 

As Mert Machinery, we are a 

dynamic, flexible, easy going, and 

world watching company. Fairs 

held in abroad are especially 

important for machinery manufacturers. 

Because, visitors can find 

opportunity to attend demonstration 

of our machinery in live 

performances. Then they easily 

and immediately compare our 

offerings with products and price 

performances with other company’s 

products and decide at the 

moment what to buy. 

How do you comment on the 

development in the suppliers of 

mattress industry? 

Slowdown in the national and 

international markets is indispensable. 

However, mattress industry 

is able to overcome the problems 

by developing innovative products 

and most suitable offerings. Because, 

mattress has now become 

more than a product meeting basic 

needs but a special item that 

enrich the quality of life of the 

people. 

Is there any new products or 

investments you made recently? 

Innovation has become a culture 

in our firm. Long range plans of 

our firm is designed by targeting 

to be one of the leading actors in 

the market. As you know, we have 

been operating in our new factory 

of 10,000 sqm equipped with 

latest technology that employs 

about 100 workers. We speeded 

up the preparations for R&D activities. 

From now on, production and 

R&D teams will act independently.

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Sleep Well Expo 

Istanbul pushes 

the button for 

biggest ever 

success! 

International Sleep Well Expo, Turkey’s first and only 

exhibition dedicated to the mattress and sleep products, is 

preparing to open its doors in Istanbul Expo Center for the 

sixth time, 25th – 28th September, 2019. 

Organized by Voli Fair Organizations, 


Istanbul is the first and the 

only industry-specialty fair on 

the mattress industry. Known 

as the voices of this specific 

industry, Sleep Well and 

Sleep Tech magazines support 

the exhibition’s promotional 

activities as the main media 

sponsors. 

Worldwide promotional works in 

progress 

Voli Fair General Manager 

Mehmet Soztutan stated that 

Sleep Well Expo was continuing 

its promotional activities 

around the world and added, 

“For the upcoming fair, we have 

already started our promotional 

activities in Europe and 

around the world together 

with the Middle East and North

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Africa. In the 2019 edition of 

the fair with all brands in the 

industry we keep our efforts 

going in order to promote the 

industry and to contribute on 

efforts aiming to increase the 

share of Turkey in world markets 

and to promote international 

companies’ presence in 

Turkish market.” 

Sleep Well Expo have a wide 

range of exhibitor profile including 

spring mattresses, visco 

mattresses, latex mattresses, 

sleep systems, roll beds, bedstead 

systems, manufacturing 

materials and components 

along with machinery and technologies 

for visco pillows, medical 

pillows, goose down pil-

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lows, children’s beds, mattress 

protective rings, moving beds, 

special order beds, horsehair 

beds, customized beds, round 

beds, natural beds, medical 

beds, smart beds, goose down 

duvets, bases, metal cots, 

headboards, etc. The fair, 

which will open its doors for 

the 6th time, is also supported 

by KOSGEB, Small and Medium 

Sized Development Organization, 

and THY, Turkish Airlines, 

the national flag carrier. 

We stand by the Sleep Products 

and Mattress Manufacturers 

Voli Fair General Manager 

Mehmet Söztutan stated that 

they began fair activities first 

by getting the views and 

impressions of all actors in the 

bedding industry about the fair 

events held in recent years. 

“We visited them and got their 

views. We want to support 

them in their efforts to ex-

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plore new markets in abroad. 

Now, we are preparing for a 

more efficient fair event. We 

believe that the fair has an 

impressive position for the 

producers of sleep products in 

Turkey in their efforts to promote 

their goods and brands. 

Soztutan also expressed that 

they contribute to extend the 

employment opportunities in 

the sector. 

The exhibition is an excellent 

platform for the exhibitors to 

meet their target audience and 

to establish new business connections 

among themselves. 

All visitors who are interested 

in the sector and Sleep Well 

Expo, can get online tickets by 

visiting the site www.sleepwellexpo.com. 


will host its visitors from 09:30 

to 18:30 for 4 days in the 9th 

and 10th Hall in Istanbul Expo 

Center. 

More information available at: 

www.voli.com.tr, sales@voli. 

com.tr

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The industry sticks 

to Sefa Chemical’s 

exclusive products! 

The leading brand of the adhesive industry, Sefa Chemical attracts 

attention with its products that are used in various sectors. Firms 

in the mattress, packaging, carpet, hygiene, textile, printing and 

construction industries do not give up Sefa Chemical. 

Increasing its number of products 

day by day following always 

the latest technology, the firm 

highlighted that they care first for 

the human health. The interview 

made with Ramazan Celik, Board 

Chairman of Sefa Chemical is as 

follows: 

Which sectors do you offer services 

from the day of establishment? 

SEFA CHEMICAL has been providing 

services for beds, furniture, 

packaging, hygiene, carpet, filter, 

textile, printing and construction

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sectors since the day it was 

founded. 

Can you tell us about your 

production capacity and product 

range? 

With a daily production capacity 

of 40 tons, we produce glue, 

which is known as hot and cold 

having various varieties. We can 

classify our products under four 

main categories. These are Solvent 

Based Adhesives - Hotmelt 

Adhesives - Water Based Adhesives 

and Spray Aerosols. These 

are divided into different brands. 

What are the main features of your 

products? 

It can be used for single surface. 

Owing to its single surface use, it 

provides more economical consumption 

by using less adhesive. 

Solvent Based products are 

non-flammable. There is no odor 

problem in our products. 

Can you tell us about the use of 

adhesives in the bedding sector? 

Adhesives are indispensable in 

the bedding sector. Particularly, 

the majority of the firms which are 

operating in the bedding sector 

and attaching importance to 

quality, are the Sefox customers. 

Sefox is an effective product for 

the healthy adhesion of products 

and the prevention of odor problems 

in the end user. Especially, 

the fact that Sefox products’ being 

inflammable makes our brand one 

step ahead in terms of occupational 

health and safety. 

Ramazan Celik 

Could you tell us about your 

laboratory and R&D activities? 

In order to develop the brand 

and products, Sefox develops its 

laboratory and R&D activities day 

by day. In our laboratory where 

renewed technology is used, the 

tests of the products are carried 

out continuously. 

Since its foundation, SEFA CHEM- 

ICAL Company started to offer all

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kinds of adhesives to the furniture 

industry. The number of products 

has increased day by day and 

has always followed the latest 

technology. It is the only company 

in Europe that can produce all 

different types of adhesives and 

has this infrastructure. 

How do you evaluate the adhesive 

sector due to the development of 

technology? Can you evaluate the 

general situation of this sector in 

our country? 

The mattress market in Turkey is 

95 percent comprised of spring 

mattresses and 5 percent are 

foam beds. The investments made 

by the mattress manufacturers 

vary between 60 thousand dollars 

and 60 million dollars; Approximately 

4 million mattresses are 

sold annually. 

The bedding industry recorded 

a great success in recent years, 

both in and outside Turkey with 

R&D supported innovative products 

thereby offered more than 

4 million mattresses to its final 

consumers. China, USA, Germany, 

Belgium and Poland are the 

leading countries in the exports of 

bedding and similar products. The 

countries that import the most are 

the countries as the USA, Japan, 

Germany, UK and Canada. Our 

country has an important place in 

the world in this industry. Turkey 

is among the countries that made 

the most exports of these products 

to Germany, Iraq, Romania, Italy, 

etc. 

In the last 10 years, Turkey attracted 

the attention of the world with 

structural reforms, export-oriented 

growth and big investments. Turkey’s 

furniture exports continued 

to grow day by day. So much so 

that the country has a big target 

of being in the top-five in the 

world by 2023 in furniture production.

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What is the importance of adhesive 

production for the sector? How do 

you evaluate yourself at this point? 

As in every market, the competition 

in the market is increasing 

day by day, but thanks to the 

continuation of its development in 

Sefox innovative products, Sefox 

adhesives are found one step 

ahead of their competitors and 

gained a follow-up audience and 

trust. Significant investments in 

water-based and aerosol production, 

which are growing day 

by day in the adhesive sector, 

will play an important role in the 

future for Sefox. 

As a manufacturer of adhesives, 

which environmental factors do 

you pay attention to? 

As a result of a long R&D studies, 

Sefox Contact adhesives, which 

are indicative of the importance 

of human health, removed the 

Toluene which caused occupational 

diseases from the production 

stage and offered the new 

Toluene-free formulation, which 

was open for 15 minutes. Sefa 

produces chemical adhesives by 

paying attention to environmental 

health. Toxic chemicals such as 

benzene, ethylene and dichloride 

are not used. 

Raw materials used in the production 

of adhesives should not 

harm human health and nature. 

Hazardous wastes generated 

during production are destroyed 

by our company without damaging 

the nature. There is no waste 

in anyway. 

Which countries do you export to? 

Do you have any target market? 

We export to more than 65 

countries in the world. In a sense, 

every country in the world is our 

target market. 

Could you tell us about the fairs 

you attend? 

We take part in 3 international 

fairs namely Interzum China, Interzum 

Germany and ISPA America 

outside Turkey, and 2 in domestic 

market namely Sleep Well Expo 

Istanbul and Imob.

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Frankfurt: 

The hotspot 

for hightech 

textiles 

Technical textiles for all applications and a wide range of textile 

technologies: from 14 to 17 May 2019, Techtextil brings together 

more exhibitors from even more countries than before. 

Around four months before it 

opens its doors, Techtextil is 

almost fully booked, exceeding 

once again booking levels for the 

previous event at the same time 

of year. With its trend theme, 

‘Urban Living – City of the Future’, 

the leading international trade 

fair also takes a look ahead to 

see how technical textiles will 

shape urban life in the future. 

“Every two years, Techtextil 

mirrors the range of applications 

for textile materials. Leading 

international experts from the 

most diverse industries – be they 

from architecture, the automotive 

industry, medicine, the fashion 

industry or personal protection 

– come together at Techtextil in 

search of lightweight, durable and 

sustainable materials”, says Olaf 

Schmidt, Vice President Textiles 

and Textile Technologies, Messe 

Frankfurt. 

The suppliers at Techtextil represent 

the complete spectrum of 

technical textiles and nonwovens. 

There is a significant increase in 

the number of suppliers in the 

fields of technology, as well as 

fibres and yarns. Suppliers of 

woven fabrics, coated textiles 

and functional apparel textiles 

are also strongly represented. All 

areas of application for textile 

materials are covered. In particular, 

representatives from industry, 

architecture and construction, the 

fashion and clothing industry, the

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automotive sector, aerospace, 

medicine, sport, and hazard protection 

will find a more comprehensive 

range of products than 

before. 

Textile solutions for life in the city 

of the future 

In collaboration with ‘Creative 

Holland’, the Dutch creative 

industries, Techtextil is dedicating 

an exhibition space to life in the 

city of the future with the ‘Urban 

Living – City of the Future’ special 

event. According to the United 

Nations*, nearly 70 percent of all 

people are expected to be living 

in metropolises and megacities by 

2050. This poses new challenges 

for living and mobility concepts, 

as well as food supplies and 

health services provision. Functional 

apparel, with smart functions 

for example, could also play 

an even more important role in 

people’s everyday lives in the future. 

The Techtextil and Texprocess 

exhibition area will be presenting

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examples of textile applications. 

In addition, an accompanying 

complementary programme will 

offer insights into the industry. 

New: Techtextil Forum provides an 

open platform for exchange 

On all four days, the trade fair will 

offer a new format of lectures, discussions 

and interactive sessions 

with the Techtextil Forum. The 

forum, which replaces the Techtextil 

Symposium, will take place 

directly in exhibition Hall 4.1 and 

all Techtextil participants will be 

able to access it free of charge. 

Trade visitors can look forward 

to contributions in the following 

thematic areas: sustainability, 

digital transformation, smart textiles, 

urban textiles, composites, 

and technical textiles in medical 

technology. In addition, both the 

Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress 

(GFC) and the textiles competence 

centre at the General Association 

of the German Textile and 

Fashion Industry (Gesamtverband 

der deutschen Textil- und Modeindustrie 

e. V.) are organising a 

thematic block. 

Focus on sustainability 

Sustainability is one of the central 

themes of the upcoming Techtextil 

and Texprocess. For the first time, 

the two fairs will be showcasing 

their exhibitors’ efforts towards 

sustainability. The Techtextil and 

Texprocess Innovation Awards give 

prizes for sustainable textile innovations 

and processing approaches. 

In addition, the Texprocess 

Forum will offer a thematic block 

exclusively around the theme of 

sustainability in the textile and

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fashion industry, with an offshoot 

of Fashionsustain, Messe Frankfurt’s 

conference about sustainable 

textile innovations. 

Techtextil and Texprocess are 

sharing an exhibition hall for the 

first time 

In May 2019, Techtextil and the 

parallel Texprocess will be sharing 

an exhibition hall for the first 

time. In Hall 4.1, Techtextil will be 

showcasing some of the suppliers 

of woven, laid web, braided and 

knitted fabrics, coated textiles, 

and nonwovens, as well as selected 

suppliers of textile machines. 

Suppliers of functional apparel 

textiles and the ‘Digital Textile 

Micro Factory’ mark the transition 

to Texprocess, which will be 

showcasing different production 

lines for clothing, shoes, and the 

processing of technical textiles. 

In addition to these, exhibitors 

for product preparation, finishing, 

textile logistics, internal material 

flow and textile refinement, as

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well as providers of sewing solutions, 

will be there. In the shared 

hall, visitors will get an insight 

into the entire production process, 

from raw material to finished 

product. 

In parallel with Techtextil, Texprocess, 

the leading trade fair for the 

processing of technical textiles 

and nonwovens (14 to 17 May 

2019), will provide insights into 

all the stages in textile processing, 

including textile finishing and 

digital printing. Texprocess is also 

recording an outstanding level of 

registrations, above those for the 

last event. 

Techtextil 2017 drew more than 

33,670 visitors from 104 countries 

and 1,477 exhibitors from 55 countries. 

In addition, 7,091 visitors to 

Texprocess also visited Techtextil. 

The two fairs welcomed a total of 

1,789 exhibitors from 66 countries 

and more than 47,500 visitors 

from 114 countries.

April 2019 

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A world brand in 

industrial adhesive 

production: 

Yapı Lider Kimya 

Continuing its export operations to 51 countries Yapı 

Lider Kimya has been constantly expanding its markets. 

It is increasing its brand familiarization on the one hand 

and is pulling attention with its environmentally friendly 

manufacturing on the other. 

Pointing out that they had 

modern manufacturing facilities 

with quality control system and 

manufacturing equipment at world 

standards, Ilknur Karakas, Foreign 

Trade Manager of Yapı Lider 

Kimya highlights that they would 

be more active with their product 

variety and projects in the exclusive 

interview she granted to us. 

Full text of the interview follows: 

Which sectors have you been 

serving since your first day in 

business? 

Yapı Lider Kimya is one of the 

leading companies of the adhesive 

industry thanks to its product 

experience, customer-oriented approach, 

and especially for its high 

quality products. The usage areas 

of our products are rather widespread. 

Our adhesives can stick 

everything no matter soft or hard.

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Its inflammable feature and application 

with spray gun provide 

usage easiness in manufacturing 

lines. For this reason our products 

are preferred especially in the soft 

furniture industry. Our adhesives 

are also widely used in the construction, 

isolation, automotive, 

shoe, and etc. industries. 

Would you mention about your 

production capacity and product 

variety? 

We have modern manufacturing 

facilities with quality control system 

and manufacturing equipment 

at world standards. Our capacity 

has constantly been increasing by 

realizing distinctive progresses in 

innovative product development 

with basic ideas as innovation, 

R&D and branding, and improving 

existing products, and programming 

new projects. Responding 

the demands immediately no 

matter where it comes from, 

foreseeing any possible problems 

and offering solutions are the 

main features differing us from our 

competitors. 

What are the basic features of your 

products? 

The most important feature of our 

products is being inflammable 

and non-glare. These annihilate 

the risks to happen during application. 

Thanks to its economical 

usage it is cost effective.

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Would you mention about the 

usage areas of adhesives in the 

mattress industry? 

Recording a continuous development 

through R&D and 

design, the adhesives are an 

inevitable product group for 

the mattress industry. It’s an indispensible 

item to stick layers 

such as foam-to-foam, foamfelt, 

foam-fabric, foam-quilting, 

felt-felt-fabric, etc. 

What about your laboratory and 

R&D studies? 

The controls and quality 

controls of raw materials and 

produced materials are regularly 

done. We make the manufacturing 

with the raw materials 

which are approved by our quality 

control department. The products 

that are approved by the quality 

control department can proceed to 

packaging and packing process. 

The quality control process is a 

system that we place extreme 

importance. Our R&D department 

has constantly been working on 

improving the current products, 

to develop new environmentally 

friendly products and to form new 

projects. 


adhesives industry in line with the 

development of technology? 

For the development of technology 

is not limited only to one 

area it positively every up-todate 

changes affect the adhesive

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industry in direct proportion. Our 

products provide usage comfort 

with technologic developments. 

They can be used confidently in 

manufacturing fields. They provide 

labor comfort and saves money 

and time. 

What is the importance of 

adhesives for the sector? How do 

you evaluate yourselves at this 

point? 

Adhesives are an indispensable 

part of the manufacturing industry. 

For this reason Yapı Lider Kimya 

family has been continuing its operations 

in 51 countries including 

Turkey mainly with PO-MAX and 

with other brands. We are grateful 

for the manufacturers who prefer 

PO-MAX, CREAFOM, F-X and other 

brands of our company. 

What kinds of environmental 

factors do you care as an adhesive 

manufacturing company? 

We are trying to take precautions 

in order not to allow the nature to 

be damaged for personal interests. 

Developing environmentally 

friendly products is the first priority 

of our R&D department. 

Which countries do you export? Do 

you have any target markets? 

We have exports to 51 countries 

in Europe, America, Asia and Africa 

and to Russia. We are targeting 

to export mainly to export to 

South American markets and to all 

areas of the world. 

Would you mention about the fairs 

you participate in? 

We care to be as an exhibitor or 

visitors at world fairs held especially 

in the furniture and mattress 

industries. We take part in all 

fairs such as ISPA and Interzum 

which are considered as the most 

important events of this sector.

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CIFM / interzum 

guangzhou 2019 

wins approval 

from industry, 

solidifies No. 1 

trade fair position 

for the industry in 

Asia 

Turkey has been 

one of the leading 

national exhibitors. 

Sleep Well Expo, 

Sleep Well magazine 

and Sleep Tech 

magazine were 

promoted efficiently 

Alongside CIFF’s second phase 

dedicated for office furniture, 

Asia’s largest and most comprehensive 

trade fair for the 

woodworking machinery, furniture 

production and interiors industry 

came to a rousing end to critical 

acclaim on March 31 after four 

days of business. 

CIFM / interzum guangzhou, held in 

conjunction with the second phase 

of China International Furniture 

Fair (CIFF), showcased the entire 

industry value chain in the region 

with more international brands 

participating than ever – a strong 

indicator of the event’s standing in 

the furniture industry. 

A total of 94,863 visitors from 114 

countries and regions checked in 

at the event, up by 5.57 percent 

from the last edition. Visitors who 

travelled from abroad accounted 

for 14,278. The exhibition spanned 

150,000 square meters over 17 

halls and featured an unprecedented 

record of 1,509 exhibitors from 

35 countries and regions.

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“The number of both domestic 

and international exhibitors at 

interzum guangzhou has hit new 

historical highs this year. We’ve 

also seen a jump in the number of 

buyers coming and making use of 

this platform for procurement. The 

Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau 

Greater Bay Area will no doubt 

inject a further boost to the furniture 

manufacturing node in South 

China,” says managing director 

of Koelnmesse Co., Ltd., Mr. Keith 

Tsui. 

Besides the trade floor, the 

international exhibition zone of 

interzum guangzhou 2019 also 

teemed with activities with the 

hosting of a total of seven forums 

analyzing detailed market trends 

and business matching activities 

participated by four well-known 

domestic furniture brands. In 

addition, the special display of 

the 20 most outstanding furniture 

accessory products announced at 

the annual “20 PLUS 20” event 

saw winning products cover the 

areas of textiles, hardware and 

power systems.

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The next CIFM / interzum guangzhou 

will take place from 28-31 

March 2020, at Pazhou Complex, 

Guangzhou, China. To learn more 

about interzum guangzhou, visit 

www.interzum-guangzhou.com. 

The show beckons visitors with 

record number of participating 

brands, exciting activity line up 

Happening concurrently with the 

internationally renowned China 

International Furniture Fair (CIFF), 

both events covered the entire 

value chain of the furniture industry. 

Occupying 150,000 square meters 

and spanning 17 halls across 

Area B and C of the venue, CIFM 

/ interzum guangzhou boasted 

1,509 exhibitors from 35 countries 

and regions. Among them, 1,162 

were domestic enterprises while 

347 came from abroad. The total 

number of exhibitors grew by over 

3 percent from the previous year.

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The event proved to be an ideal 

place to size up the competition 

for both exhibitors and some 

90,000 visitors visited to procure 

at the event. 

A major drawcard at CIFM / interzum 

guangzhou every year, 2019 

showcased eight national pavilions 

from Germany, Turkey, South 

Korea, US / Canada and trade 

associations American Hardwood 

Export Council, Canada Wood, 

French Timber and Malaysian 

Timber Council together with their 

respective member companies and 

their products and solutions. 

As a flagship industry exhibition, 

attendees would expect nothing 

less of an equally impressive 

fringe program to complete the 

experience, and CIFM / interzum 

guangzhou did not disappoint. 

A series of engaging forums and 

seminars, which served to sharpen 

knowledge, offered insight and 

provided updated industry trends.

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Topics included: 

•Decor Trends 2019 – Schattdecor 

•The Application of Smart Household 

Integrated Solutions on 

Recliner Chairs – Remacro 

•Get MOVING Now Build Your 

Desk With a Full Frame Solution – 

Linak 

•Colour Road 19/20 – The Taste of 

Colors – Renolit 

•Innovation in Mattress Ticking - 

Boyteks Tekstil 

•The Application of Pytha-3D-CAD 

in the Fields of Solid Wood, Shopfitting 

and Office Furniture - PYTHA 

Lab GmbH 

Strategic implications of the 

Greater Bay Area 

Riding on the wave of the recently 

opened Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao 

Bridge and China’s latest strategic 

region of Guangdong-Hong 

Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, 

mature global furniture trade fairs

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like CIFM / interzum guangzhou are 

poised to provide fresh impetus 

for trade and economic growth. 

“China is one of the largest 

furniture production bases in the 

world, and the potential for economic 

growth is unprecedented 

especially with the establishment 

of the Guangdong, Hong Kong 

and Macau Greater Bay Area. 

This is expected to further propel 

interzum guangzhou to an unparalleled 

position to become an 

important bridge between China 

and the world’s furniture industry. 

I believe exhibitors and visitors 

alike greatly benefit from this 

exhibition,” said Mr. Denis Steker, 

Vice President International / Outbound 

Fairs of Koelnmesse GmbH. 

Exhibitors at CIFM / interzum 

guangzhou 2019 hailed from 35 

countries and regions including: 

Australia, Austria, Belgium, 

Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, 

Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, 

Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, 

Italy, Japan, Latvia, Malaysia, 

Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South 

Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, 

Taiwan, Thailand, Gabon, 

the Netherlands, Turkey, United 

Kingdom, United States, Uruguay 

and Vietnam.

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Wood and forestry 

products industry 

in Turkey 

The Turkish furniture sector, 

which has a very high locality 

ratio, has been generating a 

foreign trade surplus for the last 

15 years, and the local furniture 

sector started to increase these 

figures more because the furniture 

sector is one of the fastest 

growing sectors in the last 17 

years and that reaching $10 

billion in exports is among their 

2023 targets. 

Furniture production in Turkey 

dates back to the 19th century 

and was done in small workshops 

as artisan production. 

However, by the rapid globalization 

and all other aspects, 

present furniture industry is 

becoming a fashion sector. 

In Turkey, furniture is produced 

both in workshops and industrial-scale 

manufacturing units. 

Furniture production is highly

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fragmented among a large 

number of small workshops. 

These small workshops play an 

important role in producing hand 

carved and handmade furniture. 

Workshops are flexible establishments 

in nature and have 

enough capacity and labor force 

to expand their production line 

in order to supply large orders. 

Turkey has a total land area 

of close to 80 million ha. Forests 

cover 27.2% (21,2 million 

ha) of the country land area. 

Turkey has one of the richest 

floras in the world with 9,000 

herbaceous and woody plant 

species. The major tree species 

used for roundwood production 

are Calabrian pine (Pinus 

brutia), Crimean pine 

(Pinus nigra), Scots 

pine (Pinus silvestris), 

beech (Fagus 

orientalis), fir 

(Abies bornmülleriana/alba/nordmaniana), 

spruce (Picea orientalis), 

cedar (Cedrous libani), and 

oak (Quercus). 

Turkey’s large milling and wood 

manufacturing industry is in a 

position to supply wood products 

to regional markets in the 

Middle East, particularly those 

countries that lack a wood 

manufacturing sector 

sector of their own. Turkey is 

also in a competitive position 

to supply semi-processed wood 

products and furniture to the EU 

as a result of its relatively lower 

labor costs. Turkish forest product 

based industries, such as the 

panel and furniture industries, 

have increased their capacity 

over the last decade, allowing 

them to take advantage of 

these regional opportunities.

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70% of timber manufactured in 

Turkey is used in construction, 

20% is used in furniture production 

and 10% is used in packaging 

and other industries. Timber 

consumption per person is btw 

0,075-0,085 m3. 

Furniture industry in Turkey 

Furniture production in Turkey 

dates back to the 19th century 

and was done in small workshops 

as artisan production. 

However, by the rapid globalization 

and all other aspects, 

present furniture industry is 

becoming a fashion sector. 

In Turkey, furniture is produced 

both in workshops and industrial-scale 

manufacturing units. 

Furniture production is highly 

fragmented among a large 

number of small workshops. 

These small workshops play an 

important role in producing hand 

carved and handmade furniture. 

Workshops are flexible establishments 

in nature and have 

enough capacity and labor force 

to expand their production line 

in order to supply large orders. 

Large-scale furniture firms produce 

standard models by using 

automated mass-production 

techniques and most of their 

production is oriented towards 

export. 

In accordance to data from 

Turkish Statistical Institute (Turk- 

Stat), in 2012 furniture production 

was realized as 10,3 billion 

Turkish Liras. According to the 

recent General Census of Industry 

and Business Establishments

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(2012), the furniture sector employs 

151.904 people and the 

industry has 33.924 companies 

manufacturing various furniture. 

Moreover, capacity data of The 

Union of Chambers of Commerce 

and Commodity Exchanges 

of Turkey (TOBB) reports 40 

companies who have over 250 

employees and 155 companies 

who have over 100 employees. 

Besides, Istanbul Chamber of 

Industrys list of the top 500 industrial 

establishments of Turkey 

includes six furniture companies. 

Furniture production in Turkey is 

concentrated mainly in İstanbul, 

Ankara, Bursa (İnegöl), Kayseri, 

İzmir and Adana. The most 

important furniture production 

districts are İstanbul and the 

region of Bolu-Düzce, which is famous 

for its production of wood 

products. 

The well-known furniture-manufacturing 

district in Turkey, called 

“Siteler”, is located in Ankara. 

The number of registered small 

and medium sized enterprises 

in “Siteler” is over 10,000. In 

Ankara, there are many labor–intensive 

small enterprises manufacturing 

classical-handmade 

furniture and there are about 

10 major furniture manufacturers 

who have mass-production 

capabilities. 

The wood industry is developing 

rapidly in the Bursa-İnegöl area, 

the third most important furniture 

production region, which 

is surrounded by forest areas. 

The furniture industry of the 

İnegöl area is small sized but 

has great potential to improve 

itself. Another important furniture 

region is Kayseri, which has 

large capacity for the production 

of sofa beds, couch beds and

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seven of the twenty two largest 

manufacturers of Turkey are 

established here. İzmir also has 

a furniture production districts 

called “Karabağlar and Kısıkköy” 

which supply furniture to the 

Aegean Region. 

Production 

In Turkey, furniture production 

can be classified in accordance 

with materials used as 

wooden furniture (massive and 

veneered), metal furniture and 

others. Wooden furniture has 

a major share in total furniture 

production. As it is known for 

good quality furniture, the types 

of wood used and plywood 

inputs have to be taken into 

consideration. The main types of 

wood used in the manufacture 

of massive furniture in Turkey are 

ash, beech, oak, pine, linden 

and mahogany. In veneered 

furniture, oak, beech, walnut and 

mahogany are used. 

Turkish furniture factories use the 

latest technologies in producing 

furniture, which is always up to 

world standards. Since 1990 the 

application of advanced technology 

and the use of CNC benches 

in the Turkish furniture industry 

have been increasing. Today, all 

of the large enterprises in the 

furniture sector use CNC benches. 

Most companies are equipped 

with modern machinery which 

allows the production of good, 

export-quality products. Quality 

control starts from the stage 

when the raw material is produced 

and continues till the end 

of the packaging process. Most 

of the companies have already 

obtained ISO 9000 certificates 

and other required quality certificates. 

The large scale firms comply 

with world standards in their 

packaging processes. In packaging 

PE, PP, foam, poly-urethane 

and cardboard boxes are used. 

Many of the large companies 

have special packaging sections. 

As with many other consumer 

products, furniture production is 

sensitive to changes in fashion. 

Since furniture design is an 

important aspect of marketing, 

Turkish designers are constantly 

following consumer preferences 

in foreign markets and introduce 

new designs and make model

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variations and improvements. 

Turkish furniture manufacturers 

and exporters are aware of the 

fact that market trends and consumer 

behavior play an important 

role in the development and 

design of new products. Since 

Turkey has a strong textile industry, 

Turkish furniture manufacturers 

have the advantage of being 

able to use and to monitor a 

wide range of colorful new fabric 

collections as upholstery. 

Exports 

Turkey’s furniture exports have 

had an upward trend in recent 

years. In the last ten years, 

exports of Turkish furniture increased 

from US $ 684,5 million 

in 2005 to US $ 2,2 billion in 

2015. This is mainly due to 

improvements in capacity, quality and design. The export figure for 

2014 was US $ 2,4 billion, representing an increase of 8% with respect 

to the previous year. On the other hand, the export figure for 

2015 was US $ 2,2 billion, representing a decrease of 7% compared 

to the previous year. Main export 

products were: wooden furniture for 

bedrooms (excl. seats) wooden furniture 

(excl. for 

offices, kitch-

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ens and bedrooms, and seats) 

and seats for motor vehicles. In 

2015, Turkey exported furniture 

to 201 countries throughout 

the world. The main markets 

for furniture exports were Iraq, 

Libya, Azerbaijan, Germany, and 

France. In recent years, Turkish 

furniture companies have been 

establishing showrooms and 

depots in increasing numbers 

in most of these countries. The 

Turkish contracting sector is one 

of the major sectors exporting 

services. Turkish contractor companies 

who have undertaken 

construction work abroad have 

completed many housing complexes, 

tourism projects, hospitals 

and health center projects, 

most of which were decorated 

with Turkish furniture. 

Turkish furniture is designed and 

made from the highest quality 

materials to ensure comfort, 

performance and attractive 

appearance for a very long life. 

Different styles are produced 

such as classical, traditional and 

contemporary. With its designers 

and architects combined with 

its flexible production capacity, 

the Turkish furniture industry is 

able to satisfy the requirements 

of all individual markets all over 

the world. 

Today, with all these aspects of 

the furniture industry, Turkey is 

among the most promising furniture 

suppliers in the world.

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Eximbank to provide TL 

loans for non-SME firms 

to boost exports 

Türk Eximbank, which provides 

loans in local currency to small and 

medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) 

exporting in Turkish lira, will from 

now on grant loans to non-SME 

companies as well. 

In a statement, Trade Minister Ruhsar 

Pekcan said significant efforts 

have been made in recent years to 

improve trade in local currencies. 

She pointed out that the share of 

the Turkish lira in exports rose from 

4.5 percent in the first two months 

of 2018 to 4.8 percent in the first 

two months of this year. 

Pekcan said Türk Eximbank has 

continued to provide TL loans to 

exporting SMEs with affirmative 

interest rates compared to market 

figures. She added that the bank 

channeled Turkish lira sources to 

SMEs in August 2017 and provided 

additional credit support of about 

TL 10 billion to SMEs, including 

TL 2.1 billion in 2017 and TL 7.7 

billion in 2018, adding the said 

support will continue to increase in 

2019. 

The trade minister said that Türk 

Eximbank’s loan facility in Turkish 

lira was planned to be diversified 

and increased by taking into 

consideration the importance and 

growing potential of trade in local 

currency in the upcoming period. 

On providing loans in the local 

currency to non-SME companies, 

Pekcan said: “For this purpose, the 

current Turkish lira loan program for 

SMEs exporting in the local currency 

will continue.” 

She said for non-SME companies, 

on the other hand, a previously announced 

loan program will be put 

into operation as of April 22, 2019. 

The loan will have a one-year 

maturity period and a six-month 

interest rate payment based on 

the Central Bank of the Republic 

of Turkey’s (CBRT) daily weighted 

average funding rate. “We believe 

this opportunity will contribute to 

the development of trade in local 

currencies,” said Pekcan.

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Turkey’s consumer 

confidence climbs 6.9% 

in April from March 

Turkish consumers’ confidence in 

the economy rose by 6.9% in April, 

the country’s statistical authority 

announced. The consumer confidence 

index stood at 63.5 this 

month, up over four points compared 

to March, according to data 

from the Turkish Statistical Institute 

(TurkStat) and Central Bank of the 

Republic of Turkey (CBRT). 

In April, the general economic situation 

expectation index increased 

by 4.8% to 82.4 points from 78.6 

in March, as the number of consumers 

expecting a better general 

economic situation in the next 12 

months rose. The financial situation 

expectation of households index 

increased by 5.1% compared to 

the previous month to 82.2 in April, 

indicating an increase in the ratio 

of people expecting a better financial 

situation in the next 12-month 

period. The unemployment expectation 

index rose 7.8% compared 

to the previous month to 63.5 

points, indicating a rise in the ratio 

of people expecting a decrease in 

the number of unemployed persons 

in the next 12 months. 

The probability of saving index 

increased by 18.3% from 22.0 in 

March to 26.0 in April. This increase 

shows that the possibility of consumer 

savings in the next 12-month 

period increased from the previous 

month. On nearly 20 economic 

and financial criteria, consumers’ 

assessments and expectations for 

the next 12 months are measured 

in monthly tendency surveys. 

The index is calculated from the 

survey results on a range of 0-200, 

with above 100 indicating an 

optimistic outlook, and below 100 

a pessimistic outlook. In April, the 

index for general economic situation 

expectations stood at 82.4, 

surging 4.8% from 78.6 in March. 

In 2018, the consumer confidence 

index value hovered between 72.7 

and 57.6 -- the highest being in 

July and the lowest in October. The 

country’s statistical authority will 

release the next survey results on 

May 21.

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Progressing 

story of 

adhesives used 

in mattress 

manufacturing 

Would you prefer 

water-based or 

hot melt? Where 

does the Turkish 

market stand at this 

industry? Pros and 

cons… 

Adhesives have always been 

used to bond the various mattress 

components together. However, 

as a result of these changes, 

adhesives’ role in the manufacturing 

process has become even 

more important. For example, 

new materials, such as fibers and 

foam types, are difficult to bond 

together. This has meant that the 

adhesives used must now possess 

both increased bonding strengths 

and increased application use. 

As a matter of fact, the mattress 

industry has been transferred 

from simple spring construction 

to more complex construction and 

new materials in recent years. The 

changes included more than fibers 

and foam types. They have now 

increased in roll-coating process 

and all-foam units. The increased 

use of foam comfort layers in 

beds, the rising popularity of 

all-foam models and the intense 

competition within this just-intime 

industry has heightened 

the demand for fast-curing glues. 

They help manufacturers move 

product rapidly off the production 

floor and into roll-pack or bagging 

machines—and onto the delivery 

truck, en route to customers. The 

mattress story from the smallest 

raw material to the full production 

line is a combination of values to 

end up with the best mattresses.

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When it comes to putting a mattress 

together, adhesives play an 

essential role in making things 

stick. Changes in mattress construction 

have required adhesives 

to change their tack. Mattress 

components now are more varied 

than ever and bed makers have 

come to depend on two main 

classes of glues: water-based and 

hot melt to hold it all together. 

Whether one-component or 

two-component chemistries, roll-on 

or spray applications, today’s 

improved adhesives offer faster 

drying times, better bonding 

strength, cost efficiencies, improved 

flexibility and increased 

application ease, industry suppliers 

say. 

When it comes to speed, the latest 

water-based formulations give 

hot melts a run for their money 

and are faster drying than ever. 

But the two glues have their own 

distinct uses in mattress and foundation 

construction, suppliers say. 

What’s in store for the future? 

Ever faster, automated production 

lines. Adhesives suppliers predict 

that, whether manufactured on 

an automated production line or 

hand assembled and sprayed, the 

demand for compressed and roll-

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packed mattresses will continue 

to grow, and, with that, the need 

for a high-tack, flexible bond with 

quick drying times will continue. 

Also, the industry is now using 

faster and more automated production 

lines in addition to more 

practical and better quality auxiliary 

materials in order to keep up 

with rising demand. 

Adhesives are among the important 

auxiliaries that the sector use 

during manufacturing and these 

materials have always been used 

to bond the various mattress components 

together. However, as a 

result of the construction changes, 

adhesives’ role in the manufacturing 

process has become even 

more important. 

For example, new materials, such 

as fibers and foam types are 

difficult to bond together. So, the 

adhesives used must now possess 

increased bonding strengths 

and increased application use. 

Furthermore, from the standpoint 

of speed, adhesives need to offer 

fast drying times, more flexibility

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and cost efficiencies. Hot melts 

are one type of adhesive in 

particular that have been able to 

keep up with mattress manufacturing 

changes. For instance, hot 

melt adhesives have fast holding 

power and don’t need drying 

time. These adhesives are popular 

in bonding foams, pocket coil 

assemblies and bonding fabrics 

and fibers. 

When you think of the process of 

manufacturing a mattress, the use 

of hot melt adhesives may not 

immediately spring to mind, yet 

these adhesives can be used in 

many different aspects of mattress 

production including: 

•Laminating layers of foam 

•Fixing insulation layers 

•Joining blocks of foam 

•Fixing fabrics 

•Fixing pillow-tops 

Choosing the right application 

system can make a big difference 

to the cost and they can be modified 

to suit specific projects. Hot 

melt adhesives make assembling 

mattresses quicker and easier. 

Suppliers also agree that these 

adhesives and specific application

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systems can help reduce the cost 

of the manufacturing process. The 

experts have examined enough 

mattress assembly lines to know 

that slow production processes 

means money wasted. So, when 

applying these materials, quality 

spray guns or automatic applicators 

can save significant time and 

money. Because they are easy to 

handle, many manufacturers use 

adhesives for joining foam around 

mattress springs, attaching cushioning 

foam and insulation to the 

interior of the mattress body and 

keeping pillow top cushioning and 

upholstery fabrics in place. 

That’s important with the more 

complex mattresses being assembled 

today. Customers want 

features like additional comfort 

layers of gels and foams, which 

need to be carefully attached 

to the interior mattress structure 

using a fastening system that is 

non-toxic. 

Hot-melt adhesives have a number 

of advantages for the mattress 

manufacturing process including: 

•Ability to handle high volume 

applications 

•Non-flammability 

•Not requiring special ventilation 

•Fast drying time 

Meanwhile, water-based adhesive 

suppliers promote recent product 

innovations, which focus on faster 

dry times and innovative application 

methods that are faster and 

more economical. 

We have interviewed some 

Turkish adhesive manufacturers 

and suppliers to have an indebt 

look over the industry so that the 

importers and exporters may find 

a better way for themselves in this 

lucrative and very fast-developing 

market.

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Quality of mattress 

fabrics directly affect 

sleep quality 

In line with growing mattress industry, fabric manufacturers fire up 

their innovation efforts. 

Due to chaos of daily lives, fast 

consumption, haste to reach 

somewhere and trying to focus 

on several points concurrently 

we cannot spare time to rest. 

Night sleep is the most suitable 

period to be refreshed, but most 

of us awaken tired and exasperated. 

At this point, the innovations 

made by the mattress manufacturers 

and their suppliers 

who strive to improve the quality 

of sleep, become a savior. In 

2017 the most popular topic in 

the mattress industry was based 

on the choice of foam or latex. In 

2018 we focused on spring and 

fabric technologies. The following 

is our assessment about the 

most popular topics on mattresses 

compiled from the interviews 

we made with leading producers 

of mattress fabrics in 2018. 

Global warming affects seasons, 

not the sleeps 

In recent years, we started to 

have hotter days in summer and 

colder days in winter. There are 

some other countries like ours 

that were subject to unusual 

climates during the year. Changing 

climatic conditions may 

cause some difficulties to enter 

in sleep or shorten REM sleep 

periods. It is possible to reduce

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the effects of changing climate 

but not so valuable as the direct 

impacts of the fabrics used on 

the mattresses. 

At the end of these, innovative 

products aiming to stabilize 

the body temperature both in 

winter and in summer has got 

their place in product portfolio of 

major manufacturers. 

Are you sure that you got rid of all 

stresses of the day? 

Technology covers all stages of 

our lives. We had been encircled 

by technologic devices all 

day long and spending our time 

in enclosed spaces. So, static 

electric accumulated during 

the day triggers stresses and 

negative emotions. Uncontrolled 

stress spoils the quality of life 

and sleep. Getting away from 

these all-negative conditions for 

a comfortable sleep is possible 

only with better fabrics for 

mattresses. 

The materials that are used in 

the production of smart textiles 

are begun to be used in the 

production of mattress fabrics. 

Thanks to carbon fibers used in 

the production, more flexible, 

waterproof and static-electric-free 

fabrics are obtained. 

Some natural materials, like 

the seed of cherry, can produce

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positive effects on brain and 

imaginations. 

New innovations to protect hygiene 

in mattresses 

Cleanliness of mattresses is hard 

to manage. Mites are hazardous 

for health; they are invisible, 

fed with human skin cells are 

also hard to get rid of. There 

are several products that help to 

fight with mites but people do 

not have enough time to spare 

for cleaning their mattresses. 

Anti-bacterial mattress fabrics 

come to our rescue at this point. 

Hygiene maximizes in the 

fabrics the contain bacteria that 

supports immune systems of 

the body. They protect people 

against microorganisms such 

as bacteria, mold, fungi and 

against stains. 

Skin repairing effect 

Human skin is highly prone to 

be irritated and deformed. So, 

tissues that contact our skins are 

important. The fabrics that prevent 

fatting and celluloids by facilitating 

the circulation of blood 

in veins offer healthy outlook 

on skins were among the best 

innovations of the year. Those 

fabrics that protect against 

wrinkling on skin by keeping the 

moistening balance of skin were 

among the successful innovations 

of the year in 2018.

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Mattress Industry 

Terms 

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

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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 

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

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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 

conventional adult sizes of twin, 

twin extra long, full, full extra long, 

queen and king. 

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.” 

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. 

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 typically 

combinations of polyurethane 

foam, cotton felt, and/or mademade 

fibers. 

Damask: Woven ticking produced 

on a loom that has yarns running 

at 90-degree angles to each other,

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the warp and the weft. The damask 

design is woven into the fabric 

rather than printed on the surface. 

Density: A measure of weight per 

cubic volume, usually expressed 

in pounds per cubic foot. Often 

referred to when discussing foam. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

Fales pad: Compressed cotton felt 

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

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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. 

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. 

Gel foam: Generally a visco-elastic 

foam that is infused with beads or 

swirls of gel during the foam pouring 

process. 

Hair pads: Horse tail or mane, cattle 

tail or hog hair, which has been 

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 

latex used in mattresses today is

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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.

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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 

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. 

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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.

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SleepTech Magazine May - June 2019

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