Salim Haffar, who is among the many active names of the power transmission sector both in Turkey and in the world, has been promoted to the position of Assistant General Manager from his position as International Sales and Marketing Director, which he has held for eight years on the home gearbox large İ-Mak Gearbox.
Haffar, who was elected as the President of EuroTrans, the biggest organization on the earth covering all of the producers of the facility transmission sector, one year in the past, additionally performs an active position in the Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (MIB). Haffar, who will continue his career at İ-Mak Gearbox at the next level, represents each his firm and Turkey in the American Gear Manufacturers Association.
pressure gauge , one of many rare names acknowledged by the trade on a worldwide scale, takes an energetic position in many organizations. Representing Turkey’s power transmission trade on a world scale with its sectoral knowledge, visionary construction and the power of I-Mak, Haffar shares the work they perform in many organizations with our magazine.
Who is Salim Haffar?
I am a citizen of Morocco and France. In 2010, I graduated from the University of Lyon, Department of International Trade. I determined to settle in Turkey 10 years in the past as a result of the experiences I gained in various international locations during and after my schooling life. I took part in massive worldwide projects in several sectors in Turkey. I began working at İ-MAK Gearbox 8 years in the past with the desire to carry my curiosity in industry and expertise to skilled life. I even have been continuing my business life as Export Manager, as Assistant General Manager since January 2022. In this place, I proceed my sales, export and marketing actions on behalf of İ-Mak Gearbox. I imagine that in this new process I assumed with the trust of our company’s founding partners and board of directors, in the light of my worldwide perspective and expertise, I-MAK Gearbox will set an instance for the sector with its innovative initiatives and works.
We have been working for many years at EuroTrans, the global umbrella organization of the facility transmission business. For the final 1 yr, I even have been the Chairman of the Board of EuroTrans. However, I continue to symbolize Turkey in numerous institutions and worldwide associations.
With the motto that knowledge gains value when shared, I determined to determine an affiliation in 2019 to have the ability to contribute to the event of the nation that hosted me. 2 years in the past, I based the TECHNOMADS Association, which aims to supply technical materials to universities and vocational high faculties by operating in varied places in Turkey, and to supply education and internship alternatives to students, with the gathering of useful sponsors and supporters. I am very happy to have the power to support greater than 6000 students with visits to 14 universities and dozens of vocational excessive faculties by completing 15,000 kilometers in Turkey. I consider that the venture, which continues regardless of the pandemic, will develop more with new supporters and contribute to the event of the country.
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What is EuroTrans? Could you tell us about its significance in the sector and its work?
Founded 50 years in the past in France, the EuroTrans Federation at present represents a sector price 40 billion with 600 active member firms and eight nationwide associations. EuroTrans, the most important organization on the earth overlaying all producers of the gearbox, bearing and energy transmission trade, brings together main corporations on a worldwide scale. EuroTrans, which has been working for 50 years with the imaginative and prescient of creating experience in gear manufacturing and energy transmission sector; we decide the standard standards for the sector, carry out researches, provide trainings, carry out lobbying actions on behalf of the sector and follow technological and financial values.
I am honored to be elected because the president of the federation in 2021 with the votes of the member corporations after serving on the board of directors for about 2 years and to symbolize Turkey on this group as a member of the Machinery Manufacturers Association.
You have an energetic position within the business on a world scale. Can you evaluate the scenario of the power transmission sector in Turkey?
In addition to working in the power transmission sector for a number of years, I can say that our business has a very dynamic structure in Turkey, as both the President of EuroTrans and an individual who takes an active function in the Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (MIB). However, regardless of this dynamic structure, I think that we have a long method to go to be able to attain a aggressive place on the planet as a sector.
As İ-Mak Gearbox, we are working for the event of the sector in Turkey with the duties we have taken in each EuroTrans and MIB. As a results of our visits abroad, we see that the business has developed, but there are deficiencies in standards and unity. As İ-MAK, we’re carrying out research that may lead to these.
With the order supplied by varied organizations all round the world, sector stakeholders create certain high quality standards and added value. There are many different leagues for corporations working in the power transmission sector in Turkey. As the industry, we need to come collectively to set standards and produce larger quality and efficiency-oriented merchandise. It is essential for us to develop a tradition of competition amongst manufacturers in Turkey by creating an understanding of efficiency and added value when it comes to requirements and unity. Abandoning the competition carried out by producing cheaper and equivalent merchandise within the sector; It should be our priority to create an understanding of production in requirements that will enhance efficiency and added worth.
As an trade, our share of the world market has not but reached the level we must be. We have a big growth potential in exports. We mustn’t neglect that we’ve to represent our country as a union within the worldwide market because of the value-added and standardized manufacturing strategy we are going to obtain within the nation. For this cause, I care that extra corporations turn into members of nationwide and worldwide institutions and I see it as a driving drive for the event of our nation.
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