Edda Makine General Manager Recep Tunç pointed out that in a period when protectionist policies, customs duties, and high interest rates are having an impact on global trade, the trend toward automation and digitalization in the machine manufacturing sector is gaining momentum. He stated that they are responding to this change with high-tech production processes and software developed in-house. The company, which produces approximately 40 machines per month in its modern facilities spanning 7,000 square meters of indoor space and 3,000 square meters of outdoor space, has an extensive dealer network spanning from North and South America to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. Since 2022, the company has transitioned to an exclusive dealership model in many regions, aiming to increase access to local markets and maximize customer satisfaction.

Edda Makine is capable of carrying out almost all stages of production in-house. With a wide range of machinery in its modern facilities, from CNC laser cutting to smart assembly automation systems, the company produces approximately 40 machines per month and offers high-tech solutions tailored to customer requirements with its own software and electronic control units.

  • We have left the first half of 2025 behind us. How did the first half go for the sector? What are your expectations and predictions for the coming period?

Like many other players in the sector, we ended the second half of 2024 with a performance below our expectations due to global economic uncertainties and regional market fluctuations. This development prompted us to review all our projections and strategic plans for 2025. Indeed, the first quarter of the year passed cautiously and quietly, as we had anticipated. However, in the second quarter, unexpectedly high demand, particularly in our export markets, significantly boosted our sales figures. This momentum created strong motivation for both our year-end targets and our medium-term growth plans. The period we are currently in is one of temporary pause in globalization, increased customs duties and additional tariffs, and economic sanctions imposed by some countries on others. In addition, interest rates in many countries are still far from investable levels. However, from a historical perspective, such closures are unlikely to last for long. Of course, I could be wrong in the long run, but in the 21st century, with technological modernization and human rights so prominent, I don’t think we’ll see a repeat of the deep sociological fractures of the first half of the last century. Across the sector, the shift toward automation and digitalization in production processes is accelerating. Customers now demand machines that are not only functional but also highly efficient, multi-functional, remotely manageable, and capable of data analysis. We are focusing on advancing our product range and software infrastructure in the coming period, taking this trend into account. On a macro scale, although we will feel the effects of protectionist trade policies and high interest rates in the short term, we believe that global investment appetite will rise again with interest rate cuts by the G8 countries and European Union central banks, and that we will enter a period of strong growth, particularly from 2026 onwards.

“By developing all software in-house, we maintain control over quality and production speed”
  • Can you provide information about your company’s production capacity and facilities?

Since 2021, we have been operating in a modern production facility with a closed area of 7,000 square meters and an open area of 3,000 square meters. Approximately 35% of our 60-person team consists of engineers and technicians with bachelor’s and master’s degrees who are experts in their fields. We have the infrastructure to produce almost all parts and equipment for machine manufacturing in-house. Our extensive machine park includes CNC laser cutting and bending machines, multi-axis CNC machining centers, testing equipment, and smart assembly automation systems. This enables us to produce approximately 40 machines of various sizes per month with high efficiency. Additionally, our engineers design the electronic control units for our machines, and all software is developed in-house. This allows us to maintain control over both quality and production speed, enabling us to offer our customers more integrated and high-tech solutions.

“We have a franchise network  in more than 50 countries”
  • In which geographical areas are your distributorships located?

As Edda Makine, we have a distribution network in more than 50 countries across all continents where people live, from North and South America to Europe, Asia to Oceania, and Africa. A significant portion of our distributors are leading companies in their regions and organizations with extensive experience in their fields. Starting in 2022, we transitioned to an exclusive distribution model in many regions due to the post-pandemic restructuring of market conditions. This allows us to achieve more effective access to local markets while maintaining customer satisfaction at the highest level.

  • Can you provide information about your after-sales services? What kind of investments and efforts are you making in this regard?

We provide our after-sales services through a two-channel structure, both through our in-house technical team and our distributors. Our priority is to ensure that our distributors are as committed as we are to satisfying customers who work with Edda Makine. To this end, we regularly train our distributors’ service personnel and prepare technical documents to facilitate usage and maintenance processes. We have a specialized software infrastructure that enables all our distributors to collaborate seamlessly. Through this system, fault reports, spare part requests, and maintenance schedules can be managed from a single central location. By continuously improving the software, we aim to achieve faster response times and higher customer satisfaction.

“Dynamic and entrepreneurial Turkish industrialists will showcase their machines and solutions to international representatives  through WoodTech”
  • The WoodTech 2025 Fair is getting ready to be held for the 38th time this year. Could we have your thoughts on the fair? What would you like to say to sector representatives who are planning to visit the fair?

WoodTech is one of the most important and leading fairs in the woodworking industry, not only in Türkiye but also in a wider region covering Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East, and North Africa. We predict that the sector, which has been relatively stagnant for the past two years, will gain positive momentum toward 2026 thanks to this year’s fair. Thanks to WoodTech, many professionals from different parts of the world will come together to explore new trends. I believe this opportunity is extremely valuable for all stakeholders. The dynamic and entrepreneurial Turkish industrialists will have the chance to showcase their innovative and highly competitive machines and solutions to the international representatives of the sector through WoodTech. In this context, we believe that WoodTech 2025 will serve as an important platform that will both unlock existing potential and lay the groundwork for new collaborations. As Edda Makine, we are eagerly awaiting the opportunity to share our latest technologies and future-oriented projects with sector professionals at the fair.

“Our main goal is to become one of the leading brands in the high-tech machine solutions segment”
  • What are your company’s future goals? Can you share your short, medium, and long-term goals?

We view the current period in the global economy as a temporary phase of protectionism. Although customs duties, additional tariffs, regional conflicts, and high interest rates are dampening investment appetite in the short term, we do not believe this situation will persist for long. We believe that potential interest rate cuts by the US, G8 countries, and the European Union will revive the investment environment. In this context, we anticipate that standard machine production will increasingly shift to China and, in the medium to long term, to countries with high industrialization momentum such as India, Morocco, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. However, the demand of major industrial players is now shifting towards more sophisticated, multi-functional machine and software systems with communication capabilities within the facility, minimizing the need for operators. We aim to be at the forefront of this transformation with the innovative projects we have been working on for the past three years. In the short term, our goal is to strengthen our current product portfolio. In the medium term, we aim to elevate software and automation integration to the highest level. In the long term, our main goal is to become one of the leading brands in the “high-tech machine solutions” segment on a global scale.