Interview with Mr. Tamer Kunlar, Chairman of Telsama Metal San.
Telsama, which started manufacturing in 2009, is a company that has grown by making investments, especially during crisis periods. We currently manufacture in an area of approximately 3600 m2, with 36 machines and 52 employees. In order to increase our production quality, our machine operators are employed from blue-collar engineers.
Since our establishment, we have been a company that focuses on exports and exports 80% of its production. We export to 40 countries, work with 4 major wholesalers and 62 different companies.
We ship all products to our customers with our own packages and our own labels. In case of any problem, the company using the product can reach us directly and find a quick solution. We have ISO 9001 and ISO 16949 certificates. We work in compliance with ROHS and we are planning to receive the ISO 14001 certificate in 2025.
We are a very well-known brand in Europe
As Telsama, we are one of the two companies in Türkiye in our own product group in terms of quality, capacity and product range. We are also one of the top 20 companies in the automotive sector in Europe. We are proud to be the only supplier in the world for sun visor parts of a very well-known brand. We produce parts for all brands of the Volkswagen Group, Ford, Tesla, BMW, Mercedes, Ferrari.
The products and dimensions we produce
For automotive, medical, defense industry and lock sectors;
• Very sensitive compression springs with wire diameters between 0.20-1.40 mm.
• Formed wires between 0.20-4.5 mm.
• Formed wires with wire bending robots between 2-10 mm.
• Sheet metal parts and clips with thicknesses between 0.30-2.5 mm and widths between 4-20 mm.
• We can produce from raw materials such as carbon steel, all kinds of stainless, brass, copper.
Our Expertise Area
90% of our production is for the automotive sector. Other sectors are electrical, defense and medical. Our area of expertise is small metal parts used in car seats, dashboards, doors and ceilings. In addition, the production of springs, clips and wire-form parts is also among our areas of expertise. Considering our machine park is suitable for the production of these parts, we can say that we are interior-trim experts.
Our export volume is more than the total export of other domestic companies in our sector. We work with Scania in OEM. We work with the world's largest interior-trim companies in Tier-1. Also we provide products to the sub-suppliers of these companies.
Robot investments
As a result of the increase in freight prices in the Far East, many items have started to be supplied by manufacturers in Europe. This has increased the demand for manufacturers like us. We are trying to meet these demands with our high production capacity. We have increased our capacity with the robot investments we have made and will continue to do so.
Our slogan, which is the key to our success
"High volume production, zero defect delivery". This success is the reason why Telsama is preferred. No matter which sector the part we produce belongs to, our staff is focused on production with the same high precision.
We are everywhere where there is automotive production
We work with all countries where there is automotive production, including Europe, South America, the Far East, and North Africa. For example, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico are other countries we export to, as well as European countries..
The increase in electric vehicles in the automotive sector does not negatively affect our product range and production volume. In fact, since the importance given to comfort and aesthetics in these vehicles has increased, our product range has also increased. Because we do not produce parts for engines and transmissions.
We work on interior trim parts such as seats, door handles, and sun visors. Another sector we want to focus on is medical. Product range and volume are also increasing in this sector.