As of 2024, ARMA Bağlantı Sistemleri continues to consolidate its position in the sector with its growth in both local and international markets. The projects carried out, the investments made and the important fairs attended played a major role in the company's achievement of its 2024 targets.
In 2025, it is anticipated that growth strategies will be further strengthened and leadership in the sector will be reinforced with new innovations.
2024 General Activities
2024 has been a year of significant developments for ARMA Bağlantı Sistemleri both in domestic operations and in the international market. The company maintained its growth momentum by achieving a 6% increase in turnover. The export rate increased from 47% in the previous year to 50%, and it was an important step for the company to have a greater say in the international market.
Important fairs attended in 2024 allowed the company to capture new business opportunities around the world. By participating in the IZB International Supplier Fair in Wolfsburg, Germany and the International Fastener Expo 2024 in Las Vegas, USA, products were introduced and important business connections were established with potential customers. In addition, the Automotive Meetings 2024 B2B event held in Bursa was another important platform where productive meetings were held.
In order to increase production quality and safety, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety system certificate was successfully obtained. The renewal of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 certificates drew attention as an indicator of the importance given to quality management systems. In addition, product liability insurance has been updated, ensuring compliance with the industry's highest standards. Work in the field of information security is also continuing rapidly, and 90% progress has been made in the process of obtaining ISO 27001 and TISAX certificates.
Thanks to the innovative solutions, Arma offers to its customers, sample approvals have been obtained for more than 20 projects in the automotive and white goods sectors. These projects concretely demonstrate the added value and innovation that ARMA Bağlantı Sistemleri provides to the sector.
Investment and Continuous Improvement Activities
With the investments made in 2024, the company's infrastructure was also strengthened. The settlement process of the new storage facility with a size of 5,000 m² in the Kapaklı Karaağaç region of Tekirdağ has been completed. Investments in the plastics production division presented a significant opportunity to increase production capacity. With a new plastic injection molding machine, the ultrasonic crushing machine has made the production processes faster and more efficient.
In the production of clamps, new automatic production machines, designed in the R&D unit, were commissioned in order to increase production speed and quality. In addition, the 100% vision inspection systems integrated into the production line have taken quality control to the highest level.
More than 60 improvements in the Canias ERP program have been an important step towards increasing the overall efficiency of the company. Improvements in areas such as cost, maintenance and EDI integration have enabled operational processes to be managed more effectively.
2025 Goals
ARMA Bağlantı Sistemleri aims to increase its turnover by 10% and increase its export rate to 55% in 2025, when growth and sustainability targets will come to the fore. In line with this goal, investments will be made for new projects and innovative product solutions will be developed.
In particular, automatic production line investments will be at the forefront. In the clamp section, two new automatic forming machines, which will be produced by the design of the R&D unit, will further improve the production speed and quality. The plastic injection machine investment to be added to the machine park will allow new projects to be implemented. In addition, by participating in important events such as Fastener Fair Stuttgart 2025 and the Sub-Industry Solutions in White Goods Production Summit Istanbul 2025, the customer and parts portfolio will be expanded.
Sustainability efforts will continue at the same pace and economic, social and environmental responsibilities will be fulfilled. In the same context, I-REC International Renewable Energy certificate will be obtained. In addition, line balancing projects to be carried out in production and R&D units will increase efficiency and further improve operational processes. Important steps will be taken towards digitalization and manual processes will be transferred to the digital platform and integrated solutions will be developed with the Canias ERP program.
ARMA Bağlantı Sistemleri aims to consolidate its leadership in the sector in 2025 with its strong investment strategies, innovative products and sustainability approach.
