The mold industry convened at the SUMMIT.
The 7th annual National Mold Making Summit, organized by UKUB, was successfully held. Held on September 28, 2017, at the TOSB Workinn Hotel, the summit brought together 350 high-level industry representatives, including domestic and international representatives, as well as purchasing delegations from leading industries such as the automotive and white goods industries.
The summit, which addressed developments, challenges, and solutions in the industrial mold making sector, began with an opening speech by Şamil Özoğul, President of the National Mold Makers Association. Özoğul highlighted the impact of changing and developing technology on humanity and the mold making sector.
Our industry must adapt to changing conditions.
Özoğul emphasized the importance of the necessary change in the moldmaking industry due to global digitalization and changing technology, saying, “According to scientific research, the most important technological developments that will change the world are said to be:
Cloud technology
Mobility technologies
Data mining, data trading
Social media
Artificial intelligence technologies
These technological developments appear as "Digital Technologies," which form the basis of the 4th Industrial Revolution. So, are we ready for this change?
Some countries have already created and implemented new training programs to train the next generation of people who will work in a digitalized industrial environment. We discover and learn unknown truths using science, and with technology, we modify and transform this knowledge according to our needs.
Undoubtedly, to be competitive, we must optimize every aspect of our processes, reducing costs and increasing profits. Therefore, we must remain firmly committed to constantly changing and evolving technology.
However, in changing social structures, social, cultural, and and excluding all economic factors and placing technology at the forefront would be an injustice to human will. The focus of the National Mold Making Summit, which we are organizing for the 7th time this year, is "people." As UKUB, our priority is to ensure that our industry adapts to changing conditions and develops and increases its competitiveness," he said.
Özoğul emphasized that change begins with people and continues with technology: "Our goal should be to become a society of individuals who are not enslaved by technology, but rather explore, control, develop, and benefit from its benefits."
Mold Makers Must Change in a Digitalized World
Özoğul emphasized that mold makers must also change with the digitalized world. He stated: "In line with the changing needs and expectations of the changing human being, technological change in any field also triggers the need for change and development in many other sectors at every level.
In this digitalized and changing world, we mold makers must also change." We must define next-generation technological mold making to meet changing demands and the growing generation, and we must restructure our investments, including improving our work environments. Above all, we must be open to change and development. We must avoid focusing solely on the production of existing orders and constantly repeating learned habits, and keep up with global changes.
We must explore collaboration opportunities with international mold manufacturers, develop joint projects, and even enter into joint investments. This way, we can more rapidly transfer the technological knowledge and experience demanded by the global market,” he said, emphasizing the imperative change required by technology and the need for new investments.
UKUB Board Member Erkan Aybaraz: “The mold making training program will provide the sector with trained personnel.”
Emphasizing the lack of trained, qualified personnel, one of the sector`s most significant problems, Aybaraz said, “To address this problem, we have developed a joint project with Coşkunöz Industrial Vocational High School and the Coşkunöz Education Foundation to provide basic mold making vocational training. The projected training program consists of theoretical, practical, and evaluation phases. "After theoretical training is provided at vocational high schools, practical training will be provided in the workshop where the trainees work, and their progress will be determined through assessment exams administered by expert instructors. Those who pass the exams will be eligible for certification," he said, emphasizing the importance of training in mold making.
The National Mold Making Summit will bring the industry together with a rising standard every year.
Leading industry figures who participated as speakers at the summit highlighted the topics of qualified personnel, technological advancements, and Industry 4.0. Şamil Özoğul said, "This year, the summit will feature TAYSAD Board Chairman Alper Kanca, B Plas Mold Shop Manager Cüneyt Özumar, Beyçelik Gestamp Factory Director Ali Gökhan Besler, Ford Otosan Tool Mold Area Manager Burak Gürler, and UKUB Board Member Erkan Ay."