Yorglass becomes an accredited R&D center

Yorglass, a leading company in the industrial glass processing and flat glass trading sectors with 50 years of accumulated experience and expertise, is adding a new dimension to its role as a global and reliable supplier. Taking its commitment to innovation and R&D one step further, the company has now begun operations as an R&D center. With an R&D center approved by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology, Yorglass aims to increase its capacity to provide more effective and customized solutions to its customers, and will continue to advance resolutely in designing tomorrow's innovative solutions. The Yorglass R&D center, to be managed by a team specialized in industrial glass technology, will play a significant role in the glass industry by focusing on the development of new products, materials and technologies. Glass world's global and reliable supplier Yorglass has reached an important milestone in company history by becoming an accredited R&D center. Alongside its 50 years of sector expertise, experience in different business lines, qualified workforce, technological infrastructure, institutional structure integrated with new market dynamics, and major investments in the white goods glass field, the company now continues on its path as an R&D center, aiming to be a pioneer in innovation and technological advancement. Yorglass Board Chairman Semavi Yorgancılar stated: "For years, we have been increasing our investments to strengthen our role in the sector and expand our sphere of influence, and we continuously pursue advanced technologies. The fact that we will now continue our work as an R&D center is an important result of these efforts, and at the same time it will create a strong foundation for our future successes."

A brand new innovation era

Semavi Yorgancılar, noting that Yorglass's bold steps in building tomorrow's technologies, as it approaches its 50th year in the industrial glass sector, played a decisive role in becoming an R&D center, stated: "As a company, in line with our purpose of being a global and reliable supplier, we produce competitive, high-technology products in seven different facilities, and distribute these products to both the domestic market and six continents. We are implementing major investments and pursuing new-generation technological ideas. In this context, we recently activated our Washing Machine Cover Glass factory with a 30 million euro investment in the Manisa Organized Industrial Zone. With the strength provided by our investments and bold initiatives, we are going beyond mere production and entering a major transformation that will pioneer innovation in the industrial glass sector. With this transformation that will enable us to reach a stronger position by designing tomorrow's technologies and innovations, we are excited to add another chapter to our sustainable success. As Yorglass, we are committed to playing a leading role in shaping the future of the glass industry, and becoming an accredited R&D center is a very important step in this direction," he said.

Meeting future needs today with high value-added products

Emphasizing that as an R&D center they will serve their customers with a much more comprehensive and integrated approach, Yorgancılar stated: "Being an R&D center is not only a result of our past work, but it also lays the foundation for our future successes with innovation and technological progress. At this point, providing leading products to the industry, using our resources more effectively in global competition, and taking innovative steps by increasing efficiency and exports are among our core objectives. Additionally, we aim to increase the number of our patented products based on advanced technologies for industry and to create a talent pool consisting of qualified professionals capable of responding to global demands. By realizing our goals, we will take bold steps following innovation not only for our company employees and stakeholders, but also for the entire industry and society. As an R&D center that has received accreditation from the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology, we will continue our activities through our presence in national and international projects, our university-industry collaborations and our strong workforce. We will continue to increase our investments to provide our customers with innovative solutions that will give them greater competitive advantage and to develop best practices in the sector," he stated.