An aeronautics manufacturing company has increased production at its factory in Izmir, Turkey due to lower costs compared to other locations. The director of PFW Aerospace Corporation says orders have increased since the global financial crisis began. PFW originally made additional fuel tanks and pressurized walls for Airbus in Turkey. Now it manufactures more complex parts, such as flaps and tubes, for Airbus and Boeing. The company plans to increase its workforce at the Izmir factory to 500 people over the next 4-5 years as it takes on additional manufacturing projects.

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July 6, 2009 Monday 10:58 AM EST
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HEADLINE: AERONAUTICS MANUFACTURING MOVES TO TURKEY
DATELINE: IZMIR July 6
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Aeronautics companies are beginning to manufacture related goods in Turkey due to low costs at a time
of global financial crisis.
The PFW Aerospace Corporation, located in western province of Izmir, has increased the number of
orders it has received since the global crisis took hold.
In an exclusive interview with AA, Director General of PFW Aerospace Corporation Juergen Viehrig said
that their investment at the Aegean Free Zone continues to grow after 2003, the year when Airbus and
Boeing made orders to PFW for the manufacture of certain aeronautics devices.
PFW's facilities in the Aegean region began operations with a staff of 20 people. In the early stages, the
company manufactured additional fuel tank and pressurized walls for Airbus. PFW's factory in the Aegean
surpassed the companies' factories in Germany, France, Britain and China based on the quality of
manufacturing and well trained work force, Viehrig said.
"Everything actually began with a draft plan. Following the manufacturing of fuel tanks and pressurized
walls, we began manufacturing certain types of tubes for Airbus in 2003. During the process, we have
signed an agreement with Boeing and began manufacturing pieces of tubes for them. Our products got
complex as time passed by," Viehrig said.
"We have most recently transferred the manufacturing of flaps for A 321 planes from Bremen to the
Aegean region. We hired 18 more people for the manufacturing of the flaps. We are making preparations
to assume new projects. For instance, we began working on tubes for A350 planes. We intend to
manufacture more complex products in Turkey in the upcoming years. We will erect facilities in the
Aegean to make possible processes on aluminium parts, composites, surface protection, welding and x-
rays," Viehrig said.
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"Our factory in Izmir currently employs 120 people. However, we intend to increase the number of our
employees in Izmir to 500 in the next 4-5 years. The success of our Izmir plant is related to the
performance of our employees," Viehrig said.
All personnel goes through a six-month training period prior to working on manufacturing. Motivating
employees is crucial for the manufacturing process, Viehrig said.
"Our company expects sales worth $10US million in 2009. Although the orders our company received
shrank 5 percent due to global crisis, we are receiving new orders for our Izmir plant," Viehrig stressed.
"Turkey's proximity to the European market, the presence of well trained work force, and the absence of
problems in terms of quality will attract more manufacturing plants from overseas to Turkey. The global
crisis may have brought Turkey an economic advantage. The PFW group will increase the amount of
manufacturing in Turkey. Most recently, we transferred another product from our factory in Bremen and
began manufacturing this item in Izmir. We expect to manufacture more goods in Turkey," Viehrig also
said.
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