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Akim Metal Showcasing HVLA aviation,” Burak Bikmaz, Industrial and

Structural Design Team Leader.
Established in 2011, the company’s R&D
center continues to work in line with the
vision of increasing Turkey’s innovation
potential. The projects developed at this
center aim to meet the critical needs of the
defense industry by producing domestic and
national solutions, Bikmaz said.

With its SMB Technics brand, the company
operates in critical areas such as motion
control technologies and CNC machines.
“We successfully carry out all
processes from the design to
the production of servo mo-

tors, and offer local solutions
to supply problems in foreign
systems. We demonstrate our
difference in this field with our
Turkiye’s Akım Metal has introduced the “Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Kuwait LED lighting products developed
Helicopter Visual Landing Assistance and Qatar have shown keen in- under our Fermada brand, and
(HVLA) system at the ongoing SAHA Expo.
terest in the system and are in our Galion-S and Galion-L prod-
The HVLA is a completely domestic and talks with the Turkish govern- ucts used in coast guard ships,”
national system developed especially for he added.
naval aviation. ment for the purchase of the
HVLA. We are ready to serve
By enabling helicopters to land safely and
precisely, HVLA is not only in the inventory them,” Unal added. HVLA System and Other
of the Turkish Naval Forces Command, but Innovative Solutions
is also actively used in new shipbuilding We Increase Turkey’s Innovation In addition to the HVLA System, Akim Metal
projects. Power with R&D Center is also displaying other critical systems
Akim Metal has delivered six HVLA systems “As Akım Metal, we have a such as SGSI (Stabilized Landing Angle
Indicator System) and HRS (Horizon Line
so far since 2022 to the Turkish Navy. “We strong presence not only in
plan to deliver one more this year to the Reference System). “These systems
(Turkish) navy, and five to 10 platforms in the defense industry but also were successfully tested under
2025,” Mehmet Unal, Foreign Sales and in many other sectors such as real conditions and yielded re-
Business Development Manager, told Daily white goods, automotive, indus-
News on the sidelines of SAHA Expo. sults far beyond expectations,”
trial motors, LED lighting and Bikmaz said.
“This system is of critical impor-
tance for the defence industry
and is part of our mission to
eliminate dependence on for-

eign systems,” Unal added.

The HVLA can be installed in almost all
ships and vessels and takes about a month’s
time for installation.

Akim Metal, which is the only makers of
HVLA in Turkiye, is targeting countries
friendly to Ankara for the export of these
system.

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