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ETK CABLE CO. which has been playing an active role in Global Cable Market since 1979,

carries on its cable manufacturing activity in a production plant of 50.000 square meters in

Sancaktepe-Istanbul. ETK CABLE, whose basic principle is continuous customer satisfaction,

guarantees producing the right product at the right time with a reasonable price by using the

last CNC production machinery and by applying contemporary technology and administrative

techniques.

By the following of technological developments, ETK Cable continuously widens the variety

of its product range and that lets “ETK Cable “becoming an after sought brand name in both

domestic and global market.

Our main products that are manufactured according to ISO 9001 – ISO 14001 – ISO 18001

standards are as follow,

- Outdoor & Indoor Telephone Cables

- Fiber Optic Cables

- Electronic Control Cables

- Control Cables

- Data/LAN Cables

- Coaxial Cables

ETK Cable is serving its customers with more than a quarter-century of job experience with

its specialist staff and a continually renewed production line capacity.

The first target of ETK Cable is quality. It is an establishment with a firm committed to

international standards regarding competition and environment management systems.

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Production is conducted at ETK Cable facility using advanced technology and management

techniques. All stages of our superior technology product manufacturing processes, from raw

material input to delivery, are carried out with quality-control equipment and 170 specialized,

employees.

ETK cable’s mission is to satisfy its customers communication needs in a fast, reliable way,

and with the highest possible quality without compromising.

ETK Cable, which has a current annual production capacity of 30,000 kilometer of fiber optic

cable and approximately 3.000.000 kilometer of copper cable, is a sector pioneer for on-time

delivery, flawless, and minimum waste. In this context, ETK Cable has built a unique

reputation and mission for itself, not only in Turkey, but also in global cable manufacturers, it

puts itself among the rare establishments which is able to export 65% of its production to

more than 60 countries from 5 continents in global markets.

Production Stages;

The copper is One of the most important raw materials for communication cables. Copper is

supplied to our facility with a thickness of 8 mm is thinned to the desired diameter in our

facility.

Insulation which is made in our tandem-operated foam-skin insulation lines is also put

through a series of control during production period. After all these checks, it is twisted in the

SZ system either Quad or Twisted pair.

Sub-groups, which are manufactured according to the conformity of the specifications, are

packaged, with a second SZ twist or in the drum twister depending on the cable type or large

pair quantities.

The jelly-filling procedure during the grouping or packaging stages is conducted with a

central jelly-filling unit like worldwide similar applications.

After all these processes, groups and packages are transferred to the sheathing lines, which is

the final production step. On these lines, they are covered with polyethylene which is

manufactured by the world’s most reputable manufacturers of polyethylene.

At ETK Cable, fiber optic production is carried out complying with international standards in

fully-climatized conditions, using the most advanced technologies. All raw materials which

are supplied from the world’s leading firms are put through a meticulous testing process in

our quality – control laboratories before using in production.

Fiber cores that are tested for conformity are dyed according to the colors determined in the

core coloring unit.

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Later on, LOOSE TUBES are manufactured up to 24 cores, and tight buffers are

manufactured up to 12 cores in a single-stage, in high-speed fiber optic line. After the quality-

Control processes, these tubes are combined by making twists in the SZ system, which is

capable of manufacturing 144 fiber cores.

These twisted fiber cores are filled with jelly according to the features of their specifications,

whereby they are coated with specific proportion of aramid yarn or Glass Yarn in order to

provide the strength of cable.

Fiber cores which are wrapped with corrugated steel tape, polyester, or swellable tape

according to the cable design are, then coated with polyethylene supplied from the world’s

leading polyethylene producers.

Finally, the finished fiber optic cables product arrives to our laboratories where, quality

controls are carried out using the most advanced equipment by specialized personnel who

possess international knowledge and experience. Products that pass conformity tests are

packaged, prepared for shipping and delivered to our inventory warehouse.

SOME PICTURES FROM PRODUCTION AREA;

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