ISSUE1362019 Periodical Publication of TUSAS Engine Industries, Inc. FIRST NATIONAL T700-TEI-701D ENGINE OF TURKEY DELIVERED TO TURKISH AEROSPACE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY HELD FOR TURBOSHAFT R&D TEST CENTER PROCUREMENT AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINES EXECUTED FROM Dear TEI Post Readers, We are happy to meet you again in the 136th issue of the TEI THE EDITOR Post. “Cover Story” of this issue features the delivery ceremony of the first 4 national T700-TEI-701D model turboshaft engines, produced as part of the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program delivered to Turkish Aerospace on May 13, and the T700 Engine Production Test Cell opened by Mr. Mustafa Varank, the Minister of Industry and Technology. Under the sections “Activities & Projects” and “News About TEI”, we have tried to share the latest developments about our company. “Achievement Board” section emphasizes the highly prestigious awards granted to our company such as Employee Engagement and Most Female Friendly Company. You can read the stories of Pergamon, the city of the firsts, under the section “Travel”. See you in our 137th issue... IMPRINT For and on Behalf of TEI Head Office Address Prof. Mahmut F. Aksit TUSAS Engine Industries, Inc. Esentepe Mah. Cevreyolu Bulvari Executive Editor No: 356 26210 Yeliz Cetinkaya Tepebasi / Eskisehir-Turkey Executive Editorial Tel: +90 (222) 211 21 00 Consultant Fax: +90 (222) 211 21 01 Mahmut Serhan Sokmen www.tei.com.tr Managing Editor Publisher Senay Dortkasli Dumat Ofset Matbaacilik Bahcekapi Mah. 2477 Sok. No: 6 Editorial Board Sasmaz / Ankara Ezgi Cetin Dincer Tel: +90 (312) 278 82 00 Denizgun Dag Demir Erkan Balk Publication Type Regional Periodical Editor Nezir Onal Printing Date 30.07.2019 Digital Art Director Derya Polat Printing Period February-July Production All rights are reserved on behalf of TUSAS Engine Industries, Inc. 04 TEI POST CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTSCONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS 08 (Cover Story) FIRST NATIONAL T700-TEI-701D ENGINE OF TURKEY DELIVERED TO TURKISH AEROSPACE 30 (News about TEI) PROCUREMENT AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINES EXECUTED 53 (News About the Aviation Ind.) TEI assumes the duty of engine HYBRID THRUST SYSTEMS sub-contractor in charge of licensed By Ali Canpolat production and technical support for the T700-TEI-701D engines to power the T70 “Turkish Blackhawk” 92 (By TEI Employees) Utility Helicopter to be manufactured IGNORE THE BARRIERS by Turkish Aerospace as part of the By Ibrahim Oguz Turkish Utility Helicopter Program. 94 (Hobbies of Our Employees) FREEDOM IN DEEP BLUE By Sule Ozcan MAIN HEADINGS 07 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO 40 ACHIEVEMENT BOARD 74 EVENTS 111 TEI ANNOUNCEMENTS 08 COVER STORY 42 TECHNICAL ARTICLES 82 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 112 PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT FIRST NATIONAL T700-TEI-701D ENGINE 46 NEWS FROM THE AVIATION 88 BY TEI EMPLOYEES PROF. ACAR BALTAS OF TURKEY DELIVERED TO TURKISH SELF-CONFIDENCE? SELF-ESTEEM? INDUSTRY 94 HOBBIES OF OUR EMPLOYEES AEROSPACE BY SULE OZCAN-FREEDOM IN DEEP BLUE 114 HEALTH 56 NEWS ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES MINE SENARSLAN, NUTRITIONIST AND DIETITIAN 14 ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS BY CEM TAT-ADRENALINE-FULL EXPERIENCE PART AND MODULE MANUFACTURING 58 VISITORS 9 NUTRITION SUGGESTIONS TO BOOST THE 100 SOCIAL CLUBS IMMUNE SYSTEM PROJECTS 62 EXHIBITIONS & ORGANIZATIONS HUMAN RESOURCES PROCESSES 102 TRAVEL 73 ENVIRONMENTAL AND 30 NEWS ABOUT TEI BY ONUR AYDIN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY PERGAMON ANCIENT CITY 05 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO FIRST NATIONAL T700-TEI-701D ENGINE DELIVERED TO TURKISH AEROSPACE In the first day of Paris Air Show, one of the most prestigious air show held in Paris between June 17-23, we executed an agreement for procurement of additive manufacturing machines and entering into cooperation with GE Additive. Accordingly; the new GE Additive M Line and M2 systems will be installed at TEI, which will supplement the currently available fleet of our company including bed powder metal powder melting machines. This will reinforce the leading position of Turkey in this field. In consequence of the Employee Engagement Survey conducted across out company for 2018, we were again granted with an award in the category of “Employee The first half of 2019 witnessed important developments Engagement", like the previous year. TEI became the first for both our company and our country. We have made company granted with an award among the other aviation many great achievements especially under the Turkish and defence industry companies, which is a further source Utility Helicopter Program. The first of these achievements of pride for us. We were also granted with the award of was opening of the Production Test Cell for the "Respect for Human Being” by kariyer.net. T700-TEI-701D engines produced at our company to power the Turkish Blackhawk Helicopters. Thanks to this Besides the significant developments we achieved in our test cell, we are now capable of testing all T700 series field of activities, we have also continued to engage in engines available at our country and in the inventories of social responsibility activities during this period. As part of all countries where we hold the respective license. The the traditional TEI Intelligence Workshop Project, we built first 4 national T700-TEI-701D engines were delivered to intelligence workshops at Metin Sonmez Primary School the Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. on May 13, which and Sehit Osman Gazi Altinoluk Primary School in the first marks an important achievement of us. I think that the half of 2019. Furthermore; we have been granted with an current progress of the project is an important milestone award by the Institute for Women of Aviation Worldwide for both our country and our company, and extend my for the 3rd time thanks to the activities we held for March sincere thanks to all our employees who have exerted 8th the Women of Aviation Worldwide Week, and voted for their efforts in this project. the “Most Female Friendly Corporation Worldwide” among the other participating companies from 39 countries. We held the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Turboshaft R&D Test Center Buildings as part of the Turboshaft I believe that our company will keep achieving much more Engine Development Project we carry out under the things with the valuable contributions of you all. supervision of the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB). The construction process of our test center, to be built as Greetings and best regards, 2 separate buildings including the Turboshaft R&D Test Center Building & Turboshaft Prototype Workshop and the Prof. Mahmut F. Aksit Office Building is ongoing at full steam. Chairman & CEO, TEI 07 COVER STORY FIRST NATIONAL OF TURKEY DELIVERED TO TURKISH AEROSPACE TEI will deliver a total of 218 engines to be used on the platform and 30 auxiliary engines including 12 optional auxiliary engines to Turkish Aerospace by the end of 2025 as part of the program. TEI will also provide technical support services for T70 helicopters during their lifecycles of around 30 years. Surrounded by sea on three sides with There are multiple helicopter a total coastline of 8,333 km including programs carried out simultaneously TEI assumes the duty of the islands, Turkey is bordered by 8 for our country. Turkish Utility engine sub-contractor in different countries across Europe and Helicopter Program (TUHP) is the first charge of licensed production the Middle East. Its topography, which domestically-produced helicopter and technical support for consists of uneven mountainous areas program carried out by Turkish the T700-TEI-701D engines higher than 1,000 meters and where Aerospace Industries, Inc. as the main to power the T70 “Turkish earthquakes and forest fires might contractor under the supervision of Blackhawk” Utility Helicopter have huge environmental and human the Presidency of Defence Industries to be manufactured by impacts, is highly challenging. Use (SSB) of the Republic of Turkey. Under Turkish Aerospace as part of of helicopters is a necessity rather the scope of this program, substantial the Turkish Utility Helicopter than luxury in line with the current progresses and developments are Program. conditions and technological means achieved every day. There are a total for our country which is situated at a of six authorities in need of the goods, location witnessing many challenging and end users under the TUHP. A total geopolitical developments such as of 109 T70 model utility helicopters wars, mass migrations and terrorist equipped with different configurations, acts. developed for various needs, will be 0808 TEI POST delivered to the Turkish Land Forces as part of the Turkish Utility Helicopter modules and parts of the engines Command, General Command of Program. as part of the business share of Turkish Gendarmerie, Turkish Air TEI, and mounting of the complete Forces Command, Turkish Special TEI will deliver a total of 218 engines engine assembly, as well as final Forces Command, Turkish National to be used on the platform tops and testing, configuration management Police and General Directorate of 30 auxiliary engines including 12 and logistic support services Forestry. TEI assumes the duty of optional auxiliary engines to Turkish thereof will be carried out by TEI. engine sub-contractor in charge of Aerospace by the end of 2025 as part Hot spot parts such as high-cycle licensed production and technical of the program. TEI will also provide combustion chamber (combustor) support for the T700-TEI-701D technical support services for T70 during the lifetime of the engine will be engines to power the T70 “Turkish helicopters during their lifecycles of manufactured by TEI in Turkey for the Blackhawk” Utility Helicopter to be around 30 years. Manufacturing of first time. manufactured by Turkish Aerospace 09 OPENING OF T700 ENGINE and needs of our country. Being a PRODUCTION TEST CELL production verification test cell, T700 T700 Engine Production Test Cell was Engine Production Test Cell is capable established at TEI in order to perform of performing engine tests under hot the pass-off and acceptance tests of day conditions by conditioning the T700-TEI-701D turboshaft engines inlet air.