Kordsa Global End Iplik ve Kord Bezi San : Brings Composite Technologies and Youth Together

Kordsa Brings Composite Technologies and Youth Together

22.05.2017

Reinforcement technologies professional Kordsa meets youth with the vehicles reinforced by composites technologies at Kocaeli University Teknopark

In order to engage the youth in composite technologies and to encourage them to be involved in technology, innovation, R&D and engineering, Sabancı Holding affiliate Kordsa brought together the university projects powered by the company with the students of Kocaeli University. Kordsa has supported the university projects by sponsoring the carbon material of these cars. The vehicles reinforced with the composite technologies were displayed at Kocaeli University Teknopark for an entire month.

Trakya University Design Project Team's Pehlivan-02 and Pehlivan ElekTrak powered by Kordsa Platinum sponsorship are the two prize-winner cars in several former competitions. The Pehlivan Elektrak's body is fully made of carbon fiber; thus, enabling it to be light-weighted yet strong. The environmentally-friendly car recharges itself in 45 minutes, and can run for 100km with only TL 0.75 worth of electricity. The Pehlivan Team, setting out from Edirne, toured around the Balkans last year.

The YTU RACING Team, which was established as a part of the Machine Technologies Club in order to participate in the Formula Student Competition, designed and built a single-seat, open-wheel racing car under Kordsa sponsorship. The team successfully participated and got a good ranking in Formula Student England (Silverstone) and Formula Student Germany (Hockenheim).

Reinforcement technologies leader Kordsa, with an open innovation mind-set works together with the youth in an effort to encourage academics and industry collaboration. Kordsa also strives for engaging youth in entrepreneurship by supporting them in R&D and production phases.