Alkur publications on industrial doors, automation, engineering, manufacturing and the industry.https://www.alkur.com.tr/en/storiesen-USFri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/three-decades-of-alkur-manufacturinghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/three-decades-of-alkur-manufacturingAlkur's milestones from distributorship to 100% domestic manufacturing and today's five-brand structure, traced across more than three decades of production.Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTReha Kurtuluş2026-08-28On the Threshold of 30+ Years — Alkur's Manufacturing Journey from 1993 to TodayBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-folding-hpvc-doorhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-folding-hpvc-doorWhere the spiral type ends, the folding type begins: the high-speed PVC door for wide openings, with 200 × 200 mm steel posts and tube-stiffened curtain.Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemir2026-08-28ALKUR Folding HPVC: The High-Speed Door That Faces the WindPromotionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/turkiye-first-domestic-high-speed-pvc-doorhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/turkiye-first-domestic-high-speed-pvc-doorThe ALKUR HPVC story since 2008: roll-up and folding structures, motor/control options, and the verified scope of the published 2010 TÜV NORD report page.Wed, 26 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-08-28ALKUR HPVC: High-Speed PVC Door Production Since 2008Articlehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/message-from-algeriahttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/message-from-algeriaA blunt message from abroad captured an old problem in domestic manufacturing: making it is not enough — you also have to prove it credibly to buyers.Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTReha Kurtuluş2026-08-28The Message from Algeria: 'I Don''t Use Chinese Products'Bloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-motor-selectionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-motor-selectionHow to read torque class, three-phase supply and control-unit pairing when selecting a motor for an industrial sectional door — via the r-tec SIRIUS range.Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-08-28Choosing an Industrial Door Motor: Torque, Phase and Control UnitGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-maintenance-guidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-maintenance-guidePeriodic maintenance guide for industrial doors: why springs, photocells, motors and seals need regular checks; what stays with the user and what needs an expert.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-08-28Periodic Maintenance for Industrial Doors: A Safety and Lifetime GuideGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/hendek-factory-production-flowhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/hendek-factory-production-flowA brief look at our Hendek/Sakarya facility from the 07:30 morning routine on: from the panel cutting line to the final pre-dispatch check, our daily rhythm.Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-08-28A Friday Morning at Our Hendek Factory — Production Flow Across 5,000 m²Bloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-technical-specificationhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-technical-specificationThree component certificates do not add up to a certified door: EN 13241-1 is sought on the whole system. How to write measurable clauses for a door tender.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-08-28How to Write an Industrial Door Technical Specification for a TenderGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/iso-9001-quality-managementhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/iso-9001-quality-managementWe treat ISO 9001:2015 as a daily management framework; our current Belcert certificate is valid from 30 June 2026 to 30 June 2027, subject to surveillance.Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTReha Kurtuluş2026-08-28What Kind of Management Philosophy Is ISO 9001:2015? Alkur's Beyond-the-Certificate ApproachEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/what-makes-a-door-ce-markedhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/what-makes-a-door-ce-markedCE-marked components do not automatically make the final door CE-marked. How to read manufacturer responsibility, system scope and technical documentation.Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-08-28What Makes a Door CE-Marked? Final System and Manufacturer ResponsibilityArticlehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normdock-dock-leveler-selection-guidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normdock-dock-leveler-selection-guideNORMDOCK dock leveler selection guide: 6,000 kg / 9,000 kg capacity, 2,000 × 2,500 and 2,000 × 3,000 mm platforms, hinged/telescopic lip, dock shelter pairing.Tue, 19 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-08-28Dock Leveler Selection Guide — Capacity, Platform and ShelterGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normtor-industrial-sectional-doorhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normtor-industrial-sectional-doorNORMTOR industrial sectional: published 40 mm panel values, Class 3 wind resistance in the SP test configuration, SIRIUS pairing and wide-opening capability.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemir2026-08-28NORMTOR Industrial Sectional: Portrait of the FlagshipPromotionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normtor-full-vision-sectional-doorhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normtor-full-vision-sectional-doorAn aluminium frame with plexiglass infill, from car galleries and showrooms to premium commercial entrances: a technical introduction to NORMTOR Full Vision.Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemir2026-08-28NORMTOR Full Vision — The Sectional Door That Works as a Display WindowPromotionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-dinamix-and-dinamixbar-barriershttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-dinamix-and-dinamixbar-barriersDinamix, DinamixBar and wall-mounted barriers offer 230 V / 24 V supplies and 4-7 m booms. GAC records are presented only within their historical scope.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemir2026-08-28r-tec Dinamix Barrier Family — Car Park and Estate Entrance ControlPromotionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-automation-systems-portfoliohttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-automation-systems-portfolioHow r-tec — a brand since 2012 — unifies its five categories (automatic doors, motors, gate automation, barriers, EV chargers) on one control board family.Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanErhan İğdemir2026-08-28r-tec Automation Portfolio — Integrated Solution Architecture Across Five CategoriesArticlehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-wind-resistancehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-wind-resistanceHow should EN 12424 wind-load classes be read? The scope of the Class 3 result in the NORMTOR report, matching project loads and configuration selection.Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-08-28Wind Resistance for Facade Doors: How to Read EN 12424 Class 3Articlehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/eight-certificates-one-systemhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/eight-certificates-one-systemWe explain the scope boundaries of four management-system certificates, three Belcert supporting documents and one private certificate in our 2026 file.Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReha Kurtuluş2026-08-28Eight Documents, One System: Our 2026 Certification FileBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sectional-door-insulation-valueshttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sectional-door-insulation-valuesWhat do the 40 mm sandwich panel's U = 0.604 W/m²K heat transfer and R'w = 26 dB sound reduction mean in a real facility? A guide to reading the numbers.Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-08-28What Do Insulation Values Mean on a Sectional Door? U and R'w GuideGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/iso-10002-complaint-managementhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/iso-10002-complaint-managementISO 10002:2018 is a complaints-handling guidance standard, not a certification standard. We explain the boundaries between the Belcert document and an implementation model.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReha Kurtuluş2026-08-28A Complaint Is Data: Feeding Feedback Back into the ProductBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-brand-architecturehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-brand-architectureWhy five brands under one parent company? The marketing and engineering logic behind the split between ALKUR (HPVC), r-tec, NORMPANEL, NORMTOR and NORMDOCK.Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşErhan İğdemir2026-08-28One Roof, Five Brands — A Marketing Strategy, or Engineering Logic?Essayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/meaning-of-certified-domestic-manufacturinghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/meaning-of-certified-domestic-manufacturingWhy a domestic-manufacturing claim must be read through the separate scopes of a technical specification, test report and valid conformity document before purchase.Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTReha Kurtuluş2026-08-28What Domestic Manufacturing Means: Not a Slogan, an Engineering InvestmentEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/barrier-selection-guidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/barrier-selection-guideA barrier for a car park or site entrance is chosen on three axes: arm length, opening speed and usage intensity. Dinamix, DinamixBar or WM 3000 — which fits?Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan Erdoğan2026-07-31Barrier Selection Guide: Arm Length, Speed and Usage IntensityGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-cost-factorshttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-cost-factorsThe factors behind high-speed PVC, sectional door and dock leveler pricing: dimensions, panel, insulation, motor. Why a project quote beats a fixed list.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanErhan İğdemir2026-07-31What Determines the Cost of an Industrial Door?Guidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/food-production-door-hygienehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/food-production-door-hygieneIn food and beverage plants the door belongs to the hygiene plan: zone separation, open time, touch-free activation and surfaces that take the cleaning regime.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanDoor Selection, Hygiene Zones and Cleaning Regimes in Food ProductionGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/logistics-facility-door-and-loading-planninghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/logistics-facility-door-and-loading-planningPlanning a warehouse or distribution centre: dock count, leveller capacity, daily door cycle load and the vehicle entry lane, all settled before the concrete.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanPlanning Doors, Levellers and Vehicle Access at a Logistics FacilityGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/car-park-and-residential-access-controlhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/car-park-and-residential-access-controlBarrier or sliding gate, loop or plate recognition, outage behaviour. Access control at a car park or residential entrance is planned in three layers, not one.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanPlanning Access Control at Car Parks and Residential EntrancesGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/cold-chain-door-and-loading-system-selectionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/cold-chain-door-and-loading-system-selectionDoor selection in cold stores and cold chain despatch: panel insulation, sealing classes, open-time energy costs and the role of the loading-bay dock shelter.Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanChoosing Doors and Loading Equipment for a Cold Chain FacilityGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/how-to-measure-a-door-openinghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/how-to-measure-a-door-openingA door is made to the internal sub-frame dimension, not the clear opening. Mix the two and it will not fit. Square, floor level and headroom belong on the form.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanHow to Measure a Door Opening, Clear Opening, Sub-Frame, Lintel and Side ClearanceGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sectional-door-installation-preparationhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sectional-door-installation-preparationMost hours lost on installation day go to unfinished preparation. Site checks, the one sequence for every lift type, the tool list and commissioning tests.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanSectional Door Installation, Site Preparation and SequenceGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sectional-door-lift-type-selectionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sectional-door-lift-type-selectionHeadroom decides the lift type, not leaf weight. Standard lift needs 400 mm above the opening; high, vertical and following high lift each raise that figure.Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanChoosing a Sectional Door Lift Type, Standard, High, Vertical and Following the RoofGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/environmental-management-on-the-shop-floorhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/environmental-management-on-the-shop-floorThe daily practice behind our ISO 14001 and Respect for Nature certificates: offcut separation, licensed disposal, energy tracking and certified reporting.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşEnvironmental Management Starts on the Shop FloorEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sharing-knowledge-grows-the-sectorhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sharing-knowledge-grows-the-sectorEvery trade carries an old reflex: hide what you know and call it power. We chose the opposite — open diagrams, experience told out loud, a bar that rises.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşWhat Grows When Shared: On Generosity with KnowledgeEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/delivery-date-and-business-continuityhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/delivery-date-and-business-continuityIf the door is late, the warehouse cannot be handed over. The plan behind our ISO 22301 certificate: backup suppliers, critical equipment care and drills.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşA Delivery Date Is a Promise: The Engineering of ContinuityArticlehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/inside-the-gelecek-kapinizda-podcasthttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/inside-the-gelecek-kapinizda-podcastWhy does a door manufacturer make a podcast? The origin of Gelecek Kapınızda, the topics of the first three episodes, and how each episode reaches air.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükInside the Podcast Kitchen: How 'Gelecek Kapınızda' Is MadeBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-order-processhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-order-processFrom first contact and shared dimensions to a project-specific quotation, production in Hendek and dispatch: the full journey of an industrial door order.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTErhan İğdemirFrom Enquiry to Delivery — How an Order Moves Through AlkurBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/speed-or-insulation-industrial-doorshttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/speed-or-insulation-industrial-doorsThe speed of a high-speed PVC door, the insulation of a sandwich panel, the transparency of Full Vision: the trade-offs behind industrial door design.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanSpeed or Insulation? Engineering Trade-offs in Industrial DoorsEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/why-we-redesigned-the-alkur-websitehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/why-we-redesigned-the-alkur-websiteWe rebuilt our site from scratch: the full product range published with technical data, bilingual content, fast pages. The short story of the decisions behind it.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükOur New Website Is Live: What We Changed, and WhyBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sectional-vs-high-speed-pvc-doorhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/sectional-vs-high-speed-pvc-doorA high-speed PVC door earns its place on internal traffic, a sectional door on the external facade. Insulation, speed, location and cycle frequency decide it.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanSectional Door or High-Speed PVC Door? Which Is Right for You?Articlehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/who-answers-the-phone-after-a-breakdownhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/who-answers-the-phone-after-a-breakdownOne column never appears in a quotation table: who answers the phone the day the product stops. A chain-of-responsibility lesson from a municipal car park.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşErhan İğdemirThe Day the Door Stops, Who Does the Phone Reach?Bloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-life-cyclehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-life-cycleAn industrial door is a product that doesn't end at delivery. An essay on production, commissioning, the cycles of the years and spare-part continuity.Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanThe Life Cycle of a Door: From the Panel Line to the Last Spare PartEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-ev-charger-familyhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-ev-charger-familyEV charging for residential, commercial car park and plaza use. 22 kW fixed wall-mount and 11 kW portable models; pairs with barrier and entrance automation.Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemirr-tec EV Charger — WCU-22 Wallbox and WCU-11 PortablePromotionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/gate-motor-duty-class-explainedhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/gate-motor-duty-class-explainedOne gate opens ten times a day, another carries the traffic of two hundred homes — and the label reads 24 V for both. Ask the gate its duty, not the label.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanSame Voltage, Different Class: Why a Villa Motor Doesn't Belong on a Compound GateArticlehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/ev-charger-selection-guidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/ev-charger-selection-guideChoosing an AC charging unit for car parks and facilities: the difference between a 22 kW fixed wallbox and an 11 kW portable unit, the phase question and OCPP.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanEV Charging in Facility Projects: Wallbox or Portable?Guidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/turkiye-door-sector-from-tailoring-to-manufacturinghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/turkiye-door-sector-from-tailoring-to-manufacturingThe first automatic doors came boxed from abroad and we were their tailors. But a tailor cannot weave the fabric: the road from installation to manufacturing.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşFrom Tailoring to Manufacturing: How a Sector Grew UpEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-and-dock-leveler-noisehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/industrial-door-and-dock-leveler-noiseA 70 dB leveler, a panel that cuts 26 dB, the noise gap between chain and belt — on the comfort and communication cost of sound in industrial equipment.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanSound in the Industrial Environment: The Invisible Cost of a DecibelEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-technical-document-libraryhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-technical-document-libraryFrom specifications and pit drawings to installation instructions and certificates: who the site's PDF library serves and how it is organised for daily use.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlkur Kapı Sistemleri A.Ş.Our Technical Document Library: The Order Behind the PDFsBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/price-on-the-screenhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/price-on-the-screenA number on a screen is announced to everyone and cannot be withdrawn. On the layers a single price hides, and why we tell ours to its counterpart instead.Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTErhan İğdemirThe Price Written on a Screen: A Number Stripped of ContextBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/three-scales-of-an-investment-decisionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/three-scales-of-an-investment-decisionThe answer we gave at an industrialists' breakfast: weigh three things before investing — your own weight class, the market's pulse, the weather ahead.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşWeight Class, Market, Climate: The Three Scales of an Investment DecisionEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/wheat-and-the-factoryhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/wheat-and-the-factoryEarly industrialization ran on a simple equation: sell wheat, build a factory. The equation also works in reverse — and once reversed, it is far harder to turn back.Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşWheat and the Factory: Two Directions of One EquationEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-dinamixbar-wm-3000https://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-dinamixbar-wm-3000The barrier for narrow entrances where no post fits: the wall-mounted WM 3000 opens a single lane in 3 seconds and gains multi-product flexibility from G24.Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemirr-tec DinamixBar WM 3000: Post-Free Barrier, Three-Second PassagePromotionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/behind-the-fair-standhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/behind-the-fair-standBehind a four-day fair: moving working products, building a safe stand and learning from face-to-face talks with dealers, project firms and facility managers.Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemirBehind the Fair Stand — Notes from Eurasia Door Fair 2025Bloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/a-factory-is-a-fortresshttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/a-factory-is-a-fortressOur Hendek plant opened on 29 October 2009, Republic Day, and the date was chosen by intent. On the fortress side of a factory that treats output as a stance.Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşA Factory Is a Fortress: The Short Story of an Opening DateEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/good-automation-goes-unnoticedhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/good-automation-goes-unnoticedAutomation you notice is automation that causes trouble. From photocells to loop detectors, soft start to obstacle detection — a defence of invisible engineering.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanGood Automation Goes UnnoticedEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/questions-before-switching-brandshttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/questions-before-switching-brandsQuality, availability, spare parts, price: four questions a table can answer. The fifth appears in no table and decides anyway — the cost of transition.Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTErhan İğdemirThe Four Questions of Switching Brands — and the Fifth That DecidesArticlehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/fair-test-for-domestic-productshttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/fair-test-for-domestic-productsPut a domestic upper-segment product next to an import brand's cheapest model and the comparison is broken from the start. On the three rules of a fair price test.Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşErhan İğdemirComparing Apples with Pears: Why Domestic Products 'Look' ExpensiveArticlehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-g24-control-board-testinghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-g24-control-board-testingWhat does a G24 board go through on the r-tec electronics line before shipping? Board-by-board testing and verification against five motor types, step by step.Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanA Control Board's Test Journey — Notes from the G24 LineBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normtor-sectional-door-selection-guidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normtor-sectional-door-selection-guideA practical guide for engineers and project managers — sectional door selection criteria from panel thickness to certification and track to motor (NORMTOR).Thu, 14 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanNORMTOR Sectional Door Selection Guide — Industrial, Garage and Full VisionGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/dealer-network-growth-philosophyhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/dealer-network-growth-philosophyIs refusing to hand out dealerships to every applicant arrogance, or a choice? Why we grow our network slowly and defend transparent pricing — an honest telling.Thu, 10 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşErhan İğdemirLaying Tiles: Why We Don't Rush the Dealer NetworkBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-beta-testing-before-productionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/alkur-beta-testing-before-productionFrom bench test to volunteer beta field to serial production: a product's road to the shelf, and the remote control that taught us the cost of a shortcut.Thu, 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanBefore It Reaches the Shelf: A Product's Invisible JourneyBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/garage-door-motor-selection-guidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/garage-door-motor-selection-guideWe explain step by step how to choose between the r-tec PULL1000, PULL 1200 and PULL 1200L garage door motors by door height, weight and the rail length.Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanGarage Door Motor Selection Guide — the r-tec PULL FamilyGuidehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/persuasive-power-of-touchhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/persuasive-power-of-touchThe year our sector's great fair moved onto a screen taught us one thing: here the screen explains, the hand persuades. On tapping a panel and weighing a motor.Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTErhan İğdemirThe Persuasive Power of Touch: On Our Sector's SenseEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/add-a-domestic-brand-to-your-portfoliohttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/add-a-domestic-brand-to-your-portfolioAdding a single domestic manufacturer next to the imported brands in your portfolio is the greatest support this sector can get. Not a claim — a lived story.Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşErhan İğdemirPut a Domestic Brand on the ShelfEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normpanel-panels-and-accessorieshttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normpanel-panels-and-accessoriesPanel quality sets a sectional door's service life: introducing NORMPANEL's two-family, seven-surface, 16-SKU sandwich panel range and 14 accessory groups.Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemirNORMPANEL — The Panel and Accessory Range at the Core of the Sectional DoorPromotionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/one-hour-before-judging-a-new-producthttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/one-hour-before-judging-a-new-productBurnt boards came back in the return boxes and the product took the blame. Habit mistaken for mastery, and the one hour a new product is owed before judgement.Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanBoards Burnt to Coal: One Hour Before Judging a New ProductBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normdock-dock-shelterhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/normdock-dock-shelterWith its DIN-standard PVC fabric and galvanized frame, the NORMDOCK shelter seals the loading zone from weather, dust and pests — hygiene and energy in one.Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemirNORMDOCK Dock Shelter: The Invisible Wall Between Dock and VehiclePromotionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/hidden-cost-of-price-competitionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/hidden-cost-of-price-competitionWhat happens when everyone in the door and automation sector does every job at once? An insider's view on margin erosion, lost reputation and cheapest-first culture.Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşErhan İğdemirWhen No Meat Is Left on the Bone: The Hidden Bill of Price WarsEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/made-to-measure-door-productionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/made-to-measure-door-productionWhy is the 'standard product' an illusion in industrial doors? A defence of manufacturing where dimensions are a design input — tailoring, not ready-to-wear.Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanThe Philosophy of Made-to-Measure: Why We Don't Sell Off-the-Rack DoorsEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/motor-passport-export-qualityhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/motor-passport-export-qualityGetting even a single motor across a border means passing through a sieve: documents, standards, language, accountability. On why export is the hardest quality exam.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşA Motor's Passport: Why Export Is a Quality ExaminationEssayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/where-value-added-is-createdhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/where-value-added-is-createdAn imported component on the board is treated as proof, yet it measures nothing. The question worth asking is where the design, software and testing are done.Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMTReha KurtuluşWhere Is Value Added Born? An Honest Answer to 'But It Has Chinese Components'Essayhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/control-board-repairability-culturehttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/control-board-repairability-cultureA failed board is not scrap. Single-board architecture, repairs coming back through the dealer channel, and why repairability is settled at the design desk.Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTErcan ErdoğanThe Discarded Board and the Board That Stays: Designing for RepairBloghttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-g24-universal-control-boardhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/r-tec-g24-universal-control-boardThe universal control board of 24 VDC systems: predefined scenarios for the KING, Couper and Prince series, LCD programming and a simpler spare-parts shelf.Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMTAlpay KüçükErhan İğdemirr-tec G24: One Brain for Five MotorsPromotionhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/winart-r-tec-interviewhttps://www.alkur.com.tr/en/stories/winart-r-tec-interviewIn his Win&ART Proje Magazine interview, General Manager Reha Kurtuluş covered the r-tec line's PR process, domestic production and the G24-centred strategy.Mon, 20 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMTWin&ART Proje Dergisir-tec brand recognition grows, increasingly mentioned alongside Alkur Kapı SistemleriPress