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Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır’s Visit to Our Factory and Our Domestic Smart Meter Received Extensive Coverage in the Press

Publish Date:August 18, 20262 min readEska Valve
Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır’s Visit to Our Factory and Our Domestic Smart Meter Received Extensive Coverage in the Press

The visit of Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır and the accompanying high-level delegation to our production facility in Sakarya, together with our domestic smart ultrasonic natural gas meter—the product of five years of R&D efforts—became a major focus of national media and industry publications.

Our vision for digital transformation in the natural gas sector and our technological solutions developed using domestic capabilities continue to receive positive coverage in the press.

Reports published by media outlets, including national news portals and industry publications, covered in detail the visit of Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır to our factory in Sakarya and our company’s efforts toward localization in the natural gas sector.

The reports highlighted that the visit was attended by a broad high-level delegation comprising Sakarya Governor Rahmi Doğan, Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Yusuf Alemdar, KOSGEB President Ahmet Serdar İbrahimcioğlu, AK Party Deputy Chairman Ali İhsan Yavuz, Members of Parliament from Sakarya, AK Party Sakarya Provincial Chairman Yunus Tever, and SATSO Chairman of the Board Akgün Altuğ.

According to the details highlighted by the media, the presentation and evaluations delivered by our Deputy General Manager, Mr. Murat Çalapkulu, during the visit received extensive coverage. The reports noted that following the digitalization of the electricity and water sectors, the natural gas sector is next, and that ESKA Valve’s smart ultrasonic natural gas meter will help drive the sector’s transformation.

Other key points highlighted in the press included:

  • Five Years of R&D and Investment: It was reported that our domestic smart meter, which entered mass production following R&D, software, mechanical development, and international certification processes that began in 2019, was successfully completed with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, TÜBİTAK, and KOSGEB.
  • Advanced Technical Capabilities: Our technical infrastructure, featuring an ultrasonic smart flow meter, remote SIM-card communication infrastructure, an integrated valve enabling remote gas activation and shut-off, and mobile and web software support, was highlighted as raising industry standards.
  • Contribution to the National Economy and Safety: Our sensor technology, which enables precise measurement, safety provided through the detection of micro-leaks within installations, increased awareness of energy conservation through real-time consumption monitoring, and the resulting added value to reducing the current account deficit received extensive coverage in the press.

As ESKA Valve, we are proud of the significant interest our high-tech solutions, developed through domestic and national capabilities, have received from the press and public institutions. We remain committed to contributing to our country’s energy efficiency and digital transformation.

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