Manufacturer of copper-brazed double-wall and single-wall steel tubes for automotive and household appliances.
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About BANTBORU
BANTBORU is a Turkish manufacturer founded in 1972, producing copper-brazed double-wall (DW) steel tubes and, since 2009, single-wall (SW) steel tubes, headquartered in the Gebze Industrial Park (Kocaeli), Turkey. The company manufactures from raw material to finished product in a 30,000 m² plant in Gebze as well as in a branch plant in Kartepe. The tubes are supplied as OEM components directly to automotive manufacturers such as Daimler (Mercedes-Benz), BMW, Renault, Ford and Peugeot, and are also used in cooling and heating appliances in the household appliance industry. Since 2015, BANTBORU has operated a government-certified R&D Center recognized by the Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology, with testing facilities compliant with national and international standards. The range of services includes, in addition to tube manufacturing and brazing, an in-house coating plant as well as testing and validation services. Export markets are Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia; in 2013 the first foreign branch was established in Saarbrücken, Germany.
- Site
- Gebze / Kocaeli, Turkey
- Processes
- Manufacture of copper-brazed double-wall steel tubes (DW), Manufacture of single-wall steel tubes (SW), Brazing (copper brazed), Coating (Coating Plant), Welding (welders employed), R&D Center (government-certified since 2015), Manufacturing from raw material to finished product, Testing/inspection and validation (laboratory)
- Materials
- Steel, Copper (brazing material), Copper, Copper brazing (copper brazing), Welding, Coating (Coating), Testing & Validation
- Certificates
- ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001, Ford Q1, IATF 16949 (formerly ISO/TS 16949)
- Founded
- 1972
- Employees
- 501–1,000
- Industries
- Automotive, Household appliances (cooling & heating / white goods)
- 01
Raw material
- 02
Tube manufacturing (DW/SW)
- 03
Copper brazing
- 04
Coating
- 05
Testing & Validation
- 06
Assembly/Finished product
- 07
Delivery
Materials & Processes
Steel
Base material for the manufactured double-wall (DW) and single-wall (SW) steel tubes.
Copper
Used as brazing material for joining the double-wall steel tubes.
Copper brazing (copper brazing)
Joining process for the manufacture of copper-brazed double-wall steel tubes, in use since 1972.
Welding
Joining process with employed welders in the manufacturing process.
Coating (Coating)
In-house coating plant for surface protection of the tube components.
Testing & Validation
R&D testing facilities and methods according to national and international standards.
Sites
Gebze (Kocaeli)
TRHeadquarters and main plant
- Materials
- Steel, Copper
- Tube manufacturing
- Brazing
- Coating plant
- R&D testing facilities
Kartepe (Kocaeli)
TRBranch plant
- Materials
- Steel
Saarbrücken
DEFirst foreign operation (2013)
Machern
DESubsidiary BANTBORU GmbH
Rosslyn (Pretoria)
ZASubsidiary BANTBORU SA (PTY) LTD, plant
Greer, SC
USSubsidiary BANTBORU USA, Inc.
London
GBSubsidiary BANTBORU UK LTD
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of copper-brazed double-wall steel tubes (DW)Joining | – | – | – | – | Steel, Copper |
| Manufacture of single-wall steel tubes (SW)Forming | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Brazing (copper brazed)Joining | – | – | – | – | Copper, Steel |
| Coating (Coating Plant)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Welding (welders employed)Joining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
BANTBORU operates according to ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14001 and is recognized as a supplier with the Ford Q1 award. The R&D Center, certified in 2015, operates testing facilities and test methods according to national and international standards; quality-related policies are documented in the form of Quality, Laboratory and Information Security Policies.
| Evidence | Gebze (Kocaeli) | Kartepe (Kocaeli) |
|---|---|---|
| IATF 16949 (formerly ISO/TS 16949) | ||
| ISO 14001 | ||
| Ford Q1 |
History
- 1972
Foundation; since then leading manufacturer of copper-brazed double-wall (DW) steel tubes in Turkey.
- 2009
Start of manufacturing single-wall (SW) steel tubes.
- 2013
First foreign operation in Saarbrücken, Germany.
- 2015
Certification as an R&D Center by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology.