It was a big source of excitement and happiness for us to join LIGNA once again after a 3 year break following the pandemic. This year on the biggest fair of our industry, we made the strongest preparation to date and exhibited 14 of our machines which are equipped with the latest technology in our booth built on 1000 m2.
As AES Group, we also launched our new products on LIGNA this year. Our strongest product RAPTOR ULTRA, a flat table machine that offers 5-axis solution capability, made its debut at this exhibition. Once again, we showcased our updated structure and hardware with SUPER NOVA, a part of our flat table group, under the slogan "For investors planning their next step" at this year's fair.
We have elevated users' expectations from our drilling machines to the highest level with our new drilling machine, GO! ULTRA, which we launched at the WOODTECH 2022 fair.
With its renewed structure, our lift-equipped ULTRA series machine ALPHA PS05 from our industrial panel saws took its place at our booth as one of our innovations this year.
Finally, with our edge banding machines PRIMA 5M, PRIMA 6M and GAMMA MX1, we have completed our industrial production line components.
We have brought together all the industrial products that a woodworking factory needs under the AES roof, with the 5 main product groups we showcase. In other words, we offer all the industrial products required by a business with the AES brand and assurance.
As AES Group, we continue to grow every year together with our customers. In this context, we are also increasing our production capacity. Finally, with the investments we made in Bursa OSB and Eskişehir OSB, we are operating in 6 production facilities. Thanks to these investments, we have increased our production volume by consolidating the sheet production line, laser, and plasma cutting lines under our organization. This way, we not only increase our production quantities and control our lead times but also take pride in increasing our employment.
In addition to production capacity, we continue to improve our sales and after-sales service network. This year, we have invested in the UK to accelerate our services to the British Isles and activated AES UK. By adopting the approach of on-site sales and support, after America and Belgium, we have also established our 3rd center, continuing our global investments.
