Transformation 3.0, implemented by AIMSAD, aims to bring together under one roof the information and guidance that companies need in their transformation process, with content prepared within the framework of digital, green and administrative transformation headings, incentive guides and a consultancy structure. The project, which has been made accessible via donusum30.com, will offer businesses a system through which they can take concrete steps.
AIMSAD has launched its artificial intelligence-supported aimsad.ai platform, developed to provide fast and effective solutions to the sector’s data needs. The system, which offers single-point access, brings together dispersed data structures, accelerates analysis processes, and aims to support members in making more informed and data-driven decisions.
In the woodworking machinery sector, where transformation focused on digitalization, sustainability, and energy efficiency is accelerating; automation investments, smart manufacturing systems, biomass energy solutions, and after-sales services are becoming increasingly important. As part of our Focus interviews, we came together with Timsan Board Member Serhan Aksu to discuss the current transformation of the sector, the change in production technologies, the new dynamics of global competition, and forecasts regarding the upcoming period
WoodTech Fair, one of the largest gatherings of the woodworking machinery sector in Eurasia, is preparing to bring together global manufacturers and investors in Istanbul on October 22-25. The fair, which shapes the transformation of the sector with innovative production technologies, automation and sustainable solutions, will also offer companies strong trade and cooperation opportunities with prestigious fair support.
CIFM / Interzum Guangzhou Asia’s Most Comprehensive Furniture Production and Woodworking Trade Fair Fair Research Report | March 2026
The European Commission announced that the trade agreement concluded with Mercosur countries will be provisionally applied as of May 1.
Operating in the Turkish woodworking machinery sector since 1975, Canmaksan aims to stand out in increasingly competitive markets through customer-specific systems and solutions it develops. In our interview with Canmaksan Partner Ozan Can, we discussed in depth the sector’s performance in 2025, expectations for 2026, and why offering customized solutions to customers is becoming an ever more decisive factor in competition.
Throughout 2025, AIMSAD took significant steps to enhance the visibility of the Turkish woodworking machinery sector on international platforms while strengthening its corporate representation and effectiveness in decision-making mechanisms.
AIMSAD Board Member and Secretary General Arif Onur Kaçak and Assistant Secretary General Sıla Acar attended the Secretaries General Coordination Meeting hosted by the Sectoral Associations Federation (SEDEFED). At the meeting, the road map for the upcoming period was evaluated to strengthen the cooperation between member associations, increase coordination and produce more effective results with joint projects.
“Associations Meeting” organized by Hannover Fairs Turkey & MENA was held in Istanbul. Shaped by Deutsche Messe AG’s global network and local expertise, the organization brought sectoral associations together on the same platform.
AIMSAD represented the Turkish woodworking machinery sector on an international platform at the Cairo WoodShow held in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. The contacts established during the fair formed an important basis for the development of the sector’s relations with the African and Middle Eastern markets.
