History | Rebar Cutting and Bending Machines from 1960 to Present

The Mighty Tree of 60 Years

The journey of GöçMakSan began in 1960, in a small workshop founded by Arif Göçmen in Ankara.
With his hard work and patience, he laid the foundation of what would become a strong legacy.
Our founder’s only capital was his skillful hands and mastery in rebar work.
As one of the most renowned blacksmiths of his time, Arif Göçmen handcrafted construction tools in a 30 m² hot rebar workshop and sold them in local markets.

Over the years, GöçMakSan has gained valuable experience and achieved many firsts both in Turkey and across the world.
In the field of rebar cutting and bending machines, we never settled for the industry’s standard expectations.
With our unique machine production park and advanced technological infrastructure, we have become one of the most advanced production facilities in the world.

Our roots go from the past to the future

1978

It decided to produce the first electrical rebar cutting and rebar bending machines. Faced with all the difficulties of carrying out a first in this regard in our country and the difficult conditions of the time, the company has started trial production. After the tests of the prototype productions were carried out, in the first stage it produced a uniform type of cutting and bending machine with constant capacity. In the later period, the machine capacity and characteristics were increased in line with demand and needs, and different types of machines began to be produced.

1994

By taking the first important steps for mass production, it has renewed the machine park production technology to the next level. With these investments, it has become the leading manufacturer in Turkey. Having established a principle before the 2000s began, Göçmaksan became the first brand to apply for TSEK in the field of rebar cutting and rebar bending machines production in Turkey. Therefore, it also bears the title of the first company to produce TSEK certified machines in the sector.

1998

Having now decided to become a global brand, GöçMaksan has started its export activities. It is no longer just standard machines, but also able to respond to customer demands from all over the world. The company again made a major investment decision to produce machines of different specifications and capacities and achieve global production standards

2001

Since 2001, GöçMaksan has entered into a process that has been continuously invested, and has started adding dozens of CNC machines to its machine park instead of universal machining machines. Having gained an important place in the foreign market in a short time, GöçMaksan has turned to international standards in terms of quality system.

2002

At the end of two years of work, with the consulting service received from BVQI, it started to produce machines that comply with Machinery Safety Regulation 98/37/AT, with CE certification.

2005

Due to the increasing sales capacity and expanding organizational structure it has moved to its first large factory as 13.000m² of indoor production facility. With its advanced machine park as well as superior physical and technological equipment, it has raised the bar of speed and quality in its new factory.

2012

Overcoming the problem of institutionalization, which is one of the biggest handicaps suffered by family companies, its board of directors. The company has carried the brand journey that was started by Arif Göçmen to a separete track by Arif Göçmen has taken the brand journey started by adhering to its principles in a separate track by adhering to its principles. With this decision, GÖÇMAKSAN has now entered the path of becoming a completely global brand. All the company's policies, including production, sales and after-sales, have been updated again from start to the end. Master Arif Göçmen's GÖÇMAKSAN has again gained a new identity that will increase its growth rate exponentially with his vision

2016

GÖÇMAKSAN, which has now become a brand that exports approximately 90 countries on four continents, to respond to increasing demand has put into operation its second largest factory with 25.000m² of indoor production place. In 2017, when the third generation joined the board of the company, GMS gained an even more innovative and dynamic perspective; added robotic production machines to its machinery park and added many new countries to its export portfolio.

2019

The innovative and new dynamic structure has started to give positive result of an R&D process of about five years, the production of fully automatic, high-capacity, bending and cutting machines used by reinforcement processing plant has began. GMS, whose core talent is the production of bending and cutting machines, has added industrial rebar cutting and bending machines to its product range, which will be continuously improved and renewable from this date, and create a separate team of specialists for this product group.

2020

In order to respond to customer demands faster, GÖÇMAKSN started production activities in Russia by establishing GMS RUSLAND. This investment has been an official indication that Arif Göçmen has achieved the goals that he repeated many years ago, saying “one day we will be a global brand”.

2022

GÖÇMAKSAN, which has now become an unrivaled brand; took a the decision to make a much more strategic investment, taking years of experience, customer loyalty and trust behind it. Establishes the GMS Germany brand is established to manufacture in Germany as a “Turkish Brand” in the country with the highest industry standards in the world. A half-century-old Turkish Brand is now producing in Europe, where the highest quality brands of the sector are located.

2024

As of 2024, GMS continues its journey with 30,000 m² of indoor production space, a team of highly skilled technical experts, one of the most advanced manufacturing facilities equipped with robotic technologies, and production operations across 3 different countries—exporting to over 100 countries with consistent quality worldwide.

Today, GMS is much more than just a brand that is rooted in its roots, maintains its traditions, is open to development, innovative, visionary, and bold. For its users, it represents an understanding, an idea, a passion, and much more importantly, TRUST.

When we look at our short history of more than half a century, we see only one thing behind so much success, failure, struggle.

“TRUST”

For three generations, we trusted Arif Göçmen and his ideas without questioning. We worked hard not to waste your trust. So we have walked this path with confidence with our customers, business partners and employees and we continue to walk this path.

For three generations

we do the same job

The Mighty Tree of 60 Years

Our roots go from the past to the future