Hatsan factory exterior in Kemalpaşa, Turkey, with blue and white facade.

A Video Tour of the Hatsan Factory in Kemalpaşa, Turkey

Hatsan Arms Company is an innovative builder of air guns and shotguns that was founded in 1976 and produce over 300,000 units per year.  Hatsan is located in Kemalpaşa, which is a large town located in the Izmir Province of Turkey.  There they product Hatsan airguns, Escort shotguns and Optima shotguns.

Hatsan logo with a bow and arrow symbolESCORT logo   Optima logo with concentric red circles and crosshairs

Hatsan air rifles neatly arranged on racks at the Kemalpaşa factory in Turkey.

One interesting facet of Hatsan is that they handle all facets of production – machining of wood, machining of metal parts, heat treatment, finishing of work such as honing, different types of chemical plating & bluing, injection molding, metal injection, mold making, welding, barrel manufacturing, laser marking, laser engraving on wood & metal parts, camouflage coating, assembly, quality assurance testing, and test shooting.

Hatsan factory interior: worker near large stack of metal tubes and racks of pipes

Woodworker cuts wood on a bandsaw at Hatsan factory

Hatsan factory worker assembling air rifles in Kemalpaşa, Turkey.

Hatsan has over 650 workers, 599 machines in 35,000 square meter production area.  To produce products to high standards, Hatsan uses total quality management (TQM) and are ISO 9001 certified.

You’ll note factory looks well used, is relatively organized and bright.

Hatsan factory worker assembling a shotgun in Kemalpaşa, Turkey

Hatsan factory tour: CNC machines in Kemalpaşa, Turkey.

Hatsan factory tour: CNC machines and workers in Kemalpaşa, Turkey.

Work centers are organized and appear well equipped.

Hatsan factory workers operating machinery in Kemalpaşa, Turkey

Hatsan factory worker assembling rifle parts in Kemalpaşa, Turkey.

Hatsan factory tour: workers and machinery in a production area

Substantial automation including a variety of CNC systems.

Close-up of a hand operating a FANUC CNC machine control panel at Hatsan factory.

Panasonic robotic arm welding at Hatsan factory in Turkey

Hatsan factory presentation video on computer screens in a workshop

This is an interesting 5:28 video that showcased their facility in 2015:



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