Management
Dr. Kahraman Şirin
He is the founder of KFS Metal. During his thirty-year career in the steel pipe industry in Turkey, he held various senior positions, including general manager, in different companies. He is very experienced and knowledgeable about pipe manufacturing techniques such as "ERW Pipe Production", "SAW Spiral Pipe Production" and "Hot-Dip Galvanizing". He has a PhD in spiral welded steel pipes used in oil and gas transmission lines. He is the author of various research articles published in international scientific journals, and has attended technical conferences as a lecturer in Turkey, the Netherlands and the USA.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Şirin
She works as a faculty member at Kocaeli University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and is responsible for research and development activities of KFS Metal. Many of her research on steel pipe production techniques have been published in international science citation index journals. She has participated in many technical congresses and symposiums held in Turkey as a speaker and session moderator. Currently, she continues her studies in the fields of material characterization, surface heat treatments, welding techniques and corrosion protection of hot-dip galvanized reinforcing bars in concrete structure.