TÜBİTAK BUTAL took part in the "9th International Automotive Technologies Congress-OTEKON 2018" organized by Uludağ University Automotive Engineering Department at Bursa Sheraton Hotel on 07-08 May 2018 in order to increase cooperation with the automotive sector.

In the event, which was attended by German, Dutch and Italian speakers as well as R&D directors of Tofaş, Oyak Renault and Ford, and where studies and developments in the field of automotive technologies were discussed; TÜBİTAK BUTAL's services and tests/analyses for the automotive sector were introduced to the participants, and mutual meetings were held with existing and potential customers. In addition, within the scope of inspection services, a poster paper titled "Characterization of Fracture Failure in Automotive Plastics" was also presented.