It is not the system that sustains people, but people who sustain the system.
And it is not necessary to change people, but to transform their perspective.
When we founded ACF in 2009, we had only one belief: “Everyone has the right to access quality products.”
But this belief wasn’t just an effort confined to our production line. Quality was not just an outcome; it was a culture, a perspective, a stance. And we wanted to embed this stance not only into our products but into every employee, every process, and every decision we made.
From our very first day, we asked ourselves the same questions:
-How do we truly achieve quality?
-How do we involve a team in this understanding?
-How do we establish a production model that believes in, owns, and sustains this vision?
We knew this very well: With a production team that does not believe in quality, lasting success would be nothing more than a dream. And an employee who could not be paid for his/her labour could not be expected to be passionate about his/her work.
For this reason, we started our journey by valuing labour. We established an environment where every effort is rewarded and respected. Then we said:
“A quality product requires quality raw materials.”
With this understanding, we meticulously defined our chain from procurement to production. We explained our production flows not only with technical drawings, but also with a clear documentation language that everyone can understand. We decided to transform those who will protect and maintain this language into a team that is not only an employee, but also a team with a sense of responsibility. “Whoever takes on this responsibility will really do justice to it?” we asked. We looked for the answer not outside, but inside. And we realised that responsibility gains meaning not in one person, but in the collective consciousness.
That’s why we adopted regulations not as a burden but as frameworks that shape our shared consciousness. Medical Device Regulations became the compass of this consciousness. But we interpreted this compass not as a tool to forcefully change direction but as a roadmap to progress together.
We have reshaped each application according to the understanding, habits and competencies of our teammates. We have established a structure that offers development opportunities to our new graduates, trains them with an understanding of mastery in an academy environment, and bases our system not on individuals, but on common consciousness and sustainable processes. Thus, even if the teams are updated, our structure is strong, dynamic and reliable, and we continue our way peacefully.
It is not the system that sustains people, but people who sustain the system. And it is not necessary to change people, but to transform their perspective. The system we established with this understanding and the team we shaped together bore fruit in a short time. This led us to our next step: establishing a sustainable distribution network.
Here, the word “customer” has become too limited for us. We believed in business partnership. We established a heart-to-heart connection with those who put their hearts into our product. We blended their observations with our own experience. We shared our solution suggestions with a proactive approach without waiting for the problems they encountered. Because we believed in the power of growing together and mutual learning.
At this point, we are proud to present our products, which are manufactured in accordance with MDR regulations, with confidence and pride, developed by a team that is growing and learning at ACF Academy.
This journey is not just a job for us, it is meaningful…
Sometimes the road is rocky, sometimes it is uphill, but it always offers beautiful views. We encounter difficulties, but instead of stopping us, they make us stronger.
Because we know where we are going. And on this road, we carry with us the peace of mind that comes from transforming both ourselves and our industry.
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