Heliot was born in 1891. İt was one of the first and leader machine builder for the treatment of footwear and knitted fabric.

After signed LICENCE and KNOW-HOW AGREEMENT with Heliot International, in 2000,  SOMTEKS started to manufacture all range of Heliot machines in Turkey -Istanbul.

Today we continue to manufacturer and exporter of textile finishing machinery worldwide with a Heliot tradition, more than hundred-year-old.