Model Factories are established in target provinces under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey as part of the Public Investment Project titled 'SME Productivity Training Center Project'. The purpose is to provide training and consultancy primarily in lean transformation (aimed at enhancing operational efficiency) and digital transformation (aimed at implementing Industry 4.0 principles) to manufacturing SMEs. The Ministry execute this project based on a Presidential Decree.

The establishment and dissemination process of Model Factories in Turkey being conducted in technical cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). As part of the project aimed at establishing Applied SME Competence Centers (Model Factories) in Turkey, the Gaziantep Model Factory was implemented in collaboration between Gaziantep Chamber of Industry and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 

The Gaziantep Model Factory aims to transfer Lean Production Systems to SME and large scale firms in Gaziantep and neighboring provinces, and to mentor them throughout these processes. At the Model Factory, which focuse on Lean Production processes, 22 core Lean Production training modules are delivered, along with practical applications. To impart the Lean Production philosophy to firms, there are real products, necessary machinery and equipment for production, and production processes available. Through a curriculum that combines theoretical and practical aspects based on these production processes, it enables business decision-makers and leaders to experience and apply the three stages of transformation necessary for Industry 4.0 thereby opening up new horizons for initiating transformation within their own enterprises. 

The digital market scale has been selected as the product at Gaziantep Model Factory. Three different production technologies are use in the production of the scale; plastic injection technology, machining technology, and sheet metal processing technology. Thus, Gaziantep Model Factory is Turkey's most comprehensive Model Factory. It is the first address where businesses should apply for improvement, development, and transformation processes..