India remains the second largest market
Savio is a global leader in the yarn finishing machine sector, operating worldwide in the manufacturing and marketing of automatic
winders, continuous shrinkage and bulking winders, two-for-one twisters, and rotor spinning frames with factories in Italy, China and India. Savio is a technology-driven company and is continuously working on further improving the quality and operational efficiency of its machines. The year 2013 has been quite good for the company globally and in India. We spoke to the management team consisting of Mr. Paolo Puntoni, Marketing Director, Mr. Mauro Moro, Commercial Director, and Mr. Valter De Carli, Regional Sales Vice-President, on the company’s performance in 2013 and plans for the current year.
How was the year 2013 for Savio?
The 2013 market has been quite comparable to the previous year, in terms of delivered volumes. We expect that ring spinning frames deliveries could reach the same level of 2012 (around 12 millions). On this assumption we can estimate that the total number of installed spindles, by the end of 2013, should be in a range of 255-260 millions. It’s important to mention the ring spinning delivered volumes, since this data represent also an important parameter to determine the automatic winder ones.
How many machines did Savio sell in 2013 and which are the major markets for Savio worldwide?
China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh together with Turkey are confirmed as the main textile markets for Savio, as 
happened in the last 10 years. The end result of all above is given by the high number of about 2,000 winders delivered in 2013, in addition to more than 100 twisting machines.
In terms of products and technology, what were the key highlights for Savio worldwide?
Savio worldwide has been offering since many years a product portfolio gathering “friendly user” machines, in order to process the widest range of yarn counts and materials. Savio automatic machines are also designed to face the lower availability of textile laborers and higher personnel cost of our customers. The investments in higher automation have been significantly increased, in Far East too.
The fully automatic machines, as in our winding segment, naturally imply additional sophisticated devices if compared with the manual ones, and such requirement has to cope with the low availability of personnel and skilled technicians.
This is the achievement that Savio has made since some years, adding innovative functions on the Polar IDLS/ Link winder, which also have been reconfirmed with its last product “Polar E Premium”, recently launched in the market.
Furthermore, the Savio Group is today the only player in the market which can offer the whole technology for the winding process, because of the knowhow of the yarn and splicer quality (through its sister companies LOEPFE and MESDAN), in addition to the well-known skills in the package formation.
How did Savio perform in the Indian market during 2013? What were the key highlights during the year?
In 2013 India imported almost 250 Saviowinders, and forecasts for 2014 indicate a moderate increase in volumes. It’s confirmed to be the second largest market for Savio. It is a complex, demanding and challenging field which for sure is the world’s first when it comes to technical competence.Savio’s fully-owned factory at Pollachi near Coimbatore at present serves as a worldwide manufacturing hub for both families of two-for-one twisters: the Cosmos model and the high-end Sirius model. With annual production touching about 15,000 TFO spindles, SavioIndia Ltd. is planning to optimize manufacturing to cope with the growing demand from domestic as well as overseas markets.
Looking into the future, how does Savio perceive the business scenario globally?
From the technology and products development, we believe that the main focus will be on the “green environment”, which for our segment is represented by energy consumption, noise level and safety. With ITMA 2015 Milan in view, Savio winders will always be more equipped with sustainable technologies, able to produce power and compressed air savings, to reach minimum wear of the parts and minimum yarn waste.
High-end fully automatic and user-friendly machines are another must, considering that today automation has become a global trend. Savio has responded to the increasing requirements of automation by implementing and presenting fully automatic machines both in the winding and twisting sectors. However, the main focus for automation is represented by the linked and the free standing winders, which will be the core segment for further development.