CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
November 20, 2008
Implementation Investments
Savio Macchine Tessili Relies on think3 to Implement the “Cosmos” Project
Savio Macchine Tessili, a leader in the yarn finishing machine sector ranging from wool, cotton, linen and silk to synthetic fibres, adopted think3’s ThinkDesign to design its “Cosmos” two-for-one-twisting machine, specifically developed for the Chinese and Indian markets and other emerging countries.
Savio’s twisting machines are known for their strength and reliability but meet with difficulties in Eastern markets and, in general, wherever the amortization of the machine heavily affects transformation expenses. The competition in these markets offer price-competitive alternatives, although the quality of their end product is lower.
With the “Cosmos” project, Savio decided to address the challenge of producing cheaper machines with superior technical features compared to competitors, to maintain its usual quality standards. The full line was designed in only 12 months and, for each machine, Chinese suppliers built prototypes with different variants.
ThinkDesign, think3’ design solution, enabled Savio to meet this deadline because it provided the ability to create a full 3D project both in-house and in external offices taking part in the activity. Starting from the beginning of the activities, it took 18 months to produce the new, high-quality twisting machine.
ThinkDesign is a design tool which is flexible, productive, easy to use, easy to learn and tailored to the needs of manufacturing industries. ThinkDesign is the designer's ideal partner for defining mechanical assemblies, breaking assemblies down into component lists, assessing the overall dimensions of components and assemblies, checking the feasibility of a shape sketched and drawn by the designer or drafted using a special function. The continuous communications between the styling, engineering and tooling departments ensure that project deadlines are met.
“A good share of this achievement is due to ThinkDesign”, said Roberto Badiali, Technical Director, Savio Macchine Tessili. The company relied on think3’s flexible solution to uniform the standard of the various company sites. “Think3 is the right partner to support us in our internationalization process” said Antonio Bortolussi, Head of IT Systems. “As far as the COSMOS project is concerned, ThinkDesign was a critical tool because it enabled us to meet the planned deadline, ensuring top flexibility and real time project sharing” concluded Ing. Badiali.
At the moment, Savio leverages 50 ThinkDesign and thinkPLM licenses. In addition, the company partnered with think3, Inc. to define technology development guidelines.
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