1. business and industrial
2. manufacturing

2013 edition
The gear technology magazine of
GearUp
what
is
power?
Contents
Product news:
G 250 / G 450: Samputensili Platfrom for Vertical Grinders .........4
HR 350: Profile grinding machine for hobs ..................................8
Customer profiles:
RSP: Pursuing Excellence ..........................................................10
AvtoVAZ: From Russia with Love ...............................................12
ENGEL: Be the First ...................................................................14
Regional features:
Samputensili and Star Cutter: Tooled for Success!....................16
Sampingranaggi Shanghai: When East Meets West. .................18
Special feature:
Welcome to our new website .....................................................20
Organisation news:
The German Team of Samputensili GmbH .................................22
Samputensili Team .....................................................................24
Out of curiosity:
Bentivoglio, a small-town with age-old roots ............................26
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What is power?
Dear reader,
I am sure you will notice the new logo on the letterhead of our magazine, which puts together the
Samputensili and Star-SU brands. This refers to
the title and the image we have chosen for this
GearUp issue.
Samputensili is a very well-known brand both in
the gear cutting tools and the machine tools business, with operations and representatives in the
most important markets all over the world. Since
early 2002, Star Cutter and Samputensili have
started working successfully together in the NorthAmerican market sharing the same sale channels, whereas the manufacturing operations in the
Americas were independent.
Today, all of the Star Cutter gear related factories
and Samputensili factories in the Americas are
joined together under one single US legal entity:
the production of gear tools in Tawas and in Hoffmann Estates, IL, the service center in Querétaro
(Mexico) and the Samputensili manufacturing plant
in Jundiai (Sao Paolo, Brazil). This means that a
global network has been created which shares
technology manufacturing resources, sales and after-sales staff, not only in the Americas but across
the world, thus guaranteeing customer proximity
like no other manufacturer can do.
Samputensili and Star SU
together are market leaders
in the cutting tool technology with a global worldwide
turnover of about 130 million USD, whereas, if we
also consider the machine
tool business, the global
turnover exceeds 200 million USD.
So, what is power?
Our answer is very simple. Power means satisfaction of our customers’ needs with high professional
skills, capacity and quick actions driven by our will
to constantly improve.
At our booth during the EMO Show in Hannover
you will be able to see our gear tools range which
is so far unparalleled.
You will also have the opportunity to see our machine range, in particular the new G 450 vertical
gear grinder, based on the same platform as the
G 250, the G 500 H horizontal grinder and the Star
PTG-1 hob sharpening machine.
Our staff will be happy to show you our products
and the new applications which are illustrated in
this magazine.
Enjoy the read!
SAMP S.p.A.
Artemio Affaticati
Chief Executive Officer
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Product news: G 250 / G 450
Samputensili Platform
for Vertical Grinders
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Product news: G 250 / G 450
Efficient grinding from 40 to
450 mm gear diameter
Nowadays everyone seems to be talking about
solutions, though the reality of things is often a
very different matter. Standalone machines which
are unproductive; linked solutions which lack
adequate tooling concepts; tools which do not
fulfill their full potential or whole lines comprising
so many different products that operation and
maintenance are almost impossible, are all to
be found in abundance. But this need not be the
case. At Samputensili you will find solutions which
really meet your needs, which are reasonably
priced and which run efficiently in the long-term
without becoming a weight on your shoulders.
The best and most recent example is the
Samputensili G 250. Presented two years ago at
EMO Hannover 2011, the machine has rapidly
become a big hit especially in the automotive
market. The G 250 is a generating and profile
grinding machine, designed for gears with a
maximum outside diameter of 250 mm and shafts
with lengths up to 550 mm.
The G 250: Dual work spindles
concept for maximum
productivity and flexibility
The G 250 is based on the dual work spindle
concept, which eliminates non-productive times
almost completely. By means of this feature, the
loading/ unloading process of a workpiece is
carried out in masked time, while simultaneously
the manufacturing process proceeds on another
workpiece. Therefore the G 250 represents the
ideal solution for those customers who need very
Double and triple pinions with very small distances can be
easily ground without any additional devices
low cycle times and efficient mass production of
gears.
Our idea was to develop a whole machine
series starting from the G 250. Indeed, our latest
development is the G 450, which will be presented
at EMO Hannover 2013. The machine main
characteristic is the enlargement of the workarea
capacity up to 450 mm. The G 450 can equally
grind shafts with lengths up to 550 mm.
The G 450 is synonymous with maximum flexibility
and high ergonomics, and has been especially
engineered for small-medium production lots.
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Product news: G 250 / G 450
As a result, the G 450 works using a single
worktable, which – as in the case of the G
250 – is mounted on the rotating column. This
feature simplifies the loading/unloading as well
as the tooling operations. During the workpiece
changeover, the grinding wheel keeps rotating
and the oil jet is constant.
The G 450: high ergonomics
and maximum process
flexibility
Keeping the machine at operating speed gives
advantages in terms of thermal and mechanical
stability of the machine parts. On the same
rotating table, but diametrically opposite the work
spindle, an innovative and patent-pending
dressing system ensures a very high process
flexibility.
Both in the G 250 and in the G 450, the minimum
axis distance between worktable and grinding
wheel is 40 mm, and its grinding spindle can
achieve 12.000 rpm. Due to the combination of
these two unique features, the grinding process
is also possible using profile/threaded grinding
wheels with very small outside diameter, mounted
The G 250 / G 450 can be easily equipped with various
automation solutions
on the main spindle. Workpieces with tool diameter
limitations, for example shoulder-type gears,
can be ground without any additional devices.
Similarly, double and triple pinions with very
small distances can be ground with the proper
tooth-totooth alignment. An add-on optional
spindle multiplier up to 24.000 rpm, with quick
connection system to the main spindle, allows
the use of electroplated CBN profile grinding
Technical data at a glance
Workpiece diameter, max.
mm
250 / 450
Module
mn
0.5 - 7.0
Workpiece length, max.
mm
550
Face width, max.
mm
380
Helix angle
degree
Grinding wheel dia.
mm
250 / 170 or 120 / 90
Grinding wheel width, max.
mm
180
Grinding speed, max.
m/s
80
Dressing tool dia.
mm
120
Machine overall dimensions L x W x H
mm
4,120 x 2,200 x 2,700
Controls
Technical data subject to change.
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+45° / -45°
Siemens 840 D Solution Line
Product news: G 250 / G 450
On the rotating table, diametrically opposite the work spindle, an innovative and
patent-pending dressing system ensures a very high process flexibility
wheels with outside diameter down to 25 mm.
The Samputensili menu-guided operator interface
with simulation capability, simple design concepts
in terms of tooling and dressing technology, fast
automation and amazing userfriendliness are the
strengths behind this unique machine series.
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The Samputensili menu-guided operator interface with
simulation capability ensures fast data validation and
immediate error correction
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Product news: HRG 350
HRG 350
Profile grinding
machine for hobs
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Product news: HRG 350
The Samputensili HRG 350 is the new, innovative
solution for the profile grinding of solid hobs and
gear milling cutters.
It is especially suited for the manufacturing of
all kinds of different solid hobs, including those
with small diameters and high helix angles like the
shank hobs to cut crown gears.
In its standard configuration, the machine can
grind profiles up to module 12, whereas, with a
specific option package, the workable module
can be up to 25.
In addition, the opportunity to also grind threads
allows customers to produce the tools directly
from solid after heat treatment.
Some of the innovative technical
manufacturing solutions adopted are:
and
+ 7 CNC axes managed by a
SINUMERIK 840D SL control unit
+ interpolating axes with high performance,
directly driven by digital linear or torque
motors without mechanical transmission and
backlash
+ linear motors, without mechanical trans mission and backlash, used also to dress the
grinding wheel
+ relief oscillation performed by linear motors
that reproduce the movements of the
mechanical cam
+ automatic checking of the tool profile,
workpiece and grinding wheel
synchronization managed by software and
performed by a digital touch probe
+ high-level geometric programming for the
simple generation of profiles
+ Samputensili dialogue software for the flexible
generation of all type of different hob profiles ❚
Technical data at a glance
Hob diameter max.
mm Module range (option)
mn
Helix angle, max.
deg 300
0.6 - 10 (25)
+/- 45
Distance between centers, max.
mm 870
Length to be ground, max.
mm 450
Grinding wheel diameter range (relief and profile)
mm 35 - 100
Grinding wheel diameter (threads)
mm 200
Grinding spindle speed range
m/s 0 - 45
Work spindle speed, max.
rev/min 100
300
Stroke speed, max.
str/min Connected power, max
kVA Overall machine dimensions (without filter unit)
m
83
5.28 x 3.28 x 2.89
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Regional feature: RSP
Pursuing Excellence
With annual sales revenue of 105 million RMB,
18 national patents and a worldwide customer base,
RSP has reached a leading position among Chinese
screw pump manufacturers
Founded in 1996, Huangshan RSP Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. is a national high-tech enterprise
specialized in R&D, manufacturing, sales and
service of screw pumps, which are widely
applied in the fields of steel plant, power plant,
oil & gas, petrochemical, shipbuilding and heavy
machinery.
With advanced manufacturing and inspection
equipments such as horizontal machining
centers, CNC screw milling machines, CNC
boring
machines,
coordinate-measuring
machine, ion-nitrification furnaces etc, RSP
invested a large sum of capital in research and
development, and has built a top class testing
center of screw pumps in China for performance
testing of screw pumps before delivery.
An ISO 9001, CE and API Certified screw pump
manufacturer, their products are exported to
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Europe, Middle East, and South-East Asia. Some
of their most important and satisfied customers
are SNF (France), Petroland (Turkey), BOSCH
Rexroth (Germany), Voith GmbH (Germany) and
SINOPEC (China), to name just a few.
Key Data:
Business Type: Manufacturer, Trading
Company
Turnover (2012): 105 Million RMB
Employees (2012): over 210
Business Scope: Manufacturing &
Processing Machinery, Metallurgy, Mineral &
Energy, Industrial Equipment & Components:
CNC horizontal machining center, CNC
vertical machining center, coordinatemeasuring machine, CNC grinding machine.
Regional feature: RSP
level European screw pump suppliers are also
employing machinery and equipment from
Samputensili. We take this as a strong evidence
of Samputensili’s strength, which can explain
why we selected Samputensili.”
We interviewed Cheng Aihua, Technical Center
Manager of the Huangshan RSP Manufacturing
Co., Ltd, about their recent purchase of a
Samputensili GR 500 HL, grinding machine for
rotors and screw-type workpieces.
When and how did you get in touch with
Samputensili?
“We strongly believe that high-tech manufacturing
and machining equipment can make a vital
contribution to product performance and quality.
For the purpose of consolidating and expanding
our competitiveness in the Chinese screw pump
industry, we decided to introduce a rotor grinding
machine which would represent the highest
technical and technological level available in
screw profile machining, and contacted the
Samputensili (Beijing) office in December 2011.”
The machine you have chosen is the GR 500 HL,
specifically designed for efficient high precision
grinding of screw-type profiles including
hydraulic pump screws. How do you believe your
production will benefit from this machine?
“With the employment of this grinding machine,
our screw pump rotors’ machining precision
and process efficiency will be greatly improved.
In addition, our screw pumps will make new
breakthroughs in terms of pressure, flow
rate, etc. This indicates RSP has reached a
leading position among Chinese screw pump
manufacturers.”
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Your Company has very high standards of
reliability. To maintain these levels, as well as
keeping up improvement, you must also use the
appropriate equipment. Do you think that this is
one of the reasons why you chose Samputensili?
“Yes, Samputensili is a very qualified and wellknown manufacturer of grinding machines
among customers worldwide, and some world-
Cheng Aihua
Technical Center Manager
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Customer profiles: AvtoVAZ
From Russia
with Love
AvtoVAZ is a Russian automobile manufacturer,
better known to the world under the trade name
Lada. As the largest passenger carmaker in Russia
and Eastern Europe, AvtoVAZ controls around
70% of the domestic car production. The company
was established in 1966 in collaboration with
Fiat and built on the banks of the Volga River in
1966. A new town, Tolyatti, named after the Italian
Communist Party leader Palmiro Togliatti, was
built around the factory. The company is currently
25% owned by the French carmaker Renault and
produces nearly one million cars a year with over
130,000 employees.
In Slavic mythology, Lada is the
goddess of beauty, love and
marriage
The AvtoVAZ factory is one of the biggest in the
world, with over 140 km of production lines, and is
unique in that most of the components for the cars,
including the gears and everything involved in their
production, are manufactured in-house. This is the
reason why the company has recently purchased
a Samputensili HRG 350, profile grinding machine
for hobs, for their subsidiary LADATOOLS.
Administration AvtoVAZ in Tolyatti
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Customer profiles: AvtoVAZ
We have interviewed Elena
Balabanovich (Head of the
Marketing and Technology
Department).
Being the leader company in Russia in the
automotive sector requires the observance of very
high standards. Do you think this is one of the
reasons that has led you to choose Samputensili?
“«The quality of the car», said Ford once, «lies on
the edge of the tool.» In the same way I would say
that the quality of gears, which in a car represent
almost 90% of the total final quality, depends on
the quality of the gear cutting tools. This is the
reason why AvtoVAZ has decided to purchase its
own equipment for the profile grinding of hobs.”
From left to right: Pavel Zaikin, Production Manager;
Elena Balabanovich, Head of the Marketing and Technology
Department; Nikolay Glazkov, Shop Floor Manager
“Compared to some years ago, today we have
new standards as for the quality and productivity
of our machinery. With Samputensili we have
found a solution which really meets our needs.
The HRG 350 is reasonably priced and has proven
to run efficiently and reliably in the long-term. We
trust that the purchase of our own tool grinding
machines will significantly increase the quality of
the final product, not only for AvtoVAZ, but also for
other companies in Russia.” ❚
“We have organized a tender and it was won by
Samputensili, a brand that LADATOOLS knows
very well. In fact, since the end of the 60s we
have always relied on Samputensili for the supply
of technology and equipment for the production
of hobs, shaping cutters, shaving cutters and
chamfering tools.”
The product you have chosen is the HRG 350,
profile grinding machine for hobs. How do you
believe your production will benefit from this
machine?
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“The quality of the car lies on the
edge of the tool”
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Customer profiles: ENGEL
– be the first
Traditionally associated with classical music, art and
culture, Austria is also home to other kinds of jewels
ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH, founded by Ludwig
Engel in 1945 in Schwertberg, is one of the
global leaders in the manufacturing of plastics
processing machines. Today, the ENGEL group
offers a full range of technology modules for
plastics processing as a single source supplier:
injection moulding machines for thermoplastics
and elastomers, and automation, with the
assurance that individual components are also
competitive and successful in the world markets.
With eight production plants in Europe, North
America and Asia (China, Korea), subsidiaries and
representatives in over 85 countries, ENGEL offers
its customers the optimal global support they need
to compete and succeed with new technologies
and leading-edge production systems.
The Austrian company has recently purchased a
Samputensili GW 3600 H, special machine for the
high precision grinding of long screw-type profiles,
such as extruder screws for plastic injection
moulding or ball screws. Equipped with a powerful
grinding spindle for large grinding wheels and
workpiece supports adapted to each application,
the machine is ideal for the manufacturing of
screws up to a length of 3,600 mm. With its
optional dressing units for ceramic bonded
grinding wheels, the machine is perfectly equipped
for flexible mass production requirements.
“Fast, easy tooling operations
play a fundamental role”
We have interviewed Max Maier, Plant Manager of
the manufacturing site in St. Valentin, Austria.
Mr. Maier, why did you choose Samputensili?
“We already had an old Samputensili grinding
machine in our plant and have always been very
happy with it. Therefore, when evaluating a new
possible investment, we contacted Samputensili.
The new machine we were presented, the GW
3600 H, is indeed very flexible and, what is more,
can be tailored-made according to our needs.
Samputensili was ready and very fast in meeting
all of our challenges and we are extremely satisfied
with the final result.”
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Customer profiles: ENGEL
Headquarters in Schwertberg, Austria
How important is flexibility in your daily production?
“In our manufacturing site there are production
lots ranging from 1 to a maximum of 40 pieces.
Therefore flexibility is of outmost importance
to us. As a consequence, fast and easy tooling
operations play a fundamental role and are
an essential feature when considering a new
investment.”
What are your future plans?
“When manufacturing plastics processing
machines, the creation of new materials represents
a constant challenge for our production. Our aim
is to anticipate the market developments and
further increase our in-house production depth
and technical know-how.”
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Key Data:
Foundation: 1945 by Ludwig Engel
Headquarters: Schwertberg, Austria
Legal position concerning property: The
enterprise is to 100% in family ownership
Turnover (business year 2012/2013): ENGEL
worldwide: 950 Mio. Euro
Employees (business year 2012/2013):
ENGEL worldwide: 4,200
Export rate: approx. 95 %
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Regional feature: Star-SU Partnership
Samputensili
and Star Cutter –
Tooled for Success!
2012 marked the 10th anniversary of Star SU,
the joint-venture between Samputensili and Star
Cutter that helped the companies realize a sole
go-to-market organization responsible for sales
and distribution of cutting tools and machine
tool technology for the North American market.
Taking a look back on the success the companies
achieved in its first ten years together, it should
come as no surprise the companies would map
out an even more aggressive growth strategy for
years to come.
Star Cutter entered 2013 with an extended
agreement to include the production of gear
tools in Tawas and in Hoffmann Estates, IL (USA),
the service center in Querétaro (Mexico) and the
Samputensili manufacturing plant in Jundiai (Sao
Paolo, Brazil).
With the sales organization firmly entrenched,
the partnership between Samputensili and
Nowhere is the new partnership expansion more
apparent than in Brazil. Conveniently located
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“We combine business consulting, tailor-made solutions and
technological proficiency”
Regional feature: Star-SU Partnership
between Sao Paulo and Campinas, some of
the most important hubs for South America, the
site is already reaping the benefits of joining the
two powerful brands. “The strong presence of
the Star and SU brands in the South American
market helps to strengthen many of our product
lines. We now have a complete tool and machine
offering through the joint venture. The gear tool
division is helping the round tool division and vice
versa, and enhancing our tool profile benefits
our machine tool sales,” says Antonio Cordone,
Managing Director, Samputensili do Brasil.
thanks to our team’s diverse range of expertise.”
The advantages of the partnership are also
having an extreme impact internally. “The
intercompany technology transfer from company
to company, together with in-plant access to our
coatings partners at Oerlikon Balzers have given
us a fully integrated solution in the Americas,”
Cordone adds. “The expertise that exists within
our company – combined with consolidations
we have made in purchasing and manufacturing
process - have helped to ensure we are keeping
our competitiveness.”
“Star SU is certainly ready for
the next decade and beyond”
With the right tools available and an improved
structure in place, Star SU is certainly ready for
the next decade and beyond.
David W. Goodfellow, President of Star SU,
agrees: “The joined resources benefit all chipmaking manufacturers by providing a single,
competitive and efficient precision round tool
and gear tool supply and support source. We
combine business consulting, tailor-made
solutions and technological proficiency – and we
are able to bring all these services to customers
Star SU and Samputensili together are market
leaders in the cutting tool technology with a
global worldwide turnover of about 130 million
USD, whereas if we also consider the machine
tool business the global turnover exceeds 200
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million USD.
David W.
Goodfellow
President of Star SU LLC
Antonio Cordone
Managing Director at
Samputensili do Brasil
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Regional feature: Sampingranaggi Shanghai
When East
Meets West
SAMP is present in China with Samputensili
since 1995 and now also with Sampingranaggi.
The General Manager Angelo Pescari tells us
all about it
China today is a force to be reckoned with. Most
businesses in commercial and industrial sectors
alike work with Chinese partners, and the country
is no longer considered a new frontier. But this has
not always been the case: 20 years ago China was
seen as a great challenge. Few were the economic
operators willing to invest their resources in a potentially boundless, yet completely unknown, difficult
and complex market.
Today the company’s headquarters are in Shanghai,
in the Jiading district – one of the most important
economic, financial, commercial and telecommunication hubs of the People’s Republic of China. In a
little over a decade Shanghai has built an economy
based on financial and banking services, manufacturers and high-tech companies that have attracted
significant investments from many foreign businesses, as Pescari tells us.
2012 saw the inauguration of Sampingranaggi’s
new production plant next to the other two
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Samputensili, faithful to its innovative spirit and
ready to explore markets that are both geographically and culturally very far, accepted this challenge and started venturing into the Chinese “continent” in 1995, upon initiative of Samputensili’s
representative of the time. The General Manager
of Samputensili Machine Tools Company Limited,
Angelo Pescari, of Italian origins, tells us all about it.
“The Chinese facility relies on the
same equipment and technology
used in Italy”
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Regional feature: Sampingranaggi Shanghai
divisions, Samputensili and Sampsistemi, with
a surface of approximately 4,000 square metres
hosting offices as well as the production plant. In
addition to selling and providing post-sales assistance for gears and reduction units manufactured,
the subsidiary manufactures its own gears and gear
boxes, which are either sold on the local market or
exported. Its main objective is to provide support to
Asian customers, offering high-precision gear manufacturing solutions and helping them achieve longlasting success. As Pescari points out: “The key to
reaching this objective is to focus on maintaining
the quality of products. This is why the Chinese
subsidiary relies on the same equipment and technology in use in the production plant in Bentivoglio,
Italy.”
Every person in this group, including all managers and operators, has been trained by the parent
company. Moreover, all collaborators are required
to report to the Italian management.
This production plant will meet the demand of the
Chinese market and of nearby Asian countries,
avoiding time-consuming shipments from Europe
while offering the same high-quality products.
Sampingranaggi Shanghai will maintain a primary
role in all sales activities in order to make the most
of the opportunities offered by the market and offer
its customers the best technical support available.
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“Every person working in Shanghai, including all managers and
operators, has been trained by
the parent company”
High product quality standards can be achieved
with technical expertise, professionalism and great
teamwork – all elements that characterise work at
Sampingranaggi’s Shanghai plant.
Angelo Pescari
General Manager
of Samputensili
Machine Tools
Opened in 2012, the Sampingranaggi facility in Shanghai manufactures
high-quality cylindrical spur and helical gears as well as gearboxes
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Special feature: New website
Welcome to our
new website
Fresh-looking, dynamic and easy-to-navigate
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Special feature: New website
In a world where information travels in an instant
via web, where communication is an indispensable
way to keep up with the times, SAMP could not be
left behind.
Always in fact, our company has been a pioneer
not only with the technology of its products, but
also in knowing how to handle the media in an
effective and productive way.
Bearing all this in mind, the latest communication
project of SAMP has been the new design of the
corporate website, as well as the website of its
division Samputensili.
Easy and interactive maps help you to quickly find the sales
representative closer to you
A fresh-looking, dynamic and simple style
features the new websites, while the new layouts
provide access to our products in an fast and
intuitive way. For those who are already familiar
with our technology, the menu “Products” gives
the possibility of a quick navigation through our
manufacturing programme.
Mobile version and App
For those who still do not know our product range,
the menu “Solutions” offers an indispensable
guide, following you in your area of production
and suggesting all possible products applicable to
your industry.
The “Contact” section also allows you to instantly
find the representative specific to your area, using
a convenient and easy-to-use interactive map.
At the same time we have not forgotten the
most modern technologies, such as tablets and
smartphones, which are essential for those who
travel frequently or do not often have a computer
at hand. The restyling project has involved the
renovation of two other media available to our
customers: the mobile version of the website and
the App “SAMP Company Profile”, an interactive
catalogue with pictures, videos, and technical
specifications of our products.
A new “dress” for SAMP,
contents and ideas, which
efficiency and reliability
characterized us and made
over the years.
with new products,
maintains the same
that have always
known to the world
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Organisation news: Samputensili GmbH
The German Team of
Samputensili GmbH
Our sales and distribution office for the Germanspeaking Countries is located in Chemnitz.
Meet our motivated and highly-skilled staff!
Samputensili GmbH is a legal entity of SAMP
S.p.A., Samputensili Division, located in
Chemnitz, the technological heart of Saxony and
traditionally a cornerstone of German innovation.
The Samputensili GmbH staff has a very high
expertise in the gear cutting technology. Our
Chemnitz: Castle Augustusburg, the New Town Hall,
Opera House (clockwise)
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Since early 2000, Samputensili GmbH is the goto-market organisation of Samputensili, a market
leader in the field of tools and machine tools for
gear manufacturing.
Samputensili together with Star SU, the brandname used in the Americas, has a turnover of
over 200 mio. USD.
Organisation news: Samputensili GmbH
German colleagues are constantly involved in the
design and manufacturing of our tools, which are
manufactured in Italy or in our US facilities.
Samputensili’s flexible, skilled and highprofessional sales team supports our customers
in finding the best solution to fullfill their
production needs. The sales organisation also
includes a wide net of agents, active in all
German-speaking Countries, who provide a
professional support in supplying the highestquality equipment.
We believe that the individuals in the Samputensili
GmbH team really make the difference.
We would like to briefly introduce them:
Frank Lommertin
Patrick Ernst
Nadja Schroth
Uwe Haarmann
Sales Assistant
Sales Area Manager for
Tools (Southern Germany)
Angela Marzullo
Sales Area Manager
dedicated to Machine Tools
Application Engineer
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Sr. Sales Area Manager for
Tools (Northern Germany) and
coordinator of the Sales staff
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Organisation news: Samputensili team
Angela Marzullo
Sales Area Manager
Davide Garimoldi
Sales Area Manager
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Organisation news: Samputensili team
Nicola Faccioli
Sales Director
Alessandro Trambaioli
Product Manager
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Out of curiosity: Bentivoglio
Bentivoglio, a small
town with age-old roots
Discovering the territory
Samputensili, a division of SAMP S.p.A. which
in turn is part of the Maccaferri Industrial Group,
has its headquarters in Bentivoglio, a small town
situated about 20 km from the city of Bologna.
The origins of Bentivoglio date back to Villanovan
civilisation. In fact in the Saletto district, which
lies about 4 km north-east of Bentivoglio centre,
evidence of Villanovan cremations dating back to
930 BC have been found as well as a stone from
the XI century BC.
The arrival of the Romans saw the first reclamation
of the swamp lands within the present-day territory
of Bentivoglio.
The nucleus of the area in the Medieval age was
called the Poledrano bridge owing to the passage
of foals (“poledri”) across the bridge over the Navile
channel.
Bentivoglio is heir to two great feats of architecture:
the Navile channel, which crosses the whole area,
and the castle which was built at the end of the
400’s by the noble Bentivoglio family of Bologna.
The Navile channel has even more ancient origins.
In fact it carried the Reno river from the sluice in
Casalecchio to Malalbergo as far back as the
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XII century before flowing into the Po valley and
Venice, acting as a route for communication and
the transportation of goods - silk in particular along the way. As recently as 1930, rice from the
paddy fields in Bentivoglio arrived in Bologna on
barges along the Navile thanks to the hard work of
‘mondine,’ labourers who spent entire days bent
over in cold water weeding the paddy fields of any
infested grasses that disturbed growing rice plants.
Sala del Pane (the bread room), where a series of
ten frescos narrates the history of breadmaking
with extraordinary elegance, as well as the castle
chapel, also finely frescoed. Guests of Giovanni
II and his wife Ginevra Sforza included Ercole I
and Alfonso I d’Este, Lucrezia Borgia and other
Renaissance personages who often arrived at the
castle by boat.
Stretching out along the Navile channel is
Palazzo Rosso (Red Mansion). Commissioned
by Carlo Alberto Pizzardi in 1897, the building
boasts splendid decorations by Achille Casanova
depicting typical scenes of the local marshy
countryside. The Sala dello Zodiaco (the zodiac
room) is a decorative masterpiece and one of the
best expressions of Ars Æmilia.
The castle, on the other hand, was commissioned
as a hunting and holiday home by Giovanni II
Bentivoglio: ‘Domus Jucunditatis’ was in fact
inscribed on one of the court paintings, and the
castle is not the least bit military in style. On the
contrary, it is an elegant building, purpose-built for
leisure. Inside, it is possible to admire the splendid
The solar panel installations on the roof of the Bentivoglio
plant. They produce 785 kWp which is returned into the public
electricity network.
In the nearby district of San Marino di Bentivoglio
the museum of peasant civilisation is well worth a
visit; the wealth of documentation collected and
the meticulous way in which it is displayed is truly
unique. Here it is possible to relive the vicissitudes
of the Bologna plain and see the tools and crop
cycles used by labourers over the course of the
centuries to make bread, corn, rice and hemp.
Splendidly framed within the nineteenth century
Villa Smeraldi, the museum is surrounded by a
large park which offers more than one reason for a
visit as, besides its particular environmental value,
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it also hosts leisure activities.
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