Saporiti

What Saporiti does

Saporiti S.r.l. is an Italian privately held manufacturer of precision CNC machine tools, founded in 1946 and headquartered in Solbiate Olona, in the province of Varese. The company designs and builds three families of capital equipment: PV series ball valve grinding machines covering ball passages from 1" to 64" with rotundity better than 0.01mm and surface finish better than Ra 0.2; thread milling machines (PLUS 400, C PLUS, SAR 500, CD, and GRM) for screws used in extruders, injection molding machines, pumps, compressors, food processing, and bottle transfer equipment, with work lengths up to 9,000mm and diameters above 350mm; and deep-hole drilling-boring-honing machines (FL450, PR500) for single and twin-screw barrels with optional bottle boring. All machines are built around Siemens 840D CNC platforms, use precision roller guideways, and run on Saporiti's proprietary SAPOVITE programming software; the company also holds a patent on a disc cutter noise reduction device applied to its SAR 500 and CD machines.

The company sells directly to industrial manufacturers in oil & gas, petrochemical, plastics and rubber processing, pump and compressor, and food processing end markets. Revenue is generated one-time through the sale of bespoke, quote-priced capital equipment, with no disclosed public pricing. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales combined with active participation in major global trade exhibitions — Valve World Expo Americas (Houston), Valve World Expo Asia (Singapore), PLAST, NPE, EMO Hannover, IMTS Chicago, METALLOOBRABOTKA, BIMU, CIMT, CHINAPLAS, and CIPPE — and a multilingual website and downloadable catalog offering in Italian, English, German, Russian, and Chinese. The company is privately held as an Italian S.r.l. with €115,600 of paid-in share capital, 11-50 employees, no disclosed institutional investors, no parent company, and no acquisition or funding history in the available data.

Name

Saporiti

Legal name

SAPORITI S.r.l.

Website

https://saporiti.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saporiti is an Italian privately held manufacturer, founded in 1946, of precision CNC machine tools — ball valve grinding machines, thread milling machines for extruder and pump screws, and deep-hole drilling-boring-honing machines for cylinders — sold directly to industrial valve, plastics, pump, and compressor manufacturers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machine Tools

NAICS

Machine Tool Manufacturing (333517)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)

Keywords

• Precision machine tools
• CNC machining equipment
• Ball valve grinding
• Thread milling machines
• Deep-hole drilling

Headquarters

HQ city

Solbiate Olona

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Saporiti manufactures and sells precision CNC machine tools including ball valve grinding machines, thread milling machines for screws, and deep-hole drilling-boring-honing machines for cylinders. Products are sold as capital equipment with prices varying based on specifications and size. The company has been in operation since 1946, indicating a long-standing industrial machinery business model.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Saporiti designs, manufactures, and sells precision CNC machine tools for three industrial applications: ball valve grinding (PV series for balls from 1" to 64"), thread milling and whirling of screws for extruders, injection molders, pumps, and compressors (PLUS 400, C PLUS, SAR 500, CD, GRM series), and deep-hole drilling-boring-honing of single or twin barrels/cylinders (FL450, PR500). The company also supplies its proprietary SAPOVITE CNC programming software and provides testing, machine assembling, and installation services tied to the equipment it sells.

Product overview

Saporiti is a machine tool manufacturer specializing in precision CNC machines for three core applications: ball valve grinding, screw manufacturing, and cylinder barrel machining. The product portfolio consists of the PV series (PV250, PV500, PV1000, PV2000) for precision ball valve grinding with metal-to-metal and coated seats; the thread milling machine line including PLUS 400, C PLUS, SAR 500, CD disc cutter machines, and GRM whirling machines for manufacturing screws for extruders, injection molders, pumps, and compressors; and deep-hole drilling-boring-lapping machines (FL450, PR500) for twin screw barrels and cylinders. All machines utilize Siemens 840D CNC systems with proprietary Saporiti software for programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PV250 Ball Valve Grinding Machine Precision CNC grinding machine for ball valves with metal-to-metal seats, designed for balls from 1" to 6" (max external diameter 250mm). Features 60° grinding wheel head inclination, 10000 RPM max wheel speed, and 2000-liter filter system. Used by industrial valve manufacturers.
• PV500 Ball Valve Grinding Machine Innovative ball valve grinding machine with 60° inclined grinding head for optimal coolant flow and operator visibility. Available in standard and XD/XL versions for balls with 2" to 16" passages and external diameters up to 595mm. Used by industrial valve manufacturers for medium-size ball valves.
• PV1000 Ball Valve Grinding Machine High-precision grinding machine for balls up to 1100mm external diameter, suitable for valve balls with 10" to 30" passages. Achieves roundness precision up to 10µ and surface finish better than Ra 0.2. Used by industrial valve manufacturers.
• PV2000 Series Ball Valve Grinding Machine Large-scale grinding machines capable of processing balls from 1600mm up to 2500mm (64"). Features stainless steel protective structure, Renishaw touch probe with Saporiti software for precise tool centering. Used by industrial valve manufacturers producing very large valve balls.
• PLUS 400 Thread Milling Machine CNC thread milling machine for screws up to 8000mm length and 240mm diameter. Features ISO 50 or HSK 100 spindle with hydraulic tool clamping, 12-position tool changer, and 5000 RPM max cutter speed with 22kW milling head power. Used by plastics and rubber machinery OEMs.
• C PLUS Thread Milling Machine Medium-to-large CNC threader for extruder and injection molding screws up to 8000mm length and 350mm max diameter. Features hydraulic tailstock for extended workpiece processing and optional disc cutter head. Used by plastics and rubber machinery OEMs.
• SAR 500 Pump and Compressor Screw Machine Advanced threading machine for pump and compressor screws with 5 CNC-controlled axes (2 linear, 1 rotary, 2 spindle). Handles workpieces up to 500mm diameter and 1200mm length, with disc cutters up to 440mm diameter. Equipped with Siemens 840D CNC and patented disc cutter noise reduction device. Capable of machining 17-4-PH steel. Used by pump and compressor OEMs.
• CD Disc Cutter Thread Milling Machine Thread milling machines with disc cutter head suitable for screws with cams, lobes, or liquid pump screws. Custom-built up to 9000mm length and 350mm diameter, with 200mm max disc cutter diameter and patented vibration/noise reduction device. Used by plastics and pump manufacturers.
• GRM Whirling Machine CNC whirling machine for worm pump screws with horizontal or inclined bed configuration. Max working length of 9000mm with 270mm bore passage. Features rigid bed structure and hydraulic self-centering rests. Used by pump and food processing equipment manufacturers.
• FL450 Drilling-Boring-Lapping Machine Deep-hole drilling-boring-lapping machine expressly designed for twin screw barrels. Features 5-axis Siemens 840D CNC, precision roller bearings, and automatic barrel translation for second hole machining. Available in versions up to 5000mm length and 600mm workpiece diameter. Used by twin-screw barrel manufacturers.
• PR500 Rotary Drilling-Boring-Lapping Machine Deep-hole drilling-boring-lapping machine with rotary tool and rotary workpiece. Features Siemens 840D CNC, precision roller bearings, and optional bottle boring capability. Available in versions up to 5000mm length and 600mm workpiece diameter. Used by twin-screw barrel manufacturers requiring complex internal profiling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Rotondity precision better than 0.01mm
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DMG Mori: Global machine tool leader across turning, milling, and additive manufacturing; competes broadly for industrial precision-machining capex and sets price/technology benchmarks against niche builders like Saporiti.
• EMAG Group: German precision machine tool builder with strong presence in turning, gear cutting, and special-purpose CNC machines; broad incumbent competing for industrial precision-machining capex.
• United Grinding Group: Swiss-headquartered global leader in precision grinding machinery (Studer, Walter, Schaudt, Mikrosa); competes with Saporiti in industrial grinding applications and has vastly greater scale and R&D resources.

Direct peers

• Danobat: Spanish builder of precision grinding, turning, and milling machines for industrial applications; competes directly with Saporiti in special-purpose grinding platforms, including large-format precision grinding used by industrial customers.
• FPT Industrie: Italian manufacturer of large-format CNC machining centers and special-purpose machines; comparable as a fellow Italian special-purpose machine builder targeting industrial heavy-machining customers.
• Tacchella Macchine: Italian manufacturer of high-precision grinding machines (including ball and special-profile grinders); the closest geographic and product-line analog to Saporiti's PV series ball valve grinding machines.
• TBT Tiefbohrtechnik: German specialist in deep-hole drilling and boring machines; directly comparable to Saporiti's FL450 and PR500 deep-hole drilling-boring-lapping platforms for cylinder and barrel applications.
• Jobs (J. Jobs S.p.A.): Italian builder of large CNC machining centers and special-purpose machine tools; closest peer in terms of Italian special-purpose machine tool heritage and product philosophy.
• Botek Bohrungsbearbeitung: German specialist in deep-hole drilling tools and machines; competes with Saporiti in deep-hole machining applications for cylinders, barrels, and shafts.
• Mollart Engineering: UK-based deep-hole drilling and honing specialist serving aerospace and industrial cylinder manufacturers; competes with Saporiti in deep-hole boring/honing of large-format barrels and cylinders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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