SAV

What SAV does

SAV GmbH is a German manufacturer of magnetic clamping, automation, and load-lifting systems, headquartered in Nuremberg and operating from three German production locations plus wholly-owned sales subsidiaries in Poland, France, the Netherlands, and China. The company is majority-owned by the Wendland family following their 2015 acquisition and is led by Managing Directors Dr. Stefan Hamm and Patrick Rahn, with Dieter Leikauf, Harald Leibold, and Klaus Krayl heading the magnetic systems, stationary clamping, and rotary clamping divisions respectively.

SAV's product portfolio centers on permanent, electro, and electro-permanent magnetic clamping systems for workpiece fixation in machining operations, offered as both standardized catalog products and engineered custom (Sonder) solutions, supplemented by Vorrichtungsbau (custom fixture construction for turning, grinding, and CNC machining centers), precision clamping chucks, magnetic accessories such as lifting magnets and sine tables, and high-precision contract manufacturing services. Its proprietary MagSim simulation software, granted European Patent EP4283421 in 2025, models clamping behavior and calculates adhesion and displacement forces for milling, turning, grinding, and drilling operations. The company also holds a 2009 patent for what it describes as the first fully electronic mechatronic chuck and a 2020 patent for an energy-independent state indicator for electro-permanent magnetic pallets.

SAV generates revenue primarily through one-time sales of engineered magnetic workholding equipment and custom fixtures, priced on a quote basis, with standard catalog products additionally available through the sav-webshop.com e-commerce storefront. Go-to-market is enterprise-led, combining direct technical field sales with regional account managers and international sales subsidiaries, targeting customers across automotive, machine tool construction, precision parts manufacturing, renewable energy, oil and gas, rail, agricultural machinery, medical technology, and aerospace. The company reports a worldwide customer base of 8,000+, is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified, and holds a 2025 CO2 footprint certification.

Name

SAV

Legal name

SAV GmbH

Website

https://sav.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SAV GmbH is a German manufacturer of magnetic clamping, workholding, and load-lifting systems serving 8,000+ industrial customers across automotive, machine tool, aerospace, medical, and renewable energy sectors with standard and custom-engineered solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Workholding and Magnetic Clamping Systems

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (333613)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Linear Motion & Mechanical Power Transmission (Ball/roller screws, linear guides, bearings, couplings) (IMAHAGAM), Tooling, Jigs, Fixtures & Molds for Airframe/Composite Manufacturing (IMABAEAI)

Keywords

• Magnetic clamping systems
• Workholding solutions
• Magnetic chuck technology
• Permanent magnetic clamping
• Fixture construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nuremberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Standard Magnetic Systems: Sale of standardized magnetic clamping products including permanent magnets, electro-magnets, electro-permanent magnets, and related accessories.
2. Custom/Special Magnetic Systems: Development and production of customer-specific magnetic clamping solutions for challenging applications, often combined with conventional clamping principles.
3. Fixture Construction (Vorrichtungsbau): Custom stationary special clamping tools for turning, grinding machines, CNC machining centers, and special machines. Workpiece-optimized design for process, quality and service life.
4. Rotary Clamping Chucks: Specialized rotary clamping chucks for machining technologies requiring highest precision and repeatability.
5. High-Precision Contract Manufacturing (Lohnfertigung): Construction, manufacturing and assembly of high-precision complex components using decades of special clamping technology experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SAV develops, produces, and supplies magnetic clamping systems for industrial workpiece fixation in machining operations. The portfolio includes permanent, electro, and electro-permanent magnetic clamping devices (standard and custom designs), stationary fixture construction (Vorrichtungsbau) for CNC and special machines, rotary clamping chucks, high-precision contract manufacturing services, and the MagSim application-specific simulation software. These products serve automotive, machine tool, aerospace, medical technology, renewable energy, and precision parts manufacturers worldwide.

Product overview

SAV is a German company specializing in magnetic clamping technology and workholding solutions, founded in 1984. The company offers a unified product portfolio centered on magnetic clamping systems (Magnetsysteme Standard and Magnetsysteme Sonder), complemented by fixture construction (Vorrichtungsbau), clamping chucks (Spannfutter), and high-precision contract manufacturing (Hochpräzise Lohnfertigung). Supporting products include magnetic accessories such as holding magnets, lifting magnets, sine tables, welding aids, control units, demagnetizing devices, and precision grinding equipment. The portfolio is unified under the SAV brand with MagSim simulation software as a key differentiator for application engineering. SAV serves industries including automotive, machine tools, renewable energy, medical technology, aerospace, and rail infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Magnetsysteme Standard (Standard Magnetic Systems) Standard magnetic clamping systems including permanent, electro, and electro-permanent magnetic clamping devices. The product range offers quality and availability as primary focus areas. Targeted at industrial machining operations across multiple industries.
• Magnetsysteme Sonder (Custom Magnetic Systems) Custom special magnetic clamping solutions developed jointly with customers for rotary and stationary magnetic clamping technology, including combinations with conventional clamping principles. Targeted at demanding and non-standard machining applications.
• Vorrichtungsbau (Fixture Construction) Development and construction of stationary custom clamping tools for turning and grinding machines, CNC machining centers, and special machines. Workpiece-optimized designs with high process, quality, and service life requirements, supporting 24/7 production.
• Spannfutter (Clamping Chucks) Clamping chucks specifically developed for machining technologies requiring highest precision and repeatability, based on expertise in rotary clamping technology acquired via the HSW GmbH integration.
• Hochpräzise Lohnfertigung (High-Precision Contract Manufacturing) Contract manufacturing of individual parts and assemblies using decades of experience from special clamping technology. Specializes in the construction, manufacturing, and assembly of high-precision, complex components with a fair price-performance ratio.
• Dienstleistungen (Services) Services including planning, consulting, and purchasing support for cost-efficient clamping technology solutions. Covers solution development, product selection, and assembly delivered as a complete package.
• MagSim - Magnetic Application Simulator Application-specific simulation software for SAV magnetic systems across different machining technologies. Enables modeling of clamping behavior, calculation of maximum adhesion and displacement forces, machining deformation, and safety factors for rectangular and round workpieces in milling, turning, grinding, and drilling operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Process time minimization through optimized clamping solutions
• +1 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• University Research PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaboration with multiple research institutions including ongoing projects for in-situ monitoring and process optimization in magnetic clamping applications.
• HSW GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Acquired in 2010 to integrate rotary clamping technology, enhancing SAV's capability in rotating workpiece clamping for machining applications.
• Partec GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007Acquired in 2007 to integrate automation solutions into SAV's product portfolio, expanding capabilities beyond clamping technology to provide complete system solutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lang Technik GmbH: German manufacturer of premium workholding systems, vises, and zero-point clamping for 5-axis machining centers. Overlaps with SAV's fixture construction and CNC machining center workholding solutions in the same precision parts and aerospace verticals.
• Hainbuch GmbH: German manufacturer of stationary and rotary workholding systems, chucks, and clamping technology for turning, milling and grinding. Closely comparable to SAV's fixture construction and clamping chucks lines, serving the same automotive and machine-tool customers.
• Tecnomagnete S.p.A. Italian pioneer in permanent and electro-permanent magnetic workholding systems for milling, grinding, and turning. The closest direct magnetic-clamping specialist comparable to SAV's Magnetsysteme Standard and Sonder portfolio.
• Gressel AG: Swiss manufacturer of precision clamping systems, vises, and zero-point workholding for milling and EDM. Comparable to SAV's stationary clamping and fixture construction portfolio, particularly for precision parts manufacturers and aerospace machining.
• Röhm GmbH: German specialist in power chucks, stationary chucks, and clamping devices for turning and grinding machines. Directly comparable to SAV's Spannfutter rotary clamping business and competes in the same automotive and machine-tool OEM accounts.
• Walmag Magnetics (Braillon Magnetics): French manufacturer of permanent and electro-permanent magnetic chucks, magnetic lifters, and demagnetizers. Closely comparable to SAV's Magnetsysteme Standard product line and serves overlapping automotive and machine-tool customers across Europe.
• Allmatic-Jakob GmbH: German specialist in magnetic clamping technology, permanent and electro-permanent chucks, and lifting magnets. The most direct head-to-head competitor to SAV's core magnetic clamping systems business in the DACH region.

Broad incumbents

• Schunk GmbH & Co. KG: German global leader in workholding and gripping systems for CNC machining, automation, and robotics. Directly competes with SAV across magnetic and mechanical clamping for machine tools and automotive, but at materially larger scale and a much broader product portfolio.
• Kitagawa Corporation: Japanese global manufacturer of power chucks, workholding, and rotary tables for CNC machine tools. Comparable to SAV's rotary clamping chuck offering and serves the same machine-tool builder customers across automotive and aerospace.

Emerging players

• EAS Change Systems (Schaumburg, part of Kaman): Provider of quick-change workholding and zero-point clamping systems for CNC machining. Adjacent rather than direct magnetic-clamp competitor, but increasingly competing for the same fixture budget on machine-tool integration projects where SAV competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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