Marzoli will Open a New Branch in Turkey
Marzoli, the European manufacturer of a complete machine line for the production of cotton and synthetic fiber yarns, is one of the most established brands in the Italian textile machinery industry. The company offers highly efficient solutions for natural, synthetic, technical fiber preparation and spinning.
We interviewed with Marzoli’s Marketing Department Officer Ilaria Scalvini for the ‘Italy Special Section’. Scalvini said; “In the last months, due to some macroeconomics problems (currency), sales in Turkey have decreased. But we are confident, and we think that Turkey will once again become our reference market for Europe.”
How was 2019 for your company and what are the company’s plans for the 2020?
2019 has been the year of ITMA, the most important event in our sector, during which we presented important novelties, including the new comber with 10 combing heads and we showed 19 new patents. We finalized several contracts with important customers, such as the project with the Egyptian Cotton & Textile Industries Holding Company.
Our plan for the 2020 is to become the global partner for the textile industry of the future, strengthening our presence in the main markets through new branches, in order to promptly respond to our customer’s needs.
How important is the Turkish market to your company – and how much business is carried out here?
In 2019 Turkey has been the most important market for the European zone. Turkey is a market that has always showed a great interest in quality and for this reason Marzoli has always been the perfect partner for this market. In the last months, due to some macroeconomics problems (currency), sales in Turkey have decreased. But we are confident, and we think that Turkey will once again become our reference market for Europe. For this reason, we are opening a new branch in Turkey, in order to promptly satisfy the needs of our customers.
What trends are you currently seeing in the textile machinery industry?
Industry 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, IoT and the digitalization of the process are the main trend even in an extremely manufacturing sector such as textile sector. Digitalization has become an indispensable tool in textile industry, and this has also been confirmed during ITMA, the main exhibition of this sector. Sustainability is another major trend: Consumers are better informed, and they expect sustainable products and solution in the textile industry.
Sustainability strategies range from sustainable designs and the use of innovative materials and processes to the optimization of resource consumption (water, energy and raw material) and recycling of materials.
What industrial and economic challenges are currently impacting your company, and how is your company responding to them?
Marzoli is following the two main trends of this industry. As regarding the digitalization, Marzoli has been one of the first company to introduce digital solutions for the optimization of the production management and for the remote maintenance. This means an advantage in terms of reduction of failure and maintenance costs and increase of production efficiency.
Marzoli also pays attention to sustainability and, as a machine’s manufacturer, is focused on the optimization of the production process, through the monitoring of the machinery performances and the adoption of carefully technologies and material.
How is your company working to drive quality improvements in its machinery?
We try to select the best suppliers for the components of our machines and for the spareparts. We assist the custumer from the design of the spinning plan to the installation and start-up of the machines. Moreover, throught the adoption of digitalization process for the management of the spinning plant and the remote maintenance, we can improve the performance of the machines, preventing malfunctions or machine downtime.
Interview: Dilek HAYIRLI
