Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG acquires a stake in AMFEC and expands strategic sartnership for the North American market
Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG is deepening its long-standing collaboration with the American Food Equipment Company (AMFEC) — Caldwell, Idaho, USA — thereby marking an important milestone for its continued international expansion. As part of this strategic partnership, Seydelmann is acquiring a 50 percent stake in AMFEC. The primary goal of this investment is the joint expansion of business in semi- and fully automated production lines for the food industry in the North American market.
The two companies have enjoyed a close and trusting working relationship for many decades. During this time, an intensive exchange of expertise, mutual support, and numerous successfully completed projects have formed the foundation of their partnership. With this new investment, this long-standing relationship is being elevated to a new strategic level.
“Our companies have complemented each other exceptionally well for many years—both technologically and culturally. The investment in AMFEC is the logical continuation of a partnership that has proven itself over decades. Together, we aim to pool our expertise and provide our customers with even more comprehensive support in the planning and implementation of modern production solutions in the future,” explains Andreas Seydelmann, Managing Partner of Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG.
The collaboration focuses on expanding the range of automated production lines for the food industry. While Seydelmann is known worldwide for high-performance machines for grinding, processing, and mixing food and pet food, as well as for its comprehensive expertise in developing complete production lines with high levels of automation, AMFEC contributes its many years of experience in the areas of mixers, tumblers, conveyor technology, and customized system solutions. By combining their respective core competencies, the two companies are creating high-performance, comprehensive solutions from a single source—ranging from individual machines to turnkey, highly automated production lines for the North American market.
The demand for automation and efficient, custom-tailored production lines is growing steadily. Through this enhanced collaboration, customers will receive even more targeted support in the planning, implementation, and maintenance of complex production lines. At the same time, they benefit from streamlined decision-making processes, a high level of engineering expertise, and close on-site technical support.
The partnership also offers cost advantages for customers. Particularly in conveyor systems such as long conveyor belts, the effort and transportation costs are disproportionate to production costs, thereby unnecessarily driving up overall costs. Local manufacturing eliminates this cost barrier.
Through their investment in AMFEC, both companies are laying the groundwork to integrate their respective strengths even more closely in the future and to offer their customers—particularly in North America—innovative, high-performance, and cost-effective turnkey solutions for food production. The strategic partnership underlines their shared commitment to further advancing technological innovations, the highest quality, and customer focus worldwide, thereby further expanding their market position and actively shaping the future of automated food production.
The existing partnership in North America with Robert Reiser & Co., Inc., which has been in place since 1962, remains unaffected. The close ties between Reiser, AMFEC, and Seydelmann will be further expanded and strengthened.
AMFEC
AMFEC was founded in 1975 and has enjoyed an excellent reputation within the American food industry for decades as a manufacturer of high-quality machines and systems that are precisely tailored to its customers’ requirements. The company employs approximately 150 people and, in addition to mixers and tumblers, manufactures conveying and handling systems as well as complete turnkey production lines. The focus is always on customized solutions that sustainably increase customers’ efficiency, productivity, and profitability.
Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG
Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG looks back on a corporate history spanning more than 180 years. Founded in 1843, this family-owned business is now in its sixth generation and ranks among the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality food processing machinery. With its headquarters in Stuttgart, a modern production facility in Aalen, and more than 500 employees, Seydelmann is represented in over 150 countries.
For decades, artisanal butcher shops, medium-sized food manufacturers, and international industrial global cooperations alike have relied on Seydelmann’s high-performance cutters, mixers, grinders, and emulsifiers. In addition, the company has extensive experience in the design and implementation of fully automated production lines. The machines are no longer used exclusively in the production of sausage and meat products, but are equally successful in the pet food, cheese, vegetables, fish, pharmaceutical, confectionery, soup, baked goods, and baby food industries.
In development, design, and manufacturing, Seydelmann uncompromisingly adheres to the highest quality standards in terms of material selection, technology, and workmanship. Continuous research and development, along with a global 24-hour service and support network, ensure the company’s leading international position and market leadership.