Cabinplant A/S

What Cabinplant A/S does

Cabinplant A/S is a Danish designer and manufacturer of tailor-made food processing and weighing/packing equipment, founded in 1969 in Haarby, Denmark. The company engineers turn-key processing lines, multihead weighers, and packaging systems for seven food-industry verticals: fish and seafood, meat, poultry, vegetables and berries, dairy, convenience food, and pet food. Its core technology is a patented Multihead Weigher with Screw Feeding (MHW SF), introduced in 2005, which enables precise weighing of sticky and marinated products that conventional multihead weighers cannot handle efficiently; the platform has been extended into specialized variants (e.g., SF Spaghetti, SF Extreme) and is complemented by the Multibatcher combinatorial batching system (claimed up to 75% giveaway reduction) and supporting components such as SensorFeed and Sensor Gates.

The company earns revenue primarily through one-time capital-equipment sales of customized machinery and complete production lines, supplemented by tiered service and support contracts (CSS program), spare-parts packages, and training. Distribution is direct through wholly-owned sales subsidiaries in Denmark, Germany, Spain, and Poland, plus a 40+ country agent network and a US spare-parts and service hub in Ball Ground, Georgia distributed via Harpak-ULMA. GTM is consultative enterprise field sales supported by heavy trade-show participation (VIV Europe, Interpack, Seafood Processing Global, IFFA, Conxemar, and others).

Since September 5, 2016, Cabinplant has operated as an 80%-owned subsidiary of CTB, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, which has given the business a stronger US go-to-market and access to complementary meat-and-poultry processing technology within the CTB portfolio. The company employs 300+ people across Denmark, Germany, Spain, Poland, and the United States, with stainless-steel manufacturing concentrated in a 2,000 m² facility in Katy Wrocławskie, Poland.

Name

Cabinplant A/S

Legal name

Cabinplant A/S

Website

https://cabinplant.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cabinplant A/S is a Danish manufacturer of tailor-made food processing, weighing, and packaging systems, serving fish, meat, poultry, vegetable, dairy, convenience, and pet food processors in 40+ countries via patented multihead weighing technology and turn-key plant deliveries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Haarby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Processing Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial food processing equipment including multihead weighers, processing lines, and turn-key solutions. Equipment is customized and typically requires significant capital investment.
2. Service & Support Contracts: CSS (Cabinplant Service & Support) program offering 4 levels of service packages including hotline support, online/remote support, on-site service, and training. 24/7/365 availability for global support.
3. Spare Parts: Sale of spare parts packages including critical spare parts and full spare parts packages for preventive maintenance.
4. Training & Education: Additional training services for operators and technical staff conducted during service visits.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cabinplant A/S is a turn-key supplier of custom-engineered food processing and weighing/packing equipment, anchored by its patented Multihead Weigher with Screw Feeding (MHW SF) technology. The company delivers complete production plants - from single machines to full multi-line facilities - for fish and seafood, meat, poultry, vegetables and berries, dairy, convenience food, and pet food processors worldwide.

Product overview

Cabinplant A/S is a turn-key solutions supplier for the food processing industry, offering custom systems that combine multihead weighing with packing for enhanced speed, flexibility, and accuracy. The product portfolio centers on patented Multihead Weigher technology with Screw Feeding (MHW SF), including specialized variants for sticky products, spaghetti-type products, and extreme applications. Complementary products include the Multibatcher for high-speed combinatorial batching (reducing give-away by up to 75%), SensorFeed and Sensor Gates for optimized feeding control, and OptiWeigh for intelligent weighing optimization. Processing equipment spans blanchers, cookers, chillers, thawing chambers, glazing systems, and complete IQF processing lines for vegetables, berries, and seafood. Packaging solutions include Retail Packing, Vibratory Rotary Fillers, Continuous Liquid Fillers, and specialized equipment for convenience foods (spring roll machines, rice paper roll machines). The company serves seven industry segments: Fish & Seafood, Meat, Poultry, Vegetables & Berries, Dairy Food, Convenience Food, and Pet Food.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multihead Weigher with Screw Feeding (MHW SF) Patented multihead weigher using screw feeding technology for efficient and precise weighing of fresh, sticky, and marinated products including meat and poultry.
• Multibatcher Precise combinatorial high-speed batching system that reduces give-away by up to 75%.
• Multihead Weigher SF Spaghetti Multihead weigher variant designed specifically for weighing long pasta-type products.
• Multihead Weigher SF Extreme Multihead weigher designed for weighing extremely sticky products.
• Cabinplant OptiWeigh Intelligent weighing solution providing high accuracy and speed, optimizing product yield and minimizing giveaway.
• Quattro Batcher Compact batcher with optimized footprint designed to fit into existing production lines.
• Multihead Weigher with Vibratory Feeding Multihead weigher optimized through vibratory feeding for enhanced weighing process.
• Seafood Roller Grader Efficient and gentle grading equipment for seafood products.
• Deskinning Solution Efficient de-skinning of IQF mackerels without use of chemicals.
• Cooker/Cooler - MTS Batch Cooker Tray cooking and cooling of shrimps in one integrated process.
• Seafood Cooker Cooker with five individual belts providing maximum flexibility in seafood production planning.
• Brine Immersion Freezer Brine freezing system for shrimp with shells using chilled salt brine to gently shower the product.
• Baudelot Chiller High efficiency baudelot chiller with automatic level control and built-in filter system.
• Thawing Chamber Modular thawing chamber for batch thawing of block frozen and IQF products.
• Marinating System Marinating solution for meat and poultry products that reduces cleaning time and increases production efficiency.
• Glazing System Cutting-edge solution that preserves and enhances the quality of IQF products through glazing.
• Fruit Strigger for IQF Berries Equipment for optimizing cleaning of IQF berries.
• Air-Cleaning of Fragile Berries Air-cleaner solution for optimizing cleaning of fragile berries.
• Vibratory Rotary Filler Forms a natural part of the packing line for cans and glass jars.
• Belt Cooker - SCWC Designed for continuous cooking and cooling of fish and other products.
• Continuous Liquid Filler Most flexible solution on the market for liquid filling, outperforming similar capacity solutions.
• Spring Roll Machine Automated equipment for larger-scale spring roll processing production.
• Rice Paper Roll Machine Equipment for automated rice paper roll processing.
• Sausage Depositor Efficient and fast solution for sausage packing line operations.
• Bean Snipper Efficient equipment for snipping green beans.
• Blanchers Range of blanchers (IBC, BC, BAC variants) designed to meet various requirements for fruit and vegetable processing.
• Waste Handling System System for optimizing waste handling in industrial food processing.
• IQF Strawberry Line Customized cleaning, sorting, sizing, and glazing line for optimal IQF strawberry pre-freezing process.
• Multi-purpose IQF Vegetable Line Customizable processing line optimized for vegetable processing seasons, tailored to specific products and recipes.
• Flexi-Line Flexible solution to automate smaller production volumes for convenience food processors.
• Retail Packing Compact and efficient retail packaging system for optimized retail packet operations.
• Service & Support (CSS) Packages Cabinplant Service & Support (CSS) program offering 4 levels of service packages including hotline support, online/remote support, on-site service, and training; 24/7/365 availability for global support.
• Spare Parts Sale of spare parts packages including critical spare parts and full spare parts packages for preventive maintenance of Cabinplant equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces give-away by up to 75% with Multibatcher
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Odense RoboticsminorOthersCabinplant is part of Denmark's national robot and drone cluster, playing a central role in accelerating innovation and driving sustainable development together with other robot, automation and drone companies across Denmark.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: GEA is one of the largest global suppliers of food processing equipment, separators, and packaging solutions. It overlaps with Cabinplant across meat, dairy, and convenience food processing, but offers a much wider portfolio of industrial-scale separation, refrigeration, and filling systems.
• JBT Corporation: JBT is a broad-based US food and beverage processing technology provider with a portfolio spanning protein, dairy, and prepared foods. Its processing, freezing, and portioning equipment competes with Cabinplant in meat, poultry, and seafood, particularly on larger integrated plant deals in North America.
• Bühler Group: Bühler is a Swiss-based global plant engineering company serving food and feed processing, including grain, protein, and consumer foods. Its sorting, optical sorting, and processing equipment compete with Cabinplant in vegetable/berry processing and broader food lines, though Bühler is a much larger and more diversified group.

Emerging players

• ProMach: ProMach is a US-focused packaging machinery integrator offering weighing, filling, and end-of-line solutions. While broader and more packaging-centric than Cabinplant, its weighing subsystems overlap with Cabinplant's multihead weighers and OptiWeigh in fixed-weight and retail-packing applications.
• Key Technology: Key Technology (part of Duravant) specializes in digital sorting, conveying, and processing for food including vegetables, berries, and protein. Its optical sorters and vibratory conveyors overlap with Cabinplant's vegetable/berry and IQF processing lines, particularly in the IQF strawberry and similar segments.

Direct peers

• Mettler-Toledo International: Mettler-Toledo is a global leader in precision weighing and portioning solutions, including industrial food-weighing equipment. Its Hi-Speed and Safeline lines overlap directly with Cabinplant's OptiWeigh, Multibatcher, and checkweighing/portion-control offerings to food processors.
• Heat and Control: Heat and Control is a US-based supplier of food processing and packaging equipment with deep penetration in protein and snack/convenience food categories. It directly competes with Cabinplant in poultry, meat, and seafood processing and is a frequent partner/competitor in North American turn-key projects.
• Marel: Marel is an Iceland-based global leader in food processing equipment for fish, meat, and poultry, with a directly overlapping product portfolio in weighing, batching, and processing lines. It is the most direct competitor to Cabinplant across most of Cabinplant's core verticals and serves as the primary large-scale alternative for turn-key plant contracts.
• ISHIDA Co., Ltd. ISHIDA is the inventor of the multihead weigher and the dominant global supplier of combination weighing systems for food and non-food applications. Cabinplant's Multihead Weigher with Screw Feeding competes head-on with ISHIDA's weighers in the same product category, especially for fixed-weight packaging and sticky-product applications.

Regional players

• Multivac: Multivac is a global packaging specialist with strong presence in tray-sealing, thermoforming, and labeling, and acts as Cabinplant's agent in Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey. Their packaging solutions are complementary in some accounts and competitive in others where integrated weighing-and-packaging lines are tendered.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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