What SKAKO does

SKAKO A/S is a Denmark-based designer and manufacturer of industrial vibratory equipment, founded in 1963, headquartered in Faaborg, and listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen under the ticker SKAKO. The company operates two principal lines: SKAKO Vibration — covering nine product categories of feeders, conveyors, screens, tippers/lifts, grading-filling-packaging systems, weighing/control/monitor systems, washers, vibration tables, and accessories — and SKAKO Concrete (skakoconcrete.com), which serves cement and concrete producers with batching and mixing solutions. Core technology centers on controlled oscillation, natural-frequency principles, electromagnetic drives, and sub-resonant frame architectures that move, separate, feed, and wash bulk materials ranging from fine powders to 1.5-meter rocks, with throughput up to 2,000+ tons per hour and mesh accelerations up to 50G on Flip-Flow screens.

The company serves three primary verticals — minerals and steel (mining, quarries, aggregates, iron and steel), fasteners and automotive (small metal parts handling, furnace charging), and recycling (glass, metal, household waste, slags, paper, plastic, construction waste). Distribution is via direct enterprise field sales with engineering consultation, multi-language website (English, Danish, French, German, Spanish), and a Test Center; pricing is bespoke per application with multi-year contracts. Named customers include Cemex UK (concrete batching mixer at the Dove Holes facility), and revenue is generated from equipment sales plus aftermarket service and spare parts.

In October 2025, SKAKO divested its vibration business to FCDE Independent Fund II for EUR 37.5 million (advised by Plesner), a structural transaction that has redefined the remaining entity's revenue base. The post-divestiture public-company structure shows active governance: Vorup Invest ApS has built a 10.0025% ownership stake (April 2026), Danske Bank A/S has disclosed 4.99–5.46% of voting rights (June 2026), and multiple insider transactions by persons with managerial responsibility (Christian Herskind Jørgensen; Carsten Krogsgaard Thomsen via Frederik2 ApS) have been filed with Nasdaq Copenhagen. Differentiation rests on depth of vibratory-engineering IP, including a patent-pending SKAKOGAB gabion filling system.

Name

SKAKO

Legal name

SKAKO A/S

Website

https://skako.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SKAKO A/S is a Denmark-based, Nasdaq Copenhagen-listed designer and manufacturer of industrial vibratory equipment — conveyors, screens, feeders, washers, and tippers — that serves mining, fasteners, and recycling end markets through custom-engineered direct enterprise sales and aftermarket service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Vibratory Equipment

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)

Keywords

• Vibratory equipment
• Bulk material handling
• Industrial screening systems
• Vibrating conveyors
• Mining process equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Faaborg

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

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 Equipment Sales: Sale of vibratory industrial equipment including conveyors, screens, feeders, tippers, washers, and related systems. Products are custom-engineered solutions for specific industrial applications. Revenue generated from equipment manufacturing and supply, with likely service/support and spare parts as secondary streams.
2. Service & Support: Aftermarket service, spare parts, and technical support for installed equipment base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SKAKO designs, develops, and supplies vibratory equipment — including feeders, conveyors, grizzlies, screens, densimetric tables, lift-tippers, washing drums, and grading/packaging systems — to move, separate, and wash bulk materials. The equipment is custom-engineered for the recycling, mineral/mining, and fastener industries, supporting applications from material transport and screening to feeding, washing, and packaging.

Product overview

SKAKO is a provider of industrial vibratory equipment and material handling solutions organized into nine product categories: Conveyors (Natural frequency conveyors, Spiral Conveyors, Vibrating Conveyors), Screens (Banana Screens, Compact Screens, Densimetric Tables, Flip Flow Screen, Heavy Duty Circular Motion Screens, Heavy Duty Linear Motion Screens, Medium-duty Screens, Probabilistics Screen, Shake-out, Combi Screen), Feeders (Furnace Chargers, Furnace Feeders, Grizzly Feeders & Scalpers, Heavy-Duty Feeders, Storage Feeders & Hoppers, Spread Feeders, Vibrating Feeders), Industrial Tippers & Lifts (Gear Tipper, Hydraulic Tipper, Lift Tipper), Grading/Filling/Packaging Systems (Size Grading System, Box Packaging System, SKAKOGAB Gabion Filling System), Weighing/Control/Monitor Systems (Weigh System), Washers (Logwasher, Washing & Dewatering Screens), Tables (Vibration tables), and Accessories (Air cannons). The company also has a separate Concrete business (skakoconcrete.com) producing batching mixers. SKAKO's equipment serves the minerals/mining, fasteners/automotive, and recycling industries, focusing on moving, separating, and washing bulk materials through vibratory technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SKAKO Concrete: A separate business unit focusing on concrete batching and mixing solutions, with its own dedicated website at skakoconcrete.com.

Products and services

• Natural Frequency Conveyors Vibratory conveyors utilizing natural frequency principles to transport bulk materials over long distances efficiently with minimal energy consumption. Features crank and connecting rod systems for linear vibrations; can transport items up to 30 meters using a single vibrating group and handle parts over 100 kg. Targeted at industrial bulk material handling operations in mining, recycling, and fastener sectors.
• Spiral Conveyors Vertical transport systems that elevate materials from fine powders to large substances using micro-projection vibration principles, eliminating direct mechanical contact and minimizing wear. Targeted at industrial applications requiring vertical material elevation.
• Vibrating Conveyors Versatile conveyors engineered to transport bulk materials from fine powders to rocks up to one meter in diameter using vibratory motion that minimizes wear and maintenance. Suitable for diverse industrial bulk handling operations.
• Banana Screens Dynamically designed screens with variable slope starting steep and flattening toward the end, maintaining consistent material layer and enhancing screening capacity using Huckbolting construction. Designed for high-capacity industrial screening applications.
• Compact Screens Space-saving screens using linear or circular action with steep slope decks, offering increased screening capacity through vibration and free-fall combination, handling units up to 40 tons. Targeted at space-constrained industrial screening applications.
• Densimetric Tables Tables that combine fluidization effects with vibrating conveyor functionality to separate materials by density, injecting air to float lighter particles while transporting heavier particles. Designed for accurate density-based separation in recycling and minerals processing.
• Flip Flow Screen Screens with polyurethane meshes engineered for challenging materials with excessive moisture, low density, or clogging tendencies, achieving mesh accelerations up to 50G through sub-resonant frame architecture. Targeted at recycling and waste processing operations.
• Heavy Duty Circular Motion Screens Robust declined screens using circular vibratory motion with decline angles of 15 to 30 degrees, handling units over 40 tons with screening areas up to 32m². Targeted at heavy-duty industrial and mining applications.
• Heavy Duty Linear Motion Screens Screens employing linear vibratory motion for direct material movement down the screening surface, designed for rigorous environments like mining and mineral extraction with screening areas up to 50m². Targeted at mining and mineral processing operations.
• Medium-duty Screens Vibrating screens utilizing advanced vibration technology for gentle yet effective screening, suitable for skimming, dedusting, dewatering, and grading functions with 1 to 4 decks. Targeted at general industrial screening applications.
• Probabilistics Screen Screens operating on micro-projection principle that compels materials to impact screening surface repeatedly at high frequencies, enabling accurate screening and airtight separation of 2 to 7 fractions simultaneously. Targeted at multi-fraction industrial separation applications.
• Shake-out Systems utilizing vibration technology to remove sand from foundry molds, streamlining separation process and ensuring clean, ready-to-use castings. Targeted at foundry and casting operations.
• Combi Screen Dual-deck screen combining 3D anti-clog top deck with elastic flip-flow bottom deck, preventing blinding when processing humid or sticky materials, operating at accelerations up to 50G. Targeted at recycling and waste processing operations handling problematic feedstocks.
• Furnace Chargers Equipment for charging melting furnaces safely, using vibration controlled by frequency converter and weighing system to optimize furnace charging with load capacity up to 4,000 kg. Targeted at fastener manufacturing and metal processing operations.
• Furnace Feeders Feeders designed for heat treatment furnaces, made from special high heat-resistant stainless steel and engineered for minimal deflection within high-temperature spans. Targeted at fastener manufacturing and metal heat treatment operations.
• Grizzly Feeders & Scalpers Dual-function feeders combining controlled feeding and fines removal from material under dump hoppers, handling material up to 1.5 meters and capacities up to 1,600 tons per hour. Targeted at mining and quarrying operations.
• Heavy-Duty Feeders Complete feed systems for bulk materials up to approximately 1,500 mm, up to 6.3 meters long, handling capacities above 2,000 tons per hour with mechanical exciter drive. Targeted at large-scale mining and aggregate processing operations.
• Storage Feeders & Hoppers Feeders providing efficient dosing and precise control of bulk materials up to 220 mm with electromagnetic drives for variable feed rate control and load capacity up to 4,000 kg. Targeted at industrial dosing and material storage applications.
• Spread Feeders Feeders for uniform spreading of materials across full width of downstream equipment, handling capacities up to 400m³ per hour with three drive type options. Targeted at industrial spreading and material distribution applications.
• Vibrating Feeders Complete feeding systems for bulk materials up to approximately 400 mm, featuring vibratory trough, inlet hopper section, and electromagnetic drives with infinitely variable feed rate control from 0% to 100%. Targeted at general industrial feeding applications.
• Gear Tipper Economical tippers using gear mechanism for 180-degree tipping capability with repeat tipping function, handling containers up to 1,250×800×1,000 mm with maximum weight capacity of 1,000 kg. Targeted at industrial container tipping and material discharge operations.
• Hydraulic Tipper High-capacity tippers using hydraulic power for 140-degree tipping angle with repeat tipping mechanism, handling containers up to 1,240×1,000×800 mm with maximum weight capacity of 3,000 kg. Targeted at heavy-duty industrial container discharge operations.
• Lift Tipper Versatile tippers combining discharge capabilities with variable tipping heights from 1.5 to 5 meters and lifting capacity ranging from 630 kg to 2,000 kg, available in single and double stand models. Targeted at industrial material handling operations requiring adjustable tipping heights.
• Size Grading System High-precision sorting solution combining intelligent dosing and dimensional grading technology for fractioning based on geometric parameters such as diameter and length, with particle sizes down to less than 1 mm. Targeted at fastener and precision parts manufacturing.
• Box Packaging System Flexible packaging solution for different sized carton and plastic returnable boxes, controlled by Siemens PLC, handling 2-4 large boxes or 5-7 small boxes per minute with weight range from 0.5 to 38 kg. Targeted at fastener manufacturing packaging lines.
• Gabion Filling System (SKAKOGAB) Patent-pending system for filling and compacting gabions using a 2,000×1,000 mm vibrating table, achieving 10% higher bulk density than standard gabions at 1.5 bulk density (3,600 kg per 2m³ gabion). Targeted at civil engineering and retaining wall construction.
• Weigh System Advanced weigh controller for vibratory equipment providing continuous and batch proportioning of materials with integrated Profinet communication, supporting negative weighing, positive weighing, and recipe programming. Targeted at industrial process control and material proportioning applications.
• Logwasher Washers with inclined tank where two shafts with cast iron arms and paddles rotate in opposite directions, separating clay from materials at capacities from 30 to 200 tons per hour. Targeted at aggregate washing and clay removal operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Natural Frequency Conveyors can transport materials up to 30 meters using a single vibrating group
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Terex Corporation: Diversified manufacturer of materials processing and lifting equipment serving construction, infrastructure, and recycling—has overlapping screening and feeder product lines.
• Metso: Large Finnish incumbent offering comprehensive mining, aggregates, and recycling equipment including screens, feeders, and vibrating equipment—much broader portfolio but overlapping core SKAKO categories.
• Sandvik: Global engineering group with mining and rock processing divisions offering crushing, screening, and materials handling equipment—competes with SKAKO in mining and aggregate verticals.

Direct peers

• Schenck Process: Germany-based specialist in material handling, weighing, feeding, and screening technologies, offering vibrating feeders, conveyors, and screen solutions comparable to SKAKO's product range.
• Carrier Vibrating Equipment: Long-established manufacturer of vibrating conveyors, feeders, screeners, and fluid bed dryers/coolers with overlapping product categories in conveyors, screens, and feeders for bulk-handling customers.
• Haver & Boecker: German family-owned manufacturer of screening machines, vibrating screens, and processing technology for mining, aggregates, and recycling—direct overlap with SKAKO's screening and minerals product lines.
• Derrick Corporation: US manufacturer of fine screening, dewatering, and vibrating equipment serving mining, aggregates, and industrial markets—closely comparable screen technology and end-customer overlap.
• General Kinematics: US-based specialist in vibratory equipment for bulk material handling, including vibrating conveyors, feeders, screens, and foundry shake-outs—directly comparable product portfolio to SKAKO Vibration across mining, recycling, and foundry end markets.
• Eriez: Global manufacturer of magnetic, vibratory, and inspection equipment used in mining, recycling, and food processing—competes in feeders, screens, and separation adjacent to SKAKO's minerals and recycling verticals.
• ROTEX (Hillenbrand): Specialist manufacturer of vibratory separation equipment, screening machines, and industrial sifters—comparable technology base and overlap in screening/separating applications.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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