What Matthiessen storage technology does

Matthiessen Lagertechnik GmbH is a German industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1990 and headquartered in Krempe, Schleswig-Holstein. The company designs, develops, and produces modular recycling equipment used in material recovery facilities (MRFs), sorting plants, and downstream processing operations. Its portfolio consists of four core machine families — Bag Splitters (Sackaufreißer), Oversize Removers (Übergrößentrenner), Bale Breakers (Ballenauflöser), and Dosing Bunkers (Dosierbunker) — plus the newer BagRex variant. These machines execute the front-end stages of recycling: opening and emptying bags without shredding, separating oversized films, dewiring and loosening compressed bales, and metering material flow into continuous downstream processes.

The underlying technology is mechanical rather than digital. The proprietary bag-splitting concept avoids material shredding, achieving high emptying rates with materially lower energy draw (e.g., SRIV: 35 t/h at 25 kW; SF K4: ~15 t/h at 18 kW). Additional technical features include a self-cleaning rotor system with adjustable cleaning cycles, frequency-converter speed control, ultrasonic bale-height sensing, and remote-maintenance capability via secure internet connection. Machines are manufactured in-house at the Krempe facility, drawing on the steel-construction capabilities of parent group Butzkies Stahlbau.

Matthiessen operates as a privately held GmbH within the family-owned Butzkies Stahlbau Group, employs approximately 50 people, and serves customers in over 50 countries across all continents with a cumulative track record of 650+ reference projects. Revenue is generated through direct enterprise sales of capital equipment, recurring spare-parts sales (tines, carrier shovels, comb blades), and professional services (installation, maintenance, remote diagnostics). Pricing is quote-based and ex-works; no public price list exists. Go-to-market is direct field sales supported by IFAT Munich trade-show presence, a bilingual website, LinkedIn and YouTube channels, and bvse industry-association membership.

Name

Matthiessen storage technology

Legal name

Matthiessen Lagertechnik GmbH

Website

https://bagsplitter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Matthiessen Lagertechnik GmbH is a German manufacturer of modular recycling machinery — bag splitters, oversize removers, bale breakers, and dosing bunkers — sold directly to material recovery facility operators in 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling Machinery

NAICS

Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Packaging Waste Sorting & Recycling Technologies (Mechanical/Chemical Recycling, Sorting Systems) (IMALAMAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Waste Handling & Compaction Equipment (Balers, Compactors) (IMAHALAI)

Keywords

• Recycling machinery
• Material recovery equipment
• Waste processing machines
• Bag splitting technology
• Industrial sorting equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Krempe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recycling Machinery Sales: Sale of industrial recycling machines including bag splitters, bale breakers, oversize removers, and dosing bunkers. Prices are quoted ex-works excluding VAT and packaging. The company manufactures custom modular machines with various throughput capacities and working widths tailored to specific customer requirements.
2. Spare Parts Sales: Dedicated spare parts sales team offering replacement wear parts such as tearing tines, carrier shovels, comb blades, and other consumables. Easily replaceable screwed wear parts for all machine types.
3. Service, Maintenance and Installation: Full service offering including installation/assembly, regular maintenance, and servicing by experienced technicians. Remote maintenance services also available for fault diagnosis and resolution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Matthiessen Lagertechnik develops, manufactures, and sells modular industrial recycling machinery — including bag splitters, oversize removers, bale breakers, and dosing bunkers — that handle the initial stages of material recovery at sorting and recycling facilities. The company also provides installation, maintenance, and remote-maintenance services together with replacement spare parts for its installed equipment base.

Product overview

Matthiessen Lagertechnik offers a modular portfolio of four core recycling machines — the Bag Splitter, Oversize Remover, Bale Breaker, and Dosing Bunker — plus the newer BagRex variant. These machines handle the initial stages of material recovery: opening and emptying bags, removing oversized films, loosening and dewiring bales, and metering materials for downstream sorting. All machines share a modular, energy-efficient design and can be customized to specific waste fractions and regional conditions. The company also provides installation, maintenance, and remote maintenance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bag Splitter (Sackaufreißer) Modular bag-opening machine that tears and empties material bags of various sizes without shredding, achieving near-complete emptying for use as the first stage in recycling facilities processing municipal solid waste, light packaging, organic waste, and paper/cardboard.
• Oversize Remover (Übergrößentrenner) Machine that separates oversized films, foils, and bulky items from the material stream at the start of the recycling process using precisely controllable retractable tines, preventing clogged screening decks and plant shutdowns and increasing overall facility throughput. Available in FR1250, FR1600, and FR2000 construction sizes.
• Bale Breaker (Ballenauflöser) Combined stocking, dewiring, separating, and metering machine that loosens compressed bales of recyclables with integrated de-wiring and ultrasonic bale-height sensing, handling wired, cross-wired, and film-wrapped bales and eliminating hazardous manual wire removal.
• Dosing Bunker (Dosierbunker) Modular metering hopper that stores, conveys, and evenly doses bulk materials — from commercial waste to metals up to 1400 kg/m³ — onto subsequent processing lines, with easily replaceable carrier shovels for quick product changes and bunker volumes up to 100 m³ enabling continuous operation.
• BagRex Bag Splitter Advanced bag splitter model designed to increase throughput, enhance bag-opening performance, and improve the overall efficiency of modern sorting complexes; showcased as a key highlight at IFAT Munich 2026.
• Service, Maintenance and Installation Full service offering covering installation and assembly, regular maintenance, on-site servicing by experienced technicians, and remote-maintenance capability via secure internet connection for fault diagnosis, program changes, and issue resolution on installed Matthiessen machinery.
• Spare Parts Replacement wear parts for Matthiessen machinery, including tearing tines, carrier shovels, comb blades, and other consumables, supplied via a dedicated spare parts sales team with easily replaceable screwed wear parts available for all machine types.

Quantifiable outcome

• Municipal solid waste processing: 35 tons/h with only 25 kW power consumption (SRIV bag splitter)
• +7 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Butzkies Stahlbau GmbH (Butzkies Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatthiessen Lagertechnik is an independent company within the Butzkies Stahlbau Group. The group provides long-standing expertise and resources in steel construction and manufacturing, enabling Matthiessen to develop and produce high-quality, customized solutions for material recovery under one roof. This close connection provides in-house manufacturing capabilities.
• bvse (Bundesverband Sekundärrohstoffe und Umweltschutz e.V.)minorOthersMatthiessen Lagertechnik is a member of bvse, the German Association for Secondary Raw Materials and Environmental Protection. Membership provides industry credibility, networking, and representation in the recycling sector.
• partner-sh.de (Partner-Netzwerk)minorOthersPartner network (partner-sh.de) referenced in the website footer, suggesting a regional network of partners in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC2L_Mat3wtnPReDS8Qa2Mlw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/matthiessen-lagertechnik-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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