Singer & Sohn

What Singer & Sohn does

Singer & Sohn GmbH is a German manufacturer of stainless steel conveyor systems, loading systems, and thermal processing equipment for the food industry, headquartered in Erasbach (Berching), Germany. Founded in 1978 by Otto Singer and led since 1988 by his son Manfred Singer, the company is organized into three business areas: Loading Systems (VGE, VGE DUO, VK, GS, and the SAC Loader for automated product placement into packaging at up to 1,200 units per minute), Thermal Product Treatment (pasteurization, continuous cooking/cooling, spiral, screw blanching, and DryMaster systems with throughputs of 0.5-6 tonnes per hour), and Automation Solutions (linear and 6-axis robotic systems, separator machines, link cutters, microwave cutting, slicers, and elevator tippers). All equipment conforms to Singer Hygienic Design principles with FDA-approved product-contact parts, CE marking, and EU Machinery Directive compliance.

The company operates a project-based B2B sales model with custom-engineered solutions, milestone-based payments (30/30/30/10), and after-sales support including a 24/7 service hotline and spare parts warehouse. Revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales, installation and commissioning services, recurring spare parts and maintenance contracts, and custom project engineering. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales with a worldwide agency network across 15+ European countries plus Israel, and recent exclusive distributor partnerships with Food Design Solution (Benelux, 2025), FRANZ GRAMILLER & SOHN (Austria, 2024), and Dieter Schott GmbH (eastern Germany, 2024).

In 2022, Viltor (JCE Group) acquired a majority stake, extending Singer & Sohn's scope beyond food into broader industrial applications. The company serves over 500 customers across 20 countries on 5 continents, with primary end-markets in meat and sausage processing and secondary exposure to cheese, fish, bakery, pet food, and meat substitute verticals. As of 2017 the company had approximately 60 employees across a 4,200 sqm production facility. The company is a member of VDMA and participates in the federally funded DeteKTiL research project for plastic particle detection in food production.

Name

Singer & Sohn

Legal name

Singer & Sohn GmbH

Website

https://singer-und-sohn.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Singer & Sohn GmbH is a German manufacturer of stainless steel loading systems, thermal processing equipment, and automation solutions for food processing customers across meat, cheese, fish, bakery, pet food, and meat substitute verticals in 20+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH), Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines (IMALAOAJ)

Keywords

• Food processing machinery
• Industrial conveyor systems
• Stainless steel equipment
• Sausage loading systems
• Thermal product treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Erasbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment and Machinery Sales: Singer & Sohn designs, manufactures, and sells industrial food processing equipment including loading systems, thermal product treatment systems, and automation solutions. Products range from standalone machines to complete production lines.
2. Installation and Commissioning Services: Montage und Inbetriebnahme (assembly and commissioning) services are offered as separate line items. A 10% payment is due after commissioning, and shipments are made only after payment receipt.
3. After-Sales Services and Spare Parts: Replacement parts packages, maintenance contracts, and a spare parts warehouse (lagerhaltung) are offered. A 24/7 hotline is available. Replacement parts are offered with every delivered system to minimize machine downtimes.
4. Custom Project Engineering: Full project support from design through commissioning. Systems are customized in close cooperation with the customer's project team, with layout proposals developed collaboratively. Projects are billed with milestone payments (30/30/30/10 structure).

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Singer & Sohn designs, manufactures, and sells stainless steel conveyor systems and food processing machinery for industrial food manufacturers. Its product range spans automated loading systems (placing sausages and other food products into packaging at high speed), thermal product treatment systems (pasteurization, cooking, cooling, freezing), and automation solutions (linear and 6-axis robot systems for trolley handling plus standalone machines like slicers, separators, and link cutters). The company delivers custom-engineered turnkey projects with installation, commissioning, and after-sales support including a 24/7 service hotline and spare parts supply.

Product overview

Singer & Sohn is a German manufacturer of stainless steel conveyor systems and food processing machines, organized into three main business areas: Loading Systems, Thermal Product Treatment, and Automation Solutions. The Loading Systems division includes the VGE, VGE DUO, VK, GS, and SAC Loader product lines for automated product placement into packaging at various speeds (40-1200 units/minute). Thermal Product Treatment encompasses Pasteurization Systems, Continuous Cooking/Cooling Systems, Spiral Systems, Screw Blancheure, and DryMaster for cooking, cooling, pasteurizing, and freezing applications (0.5-6 tonnes/hour). Automation Solutions covers Linear and 6-Axis Robot systems for trolley handling, plus standalone machines including the Slicer, Separator Version 2.0, Link Cutter WKT-50, Microwavecut, and Elevator Tipper AS-HKS. All machines feature Singer Hygienic Design with full CIP capability and FDA-approved product-contact parts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Singer Hygienic Design: A design standard applied to machines and systems emphasizing cleanability and hygiene compliance for food industry applications
• DryMaster

Products and services

• Loading System VGE Patented robotic loading system for placing sausages (peeled/unpeeled, collagen casings, natural casings) into thermoformed sheets, tubular bags, or trays at up to 600 sausages per minute using stainless steel robot grippers; for food manufacturers requiring high-speed automated packaging line loading.
• Loading System VGE DUO Dual-lane high-capacity version of the VGE loading system, doubling output to up to 1,200 sausages per minute using the same stainless steel robot and singularising technology.
• Loading System VK Loading system for placing sausages in tubular bag machines or trays, with a flap system to count a predefined number of products; output up to 600 sausages per minute.
• Loading System GS Mobile loading system for placing fresh sausages into trays or onto plates (e.g., Landjäger), or creating groups for robot insertion into thermoforming machines; output approximately 300 sausages per minute.
• SAC Loader (Smart And Compact Loader) Universal loading robot using smart sensor technology to detect product position and orientation for placing open or already packaged products such as steaks, hamburgers, cheese blocks, and salmon fillets into packaging at up to 90 picks per minute; optional smart camera and vacuum functions.
• Pasteurization Systems Thermal product treatment systems heating food to 72–100°C with continuous even heating; output approximately 0.5 to 5 tonnes per hour, with adjustable belt speed, temperature monitoring with alarms, lifting system for internal heating coils, and CIP cleaning capability.
• Continuous Cooking/Cooling Systems Conveyor-based systems for continuous cooking and subsequent cooling of products with output of approximately 0.5 to 6 tonnes per hour; designed for fresh or open products with movable cleaning capability for heating coils and conveyor belts.
• Spiral Systems Spiral conveyor systems for thermal processing, height overcoming, or product buffering; output approximately 250 sausages/minute, stainless steel construction with servo gearmotors, thermal sensors, and toothed belt technology to prevent product slippage.
• Screw Blancheure Blanching systems for flash thermal processing of food in boiling water or hot steam, designed in cooperation with customers for specific products and energy requirements.
• DryMaster Thermal product treatment system for drying products in the food industry, featured on the company's product lineup and YouTube channel.
• Separator Version 2.0 Standalone machine for separating casing and meat mixture during sausage filling, reclaiming meat mixture that would otherwise be wasted; capacity up to 100 kg/h, dimensions 640 x 610 x 1249mm, 0.55kW power, Euro standard plug CEE 16A 230V.
• Link Cutter WKT-50 Sausage cutting machine for fresh, cooked, or smoked sausages that detects twist-off points via sensor and cuts cleanly with a blade; output up to 1,200 cuts per minute, sausage thickness 10–50mm, length from 40mm.
• Microwavecut Sausage separating system using microwave radiation heat to separate sausages at the twist-off point and simultaneously seal ends, preventing sausage meat escape; output up to 1,200 sausages per minute.
• Elevator Tipper AS-HKS Lifting and tipping system for ergonomic lifting, emptying, and transferring of standard trolleys and containers; stainless steel 1.4301 construction, load capacity 350 kg, lifting speed 5 m/min, tilting angle 120°, up to 15 lifting cycles per hour.
• Slicer Standalone automatic cutting and placing machine for products like cordon bleus, sandwiches, and pizza; cuts products to preset thickness using a band knife with integrated retraction belt for stacking or transferring, processing about 40 cycles per minute.
• Linear Loading/Unloading Systems Simple linear automation systems for loading and unloading racks and trolleys or filling molds, tailored to customer specifications.
• 6-Axis Robot Loading/Unloading Systems Six-axis robot systems for complex loading and unloading operations on racks and trolleys, designed collaboratively with customers for optimal interaction with upstream and downstream machines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Loading system output up to 1,200 sausages per minute (VGE DUO)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature15 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Food Design Solution (FDS)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 June 2025FDS took over the exclusive distribution of the entire Singer & Sohn product range in Belgium and Luxembourg, effective immediately. The partnership aims to further strengthen customer proximity and respond faster to customer needs. At Singer & Sohn, Christoph Schmidt is the central contact for all matters related to the cooperation.
• Dieter Schott GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2024Dieter Schott GmbH is a sales partner for eastern Germany covering postal code areas 0, 98, and 99. The partnership aims to strengthen customer proximity and respond more swiftly to customer needs with a reliable local contact.
• FRANZ GRAMILLER & SOHN GmbHflagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 October 2024Gramiller is the exclusive distributor of Singer & Sohn's entire product range in Austria. This collaboration allows Singer & Sohn to offer high-quality products directly on-site and further strengthen their position in the Austrian market. Central contact at Singer & Sohn: Christoph Schmidt.
• CLK GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024CLK GmbH in Altenwalde hosted a Detektil project workshop where Singer & Sohn presented its smart conveyor technology. The project focuses on detection of plastic particles in food production.
• Nuremberg Institute of Technology Georg Simon OhmminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Collaboration in the DeteKTiL project (KMU-innovativ Detektion von Kunststoff-Teilchen in der Lebensmittelproduktion), funded by the Federal Ministry for Research, Technology and Space. The project aims to develop new technologies for detecting unwanted foreign materials such as plastic, bone, or other substances in food.
• VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau)minorOthersSinger & Sohn is a member of VDMA, one of the largest network organizations in Germany and Europe for mechanical engineering with approximately 3,300 members.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• JBT Corporation: JBT is a leading global food processing and air transport equipment supplier. Its food-technology segment competes with Singer & Sohn across thermal processing, freezing, and protein-handling equipment as part of a broader industrial portfolio.
• Marel: Marel is a global provider of advanced food processing equipment for meat, poultry, fish, and plant-based protein. Its automation and loading/slicing offerings directly overlap Singer & Sohn's core, but with vastly larger scale, R&D budget, and global service infrastructure.
• GEA Group: GEA is one of the largest suppliers of food processing equipment, including separation, homogenization, and thermal processing systems. It competes with Singer & Sohn's thermal product treatment and pasteurization lines but as a global, multi-vertical industrial conglomerate.
• ProMach: ProMach is a US-headquartered packaging machinery leader with broad capabilities across filling, conveying, labeling, and palletizing. Its conveying and packaging-line solutions overlap Singer & Sohn's loading and conveyor offerings as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Multivac: Multivac is a leading global manufacturer of packaging and food-processing machinery with a much broader portfolio than Singer & Sohn (thermoforming, labeling, slicing, automation). It serves the same meat/sausage and food-industry customers but as an integrated-line incumbent rather than a niche specialist.
• Syntegon Technology (formerly Bosch Packaging): Syntegon is a major global packaging and processing machinery provider serving food, pharma, and confectionery. Its food-industry automation and packaging lines compete with Singer & Sohn's loading and thermal-processing systems at a much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Handtmann Maschinenfabrik: Handtmann is a German manufacturer of filling, portioning, and forming equipment for sausage and meat processing. It directly overlaps Singer & Sohn's meat/sausage customer base and competes particularly on automated loading and downstream handling.
• TIPPMANN Group: TIPPMANN Group designs and manufactures specialized processing equipment for sausage, meat, and protein producers. Its loading, handling, and thermal-processing systems compete head-to-head with Singer & Sohn's VGE/VGE DUO loading systems and pasteurization lines in the same mid-market meat processor segment.
• VEMAG Maschinenbau: VEMAG is a German specialist in sausage filling, portioning, and linking equipment. It serves the same meat-processing customers as Singer & Sohn and competes on automated handling downstream of the filling process.
• Weber Maschinenbau: Weber Maschinenbau is a German specialist in slicing, portioning, and automation equipment for meat, cheese, and plant-based products. Its Slicer technology and automation solutions directly mirror Singer & Sohn's Slicer and SAC Loader product lines for the same customer verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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