What Elten does

Elten Logistic Systems B.V. is a privately held, family-owned Dutch industrial automation company headquartered in Veenendaal that designs and assembles automated handling systems for internal logistics. Its product portfolio covers stackers, destackers, palletizers, conveyors, walking-beam transport (Eltrack), goods lifts, dolly loaders, and industrial washing lines, used to handle crates, trays, pallets, trolleys, roll cages, and flower barrels. Engineering is performed in-house (~20,000 hours/year) under a 'doordachte eenvoud' (considered simplicity) principle of minimal parts and high reliability, while component manufacturing is outsourced to specialist partners; machines are configurable for frozen environments down to -30°C and operate without pneumatics. A patented modular tray destacker (August 2024) and the Eltonomous aviation baggage-handling system (October 2024) anchor recent product innovation.

The company generates revenue through project-based equipment sales (standard machines, custom machines, standalone integrable modules, and full turnkey systems) plus recurring service, maintenance, and spare-parts work on its installed base. Pricing is project-specific and contact-based. Elten operates without a dedicated sales force, relying on word-of-mouth, referrals, integrator relationships, and a multilingual website network across 20+ countries; the company is AEO-S certified for customs facilitation and EcoVadis Committed Badge-holding for ESG. Customers include supermarkets (Albert Heijn, Delhaize, Colruyt, Tesco, COOP Norway), e-commerce/3PL (Amazon, Viapost, Decathlon via Exotec), floriculture (Royal FloraHolland, processing 25M flower barrels/yr), pharmaceutical (Uniphar), and retail (Blokker, HEMA, John Lewis, Kruidvat), delivered both direct and through system integrators.

Name

Elten

Legal name

Elten Logistic Systems B.V.

Website

https://elten.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Elten Logistic Systems is a Dutch family-owned industrial automation firm that designs and assembles automated handling systems — stackers, destackers, conveyors, palletizers, and washing lines — for crates, trays, pallets, trolleys, and roll cages. It serves supermarket chains, e-commerce, floriculture, pharmaceutical, and aviation customers globally through direct sales and system integrators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation / Material Handling Equipment

NAICS

Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Skids & Modular Process Systems (Packaged Units) (IMAHAEAH)

Headquarters

HQ city

Veenendaal

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Industrial Machinery and Turnkey Systems: Elten designs, engineers, assembles, and tests automated handling systems. Production of components is outsourced to specialized partners. The company delivers full turnkey systems, standalone machines, or integrated modules. Revenue is generated through project-based equipment sales and associated engineering services.
2. Service, Maintenance, and Spare Parts: The company offers service and maintenance for its installed base, with 24/7 support availability. Spare parts and control cabinets are produced in-house.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Elten Logistic Systems designs, engineers, assembles and tests automated handling systems for crates, trays, pallets, trolleys, roll cages, dollies and flower barrels. The company delivers standard machines, custom machines, integrable modules and full turnkey systems to system integrators, supermarket chains and e-commerce companies worldwide, supported by in-house service, maintenance and spare parts. Core know-how is held internally as approximately 20,000 engineering hours per year, while component production is outsourced to specialized partners.

Product overview

Elten Logistic Systems is a Dutch company specializing in automatic handling systems and internal logistics automation. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of standardized and custom-built machines for stacking, destacking, loading, unloading, transporting, and buffering of various containers including crates, trays, pallets, trolleys, dollies, roll cages, and flower crates. Their product portfolio centers around several core machine categories: crate handling systems (stackers, destackers, loaders, unloaders), tray handling systems (destackers, stackers, loaders, unloaders, pushers, buffers, lifts, conveyors), pallet handling systems (stackers, destackers, loaders, unloaders, manual workstations, goods lifts), and specialized systems including Eltrack walking beam transport/buffer systems, trolley loading systems (ATLS), dolly loading systems, roll container handling (checking, folding/unfolding), and industrial washing lines for flower crates. The company also recently launched Eltonomous for automated baggage handling in the aviation industry. All machines are designed according to the company's 'doordachte eenvoud' (thoughtful simplicity) principle, featuring minimal components, high quality materials, and robust construction for continuous operation with reduced maintenance needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eltonomous: Innovative automation solution for automated baggage handling in the aviation industry, launched in October 2024 at Inter Airport Europe in Munich
• Eltrack

Products and services

• Kratstapelaar (Crate Stacker) Automatic stacking machine for crates enabling efficient and reliable high-capacity continuous operation, designed for food retail and logistics customers handling returnable crates.
• Trayontstapelaar (Tray Destacker) Automatic machine for destacking industrial trays at up to 3,500 trays/hour, available in powder-coated or stainless-steel (INOX) versions and CE/UL/CSA certified for international deployment.
• Traystapelaar (Tray Stacker) Automatic machine for stacking industrial trays, automating heavy manual stacking work in distribution and fulfilment operations.
• Traybelader (Tray Loader) Automatic tray loading machine that increases speed and reduces transport costs by precisely placing products on trays in distribution operations.
• Trayontlader (Tray Unloader) Automatic tray unloading machine that quickly removes product loads from trays, fully customized to customer requirements.
• Palletstapelaar (Pallet Stacker / Palletizer) Automatic pallet stacking machine that stacks hundreds of pallets daily for customers worldwide, providing an economic solution and reducing ergonomic complaints.
• Palletontstapelaar (Pallet Destacker / Depalletizer) Automatic pallet destacking machine that makes pallet handling faster and more ergonomically responsible for employees.
• Automatische Palletbelader (Automatic Pallet Loader) Automatic pallet loading machine that increases speed and reduces transport costs by precisely placing products on pallets.
• Automatische Palletontlader (Automatic Pallet Unloader) Automatic pallet unloading machine that quickly removes product loads from pallets, fully customized to customer requirements.
• Handmatige Palletbelader / Palletizer Werkstation (Manual Palletizer Workstation) Manual palletizing workstation for fast, safe and ergonomic loading of pallets, with automatic wrapping during transport and ergonomic lifting of empty pallets while the operator forms the first layer on the load plate.
• Eltrack Systeem (Eltrack Transport System) Walking-beam transport and buffer system for trolleys, roll containers and dollies with hydraulic drives, designed for cold environments down to -25°C, with accumulation capability.
• Automatische Trolleybelader (Automatic Trolley Loader) Automatic trolley loading system with capacity of more than 100 trolleys per hour, designed for high speed and reduced transport costs.

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ExoteccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExotec is a warehouse automation technology company. Elten collaborated on the Decathlon warehouse automation program, delivering handling systems integrated with Exotec's Skypod system. Elten received a partner award from Exotec at their 2024 annual Kick-Off event in Lille, France for outstanding execution of the Decathlon program.
• MIMASAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIMASA is a partner company supplying industrial washing systems for flower barrels. Elten integrates MIMASA's washing technology into its complete handling lines for Royal FloraHolland, providing customers with a single point of contact for support, spare parts, and maintenance.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Dematic: KION Group's global intralogistics incumbent with a broad portfolio spanning warehousing, manufacturing, and distribution. Larger-scale peer to Elten with overlapping customer base in food retail and e-commerce, but a much broader solution set and global delivery footprint.
• Vanderlande: Toyota Industries subsidiary and one of the largest global material handling integrators, serving airports, parcel, warehousing, and retail. Broader incumbent to Elten with a wider portfolio, but directly comparable in warehouse and retail DC automation, including baggage handling (overlapping with Elten's Eltonomous).

Direct peers

• Sidel (Gebo Cermex): Sidel's Gebo Cermex line delivers end-of-line packaging and material handling solutions for beverage, food, and FMCG customers. Direct peer to Elten in crate/case handling, conveying, and palletizing systems for major consumer goods and supermarket customers.
• Interroll Group: Swiss-listed global supplier of material handling components — conveyors, rollers, drives, and sorters — serving the same warehouse, distribution, and food-retail integrators as Elten. Comparable in conveying and accumulation technology with similar focus on modular, standard-product platforms.
• Swisslog: KUKA-owned warehouse automation specialist with strong presence in retail, e-commerce, and grocery intralogistics. Direct peer to Elten in automated storage/retrieval, conveying, and integrated handling systems for major retailers and 3PLs globally.
• Beumer Group: German family-owned intralogistics specialist with strong positions in conveying, loading, palletizing, and packaging systems for retail, courier, and bulk-handling customers. Direct peer to Elten in palletizing, conveying, and turnkey system integration with comparable mid-market scale and family-business culture.
• Cimcorp: Finnish intralogistics automation specialist (Murrelektronik Group) focused on 3D shuttle and gantry-based handling for grocery, retail, and manufacturing. Direct peer to Elten in crate, tray, and tote handling automation with similar mid-market scale and European customer base.
• TGW Logistics Group: Austrian mid-market intralogistics specialist delivering integrated material handling systems to retail, grocery, and e-commerce customers across Europe and North America. Direct peer to Elten: similar size, similar customer base (supermarket chains, e-commerce fulfillment), and overlapping product scope in conveying, picking, and handling.
• KNAPP AG: Austrian family-owned intralogistics specialist focused on retail, grocery, pharmaceutical, and e-commerce distribution. Direct peer to Elten in shuttle-based storage, order fulfillment, and integrated handling systems with similar customer verticals and project-based delivery model.

Emerging players

• Hänel Büro-Systeme: German manufacturer of rotary-paternoster and vertical-lift storage and handling systems for warehousing, parts, and order-picking. Emerging/adjacent peer to Elten in handling automation, with smaller scale and a more focused vertical storage product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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