What Schutten Machines B.V. does

Schutten Machines B.V. is a privately held Dutch industrial machinery manufacturer, founded in 1964 and headquartered in Nieuw Vennep, Netherlands, with a headcount of approximately 10 employees. The company designs, develops and builds custom machines for filling, sealing, closing, stacking and packaging products in both the food and non-food sectors. Its product portfolio spans rotary (Carrousel) and linear filling and sealing machines with throughput up to 300 cups/min, topsealers for trays and cups, packaging machines including box and lid formers, robotic pick-and-place systems with 3D vision-guided quality control up to 300 pieces/min, and the proprietary MICROPAST® continuous pasteurisation line that combines steam cooking with microwave technology to cook and pasteurise ready meals in one pass without autoclaves.

The business operates on a sales-led, direct B2B model: revenue is generated through one-off equipment sales (new builds, series machines, expansions, adaptations, and fully custom "special project" machines), turnkey robotic line projects, and recurring service and support engagements including on-site commissioning, operator training, and process optimisation. Pricing is quote-based per project, structured as multi-year contracts, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Customers are enterprise food and non-food processors reached through the corporate website, industry trade events, and direct consultation that begins at the 3D design stage. The company holds CE, HACCP and BRC certifications, enabling it to compete in regulated food-industry markets internationally, and currently maintains an active job posting for an all-round mechanic, indicating ongoing operations.

Name

Schutten Machines B.V.

Legal name

Schutten Machines B.V.

Website

https://schutten-machines.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Schutten Machines B.V. is a Dutch industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1964 that designs and builds custom filling, sealing, packaging and robotic systems for food and non-food industry clients internationally, including its proprietary MICROPAST® continuous pasteurisation line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nieuw Vennep

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Machine Sales: Design, development and construction of custom filling, sealing, closing, stacking and packaging machines for food and non-food sectors. Revenue from new construction, series production machines, expansion or adaptation of existing equipment.
2. Turnkey Projects: Complete robot machines and turnkey packaging line projects including full system integration.
3. Special Projects: Custom-designed and constructed machines based on specific client requirements and wishes.
4. Service and Support: On-site machine delivery, operator training, process optimisation advice and ongoing technical support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Schutten Machines B.V. designs, develops, and constructs custom-built machines for filling, sealing, closing, stacking, and packaging products in the food and non-food sectors. The portfolio spans small standalone machines to complete turnkey robotic packaging lines, including the proprietary MICROPAST® continuous pasteurisation system for ready meals, vision-controlled robotic pick-and-place systems, carousel and line filling machines, topsealers, and bespoke special-project machinery.

Product overview

Schutten Machines B.V. is an industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in the design, development, and construction of machines for filling, sealing, closing, stacking and packaging products in the food and non-food sectors. The product portfolio comprises ROBOT Pick & Place machines and Vision Controlled Robotic Systems for automated packaging operations; Filling and Sealing Machines available as Carrousel (rotary) and Line configurations for paste-like products; Topsealers for sealing trays and cups; Packaging Machines including carton assemblers and box/crate formers; the MICROPAST® Pasteurisation Line for continuous ready meal cooking and pasteurisation using microwave technology; and Custom Special Project Machines designed to client specifications. The addition of robotics has expanded the portfolio to include complete filling and packaging lines, serving from small solutions to complete turnkey projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MICROPAST®: A pasteurisation line technology for preparing, cooking and pasteurising ready meals in one continuous process using steam cooking and microwave technology.

Products and services

• ROBOT Pick & Place Machine

Quantifiable outcome

• Carrousel machines achieve up to 140 cups/min capacity
• +4 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MULTIVAC: MULTIVAC is a German manufacturer of packaging and processing machinery — tray sealers, thermoform packaging, labelling and automation — serving the same food-industry customers as Schutten with overlapping product lines (filling/sealing, robotics, complete lines).
• IMA Group: IMA is a global packaging machinery manufacturer with strong food-sector filling, sealing, closing and end-of-line equipment portfolios, plus turnkey line integration. Highly comparable on product category, target customer and complete-line delivery model.
• Heat and Control: Heat and Control designs and manufactures food processing and packaging equipment — including filling, sealing, conveying and inspection systems — directly comparable to Schutten's product mix and food-industry customer base.
• Sealpac International: Sealpac is a Dutch/German manufacturer of tray-sealing and packaging machines — a near-direct competitor to Schutten's top-sealer and carrousel filling machine lines, serving the same ready-meal and fresh-food customers.
• Rovema: Rovema is a German manufacturer of vertical and horizontal form-fill-seal packaging machines and complete packaging lines for food and non-food sectors — directly comparable on filling/sealing machinery and turnkey project delivery.

Broad incumbents

• ProMach: ProMach is a large US-based packaging-machinery integrator offering filling, sealing, labelling, robotic palletising and end-of-line solutions across multiple verticals. Wider portfolio than Schutten but directly overlaps on filling/sealing and robotic packaging lines.
• GEA Group: GEA is a large German industrial group with food processing and packaging equipment, including filling/sealing and complete line solutions. Comparable on serving food manufacturers with capital equipment but at a far broader scale and geographic reach.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak is a global leader in food processing and packaging — filling machines, carton packaging, pasteurisation. Overlaps with Schutten on filling/sealing and the pasteurisation technology adjacency, though at vastly larger scale.
• Marel: Marel is an Iceland-based food-processing equipment supplier offering portioning, filling, packaging and line-integration solutions. Comparable on automated food packaging lines though its heritage is more on the primary processing side than Schutten's filling/sealing focus.

Regional players

• ARPACK: ARPACK is a Netherlands-based packaging machinery specialist offering tray-sealing, filling and shrink-wrap equipment. Regional competitor in the Dutch market with a comparable product mix in filling and tray sealing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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