Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG acquires a stake in AMFEC and expands strategic sartnership for the North American market
Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG is deepening its long-standing collaboration with the American Food Equipment Company (AMFEC) — Caldwell, Idaho, USA — thereby marking an important milestone for its continued international expansion. As part of this strategic partnership, Seydelmann is acquiring a 50 percent stake in AMFEC. The primary goal of this investment is the joint expansion of business in semi- and fully automated production lines for the food industry in the North American market.
The two companies have enjoyed a close and trusting working relationship for many decades. During this time, an intensive exchange of expertise, mutual support, and numerous successfully completed projects have formed the foundation of their partnership. With this new investment, this long-standing relationship is being elevated to a new strategic level.
“Our companies have complemented each other exceptionally well for many years—both technologically and culturally. The investment in AMFEC is the logical continuation of a partnership that has proven itself over decades. Together, we aim to pool our expertise and provide our customers with even more comprehensive support in the planning and implementation of modern production solutions in the future,” explains Andreas Seydelmann, Managing Partner of Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG.
The collaboration focuses on expanding the range of automated production lines for the food industry. While Seydelmann is known worldwide for high-performance machines for grinding, processing, and mixing food and pet food, as well as for its comprehensive expertise in developing complete production lines with high levels of automation, AMFEC contributes its many years of experience in the areas of mixers, tumblers, conveyor technology, and customized system solutions. By combining their respective core competencies, the two companies are creating high-performance, comprehensive solutions from a single source—ranging from individual machines to turnkey, highly automated production lines for the North American market.
The demand for automation and efficient, custom-tailored production lines is growing steadily. Through this enhanced collaboration, customers will receive even more targeted support in the planning, implementation, and maintenance of complex production lines. At the same time, they benefit from streamlined decision-making processes, a high level of engineering expertise, and close on-site technical support.
The partnership also offers cost advantages for customers. Particularly in conveyor systems such as long conveyor belts, the effort and transportation costs are disproportionate to production costs, thereby unnecessarily driving up overall costs. Local manufacturing eliminates this cost barrier.
Through their investment in AMFEC, both companies are laying the groundwork to integrate their respective strengths even more closely in the future and to offer their customers—particularly in North America—innovative, high-performance, and cost-effective turnkey solutions for food production. The strategic partnership underlines their shared commitment to further advancing technological innovations, the highest quality, and customer focus worldwide, thereby further expanding their market position and actively shaping the future of automated food production.
The existing partnership in North America with Robert Reiser & Co., Inc., which has been in place since 1962, remains unaffected. The close ties between Reiser, AMFEC, and Seydelmann will be further expanded and strengthened.
Seydelmann Grinders - Unidirectional cutting set parts
Incorrectly installed cutting set parts lead to increased wear, product loss and damage to the parts or the grinder. To increase application and user safety in this area too, we have introduced unidirectional cutting set parts.
By adapting the worm pin, the wedge in the worm housing and the corresponding counterparts in the knives and holeplates, the unidirectional Seydelmann cutting set parts can only be inserted in the correct manner. Conventional cutting set parts can still be used.
Existing machines can easily be upgraded to use the non-rotating cutting set parts by replacing the knife pin and the wedge in the worm housing.
Advantages:
- Improved application and user safety
- Increased product safety
- Avoidance of operating errors
- Reduced risk of damage to the cutting set and grinder
Seydelmann expands presentation and consulting options with new showroom
On February 1, 2026, Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann will take over the neighboring building of a former supermarket and open a new showroom there after extensive renovation work. The additional building will give the company more opportunities to present machines and their equipment in a practical setting.
In the new showroom, interested parties will be able to view new machines, demonstration machines, young used machines, and refurbished machines. The aim is to show customers the high quality of new and used machines and to enable them to directly compare different machines and equipment.
Seydelmann machines are characterized by their enormous value retention, i.e., durability and low depreciation. In addition to new machines, numerous – often recent – used machines are available, including lease returns, which represent an economically attractive alternative to new investments. Leasing and financing solutions are also offered for new machines, demonstration machines, and factory-reconditioned machines.
factory-reconditioned machines are technically upgraded to new machine standard at Seydelmann. The refurbishment only begins after the order has been placed, so that individual customer requirements can be taken into account. After complete disassembly, testing, replacement of all safety-relevant and worn parts, and a final test run, the machines are given a new year of manufacture and an updated warranty.
The new showroom perfectly complements the existing customer center. There, machines can be tested under real conditions and products and applications can be developed together with customers.
Parallel to the showroom, Seydelmann is pushing ahead with another major project: the construction of a new surface grinding shop, which will further expand vertical integration and quality while simplifying internal processes and shortening distances.
Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann looks back on a successful 2025 and is focusing on targeted investments to further expand production capacities and customer focus for further growth.
En manos de los mejores
Durante más de 180 años, Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG ha estado a la vanguardia del desarrollo, la producción y la distribución de máquinas de procesamiento de alimentos de primera calidad. Fabricadas exclusivamente en el sur de Alemania, las cutters , mezcladoras, moledoras, emulsionadoras y líneas de producción de Seydelmann se emplean en Los cinco continentes en más de 150 países en todo el mundo Las máquinas de Seydelmann son duraderas y producen eficientemente la más alta calidad, lo que garantiza ventajas competitivas para sus usuarios.
Proximidad al cliente
Estar al lado de nuestros clientes y aprender de ellos nos permite identificar y comprender sus necesidades y expectativas. Este tipo de relación es el requisito previo para poder desarrollar, ofrecer y aplicar soluciones que garanticen la satisfacción a largo plazo.
Calidad
Las máquinas Seydelmann se fabrican con materiales y componentes de la más alta calidad y funcionan con la tecnología más avanzada. Desde la fundación de la empresa planificamos, diseñamos y fabricamos todas las máquinas en Aalen - "MADE IN GERMANY".
Innovación
La estrecha colaboración con carniceros de la región hasta la industria alimentaria internacional a lo largo de muchas décadas nos permite tener un profundo conocimiento de la rutina diaria de producción y una amplia experiencia en una gran variedad de aplicaciones.
Fuerza del servicio
El desarrollo de la mejor solución individual posible, así como una instalación profesional de la máquina, forman parte del servicio de Seydelmann, así como la posibilidad de una instrucción profesional de la máquina con asesoramiento tecnológico.