Scanvaegt
Marel acquired Scanvaegt in 2006. It was an important step in Marel strategy to become an international leader in the development and marketing of advanced equipment and systems for the food processing industry.
The two companies were alike in many ways. Through strong internal growth, they had both become leading players in their respective areas of expertise.
Scanvaegt was founded in 1932 by Knud Grundtvig and had been fully owned and run by the Grundtvig family until the company’s acquisition by Marel. Some 70 years on, the company had grown to 700 employees at the time of the acquisition.
Since the very beginning, Scanvaegt has been renowned for its innovative weighing equipment. In 1978, the company invented the world's first multi-channel sorting machine, which it decided to call a grader. Thus, the well-known ScanGrader was born.
The Scanvaegt brand product range also includes state-of-the-art batching, cutting and robotic loading equipment. Some of the associated trademarks – including ScanVision, DreamBatcher and ScanPortioner – are among the best known in the industry. Most of the Scanvaegt products are manufactured in Denmark, with the remainder produced in Brazil.
In 2001, the company strengthened its position considerably with the acquisition of Norfo, the cutting system producer in Bornholm, Denmark. It also moved into the development of software in order to be able to provide comprehensive turn-key solutions.
Geographically, the acquisition of Scanvaegt strengthened Marel position in Southern Europe, Africa and South America. It also added to the product range, with equipment for processing vegetables, cheese, and other food stuffs. At the time of the acquisition, close to 20% of Scanvaegt’s turnover was from sectors of the food industry that were outside of Marel core market sectors of fish, meat and poultry processing.
In March 2008, Scanvaegt was merged with Marel ehf. under the name of Marel.
Scanvaegt products include:
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