Specialist service for fruit and vegetable sorting systems, packaging machines and labelling technology – new, used and custom-built.
A+P Service Peter Schiffmann e.K.
JorkNew on Amplifa
About A+P Service
A+P Service Peter Schiffmann e.K. is a specialist service for fruit and vegetable sorting systems, packaging machines and labelling technology based in Jork in the Altes Land. The company offers new and inspected used machines and carries out maintenance, repairs, conversions and installations throughout Europe. In addition to trading, A+P Service manufactures machines and systems to customer specifications or adapts existing systems: conveyor belts, curved belts, stainless steel (V2A) turntables, sorting/inspection belts, cleaning and drying systems as well as covering systems, partly in stainless steel (V2A) with food-grade PE panels. The range of services also includes control cabinet construction, PLC programming, wiring, E-checks as well as planning and re-planning of systems. Customers come from fruit and vegetable processing, the packaging industry and food packing centres. The large workshop hall and an expanded spare parts warehouse enable flexible responses to enquiries from all over Europe; machines can also be rented or taken in trade-in.
- Site
- Jork
- Processes
- Manufacture and custom build/adaptation of machines (sorting systems,, Control cabinet construction, PLC programming, wiring and E-checks, Maintenance and repair of systems, Installation (Europe-wide), Planning/re-planning and restructuring of systems, Sorting of fruit/vegetables (colour and weight sorting), Stretch film wrapping
- Materials
- Stainless steel VA / V2A, PE (polyethylene, food-grade), Aluminium, Corrosion-resistant plastics, Stainless steel V2A, Polyethylene (food-grade)
- Certificates
- Professional inspection before handover, Documented maintenance, Installation and acceptance
- Founded
- 1996
- Industries
- Fruit and vegetable processing, Packaging, Food (packing centres)
- 01
Planning and re-planning of systems
- 02
Manufacturing and adaptation of machines and conveyor belts
- 03
Control cabinet construction, PLC programming, wiring and E-check
- 04
Installation (Europe-wide)
- 05
Maintenance, repair and conversion
- 06
Spare parts warehouse and service
Materials and Processes
Stainless steel V2A
Material used for conveyor belts, turntables and cleaning machines in food processing plant construction.
Polyethylene (food-grade)
Food-grade panels for turntables and contact surfaces.
Aluminium
Used in the enclosure construction of packaging machines, partly in combination with corrosion-resistant plastics.
Locations
Jork
DEWorkshop hall, spare parts warehouse and headquarters
- Materials
- Stainless steel V2A, PE, aluminium
- Workshop hall
- Spare parts warehouse
In-house Manufactured Components and Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture and custom build/adaptation of machines (sorting systems,Engineering | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel (V2A), PE, Stainless steel, Aluminium, Corrosion-resistant plastics |
| Control cabinet constructionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| PLC programming, wiring and E-checksEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance and repair of systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Installation (Europe-wide)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Planning/re-planning and restructuring of systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sorting of fruit/vegetables (colour and weight sorting)Inspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stretch film wrappingPackaging | – | – | – | – | Stretch film |
| Bag packing/filling into carrier bags with sealingPackaging | – | – | – | – | Plastic bags |
| Net packing (net clipping/sealing)Packaging | – | – | – | – | – |
| Banderoles (fully automatic, tabletop unit, ultrasonic cold welding, adhesive tape banderole)Packaging | – | 170 mm × 140 mm | – | – | Banderole film, Banderole paper, Adhesive tape 10/15/19/25 mm |
| Labelling/price marking (direct thermal/thermal transfer printing)Inspection | – | 80 mm | 6 kg | – | – |
| Emptying of bulk crates/barrels (wet and dry emptying)Other | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drying and polishing of fruit (brush/sponge dryers, cleaning machines)Surface | – | 800 mm | – | – | – |
| Weighing (checkweighers, weighing machines)Inspection | – | – | 6 kg | – | – |
30 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorting system | Greefa MSE 2000 | – | – | – | Jork |
| Conveyor belt, driven | A+P Service | – | various lengths and widths | – | Jork |
| Conveyor belt with pocket belt | A+P Service | – | – | – | Jork |
| Curved belt | A+P Service | – | Curve radii 45°, 90° | – | Jork |
| Stainless steel turntable with PE panel | A+P Service | – | Diameter 1,500 mm | – | Jork |
| Stainless steel plate turntable | A+P Service | – | Diameter 1,400 mm | – | Jork |
| Stainless steel turntable with height-adjustable rim | A+P Service | – | Diameter 1,500 mm | – | Jork |
| Cherry inspection belt, 2-stage with scale | A+P Service KBW | – | – | – | Jork |
| Stretch film machine | Walstar W 55 Piu | – | Pack sizes min. 120x120x10 mm, max. 320x230x160/200 mm (optional 407x260x200 mm); 35-55 cycles/min | – | Jork |
| Covering system (hood system/film topper) | A+P Service | – | for Ifco and Europol crates | – | Jork |
| Bag machine | A+P Service TA-10 | – | – | – | Jork |
| Net sealing machine / net clipper | S & B AT 5 | – | – | – | Jork |
| Price-marking fully automatic machine | Bizerba GLM-Emaxx 50 | – | Weighing range 6 kg/e=2g; up to 50 packs/min; labels 30x30 to 100x100 mm; packs 40x40x1 to | – | Jork |
| Print and dispensing system | Valentin | – | – | – | Jork |
| Industrial printer (Print & Apply) | ALX 924 | – | Printing speed max. 400 mm/s; resolution 300 dpi | – | Jork |
| Hand labeller | A+P | – | – | – | Jork |
| Fully automatic banderole machine | ATS US-2000 | – | Ultrasonic cold welding | – | Jork |
| Tabletop banderole machine (adhesive tape banderole) | – | – | Tying cycle 1.2 s; max. product length 170 mm, height 140 mm | – | Jork |
| Wet emptying | Burg | – | – | – | Jork |
| Portal system (emptying) | Burg | – | Bays for 3 full and 3 empty bulk crates each | – | Jork |
| Bulk crate emptier (dry emptier) | – | – | Capacity up to 20 crates/hour, 3-lever system hydraulic | – | Jork |
| Bulk crate emptier with brush | – | – | – | – | Jork |
| Cleaning machine | Greefa | – | Outlet 500 mm wide | – | Jork |
| Cherry sponge dryer | – | – | – | – | Jork |
| Brush dryer (apple dryer) | – | – | – | – | Jork |
| Cleaning machine with brushes in stainless steel | A+P Service | – | 800 mm wide, 2,000 mm long; 12 brush rollers on top; 4 sponge + 10 short-bristle brush rollers below | – | Jork |
| Sponge dryer | Greefa | – | Length 2,300 mm, width 750 mm; 2 blowers | – | Jork |
| Dryer | Stas | – | 3 brush rollers, 12 sponge rollers | – | Jork |
| Checkweigher | – | – | – | – | Jork |
| Individual fruit weighing machine | EW-20 | – | – | – | Jork |
Additional services
Reference customers
Service and Inspected Quality
Used machines are thoroughly inspected before sale; maintenance is carried out seamlessly and documented. Installation, acceptance and warranty are part of the service.
| Evidence | Jork |
|---|---|
| Professional inspection before handover | |
| Documented maintenance | |
| Installation and acceptance |
Company History
- 1996
Founding of A+P Service by Ingo Fierek, Peter Schiffmann, Harald Andresen and Jens Plambeck as a specialist service for fruit and vegetable sorting systems, packaging machines and labelling technology.
- 2001
Separation of the business partners; Ingo Fierek and Peter Schiffmann continue running the company together, based in Buxtehude.
- 2005
Move to larger premises at Westerminnerweg 19, Jork; expansion of the range of services.
- ~2022
Move to the new premises at Ostfeld 20, Jork ('for 3 years' according to the website).