Development and manufacture of custom powder packaging systems, including the AROVAC® vacuum packaging technology.
Arodo BV
Arendonk (BE) · Buchholz (DE) · Aalborg (DK) · Savli GIDC, Gujarat (IN)New on Amplifa
Specialist in Powder Packaging Systems
Arodo BV is a machinery manufacturer specialised in powder packaging, based in Arendonk (Belgium). The company develops, designs and manufactures custom packaging lines for filling powdered products into open-mouth bags, complemented by palletisers, stretch hooders and labelling and printing options. The product range includes bag filling machines, powder filling machines with various dosing and degassing methods, and the in-house developed AROVAC® technology for hermetically sealed vacuum packaging of powders. For food applications, machines are built in stainless steel with smooth weld seams in accordance with EHEDG guidelines; for building materials, robust paper, PE and PP bag solutions with stitching or sealing are used, at outputs of up to 1,200 bags per hour. According to the company, more than 2,200 machines have been delivered to around 20 countries. Sales and service locations exist in Germany (Buchholz), Denmark (Aalborg) and India; a 24/7 service is offered in four languages.
- Site
- B-2370 Arendonk, Belgium
- Processes
- Powder packaging in open-mouth bags (bag filling), Vacuum packaging of powders (AROVAC® technology), Automatic filling line for building materials (closing: stitching, sealing), Filling line for building materials with labelling/printing (closing: sealing, pinching), Filling line for building materials with complex labelling (closing: pinching, sealing), Filling line for building materials with side transport (tube film, closing: sealing), Powder filling with various dosing variants and degassing techniques (mechanical, vacuum), Engineering: custom development, design and programming of packaging systems
- Materials
- Paper (bag material), Paper with PE liner, PE (polyethylene), PP (polypropylene), Stainless steel (mechanical engineering for food packaging systems, smooth weld seams), Stainless steel
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, SCC (VCA), EHEDG membership
- Industries
- Building materials (cement, concrete mixes), Chemicals, Minerals, Food, Pet food
- 01
Engineering: custom development, design and programming
- 02
Manufacture of machine components (including stainless steel with smooth weld
- 03
Assembly of filling, palletising and stretch hood systems
- 04
Commissioning at the customer's site
- 05
Service, maintenance, retrofit and spare parts supply
Bag Materials and Execution
Stainless steel
For food packaging systems in accordance with EHEDG guidelines, manufactured with smooth weld seams.
Paper (bag material)
Standard bag material for filling lines for building materials, closed by stitching or sealing.
Paper with PE liner
Used for foods such as flour, milk powder and icing sugar as protection against moisture.
PE (polyethylene)
Used as tube film in filling lines with side transport as well as a liner.
PP (polypropylene)
Bag material for compact filling lines for building materials such as cement mixes.
Locations
Arendonk
BEHeadquarters & Production Site
- Materials
- Stainless steel (food applications), design engineering
- Open-mouth bag filling machines
- Powder filling machines
- AROVAC® vacuum packaging machines
- High-speed filling machines with double filling spout
- Palletisers
- Stretch hooders
Buchholz
DESales and Service Location (Arodo GmbH)
Aalborg
DKSales and Service Location (Arodo Scandinavia A/S)
Savli GIDC, Gujarat
INSales Location
Systems and Machines
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powder packaging in open-mouth bags (bag filling)Assembly | – | – | – | 600 bags/hour | Paper, Paper with PE liner, PP, PE |
| Vacuum packaging of powders (AROVAC® technology)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Paper, PE |
| Automatic filling line for building materials (closing: stitching, sealing)Assembly | – | – | – | 600 bags/hour | Paper, Paper with PE liner, PP |
| Filling line for building materials with labelling/printing (closing: sealing, pinching)Assembly | – | – | – | 1200 bags/hour | Paper, Paper with PE liner, PP |
| Filling line for building materials with complex labelling (closing: pinching, sealing)Assembly | – | – | – | 800 bags/hour | Paper, Paper with PE liner, PP |
| Filling line for building materials with side transport (tube film, closing: sealing)Assembly | – | – | – | 1000 bags/hour | PE |
| Powder filling with various dosing variants and degassing techniques (mechanical, vacuum)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Paper, PE |
| Engineering: custom development, design and programming of packaging systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open-mouth bag filling machine (Bag Filling Machine) | Arodo | – | – | – | Arendonk, Belgium |
| Powder filling machine (Powder Filling Machine) | Arodo | – | – | – | Arendonk, Belgium |
| AROVAC® vacuum packaging machine for powders | Arodo AROVAC® | – | – | – | Arendonk, Belgium |
| High-speed filling machine with double filling spout | Arodo | – | – | – | Arendonk, Belgium |
| Palletiser | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stretch hooder (stretch hood machine) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Complete powder packaging line (filling, labelling, printing, palletising) | Arodo | 2200 deliv | – | – | Arendonk, Belgium |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Standards
Arodo works according to strict procedures with built-in control and audit points and guarantees compliance with national and international standards (ISO 9001:2015, SCC/VCA, EHEDG). For food applications, hygienic engineering and food safety are at the centre of the system design.
| Evidence | Arendonk |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| SCC (VCA) | |
| EHEDG membership |
Company History
More than 35 years of experience in custom packaging solutions; over 2,200 machines delivered in around 20 countries
- 1991
Jan-Mathijs van Noort joins Arodo as a mechanical engineer
- 2003
Jan-Mathijs van Noort becomes Sales Manager for Benelux & UK
- 2018
Stephan Pilger becomes Sales Manager Germany
- 2019
Joost van Aaken takes over as Managing Director