Sales, overhaul and maintenance of fruit sorting, emptying, filling and packaging systems
Heitmann & Junge GmbH
Mittelnkirchen · Grünendeich · SteinkirchenNew on Amplifa
About us
Heitmann & Junge GmbH was founded in 1974 in Grünendeich and is today headquartered in Mittelnkirchen (district of Stade). Through its Sorting & Packaging Systems division, the company sells new and overhauled used fruit sorting machines and accessories from the manufacturers Greefa, Burg and Munckhof. The portfolio includes systems for wet and dry emptying (water dumpers, gantry dumpers, dry dumpers, crate washing systems, water treatment), sorting systems with size, colour and weight grading, as well as mechanically and electronically weighing small-crate and bulk-crate fillers and packaging technology. Machine components for emptying, sorting and packaging are made of stainless steel, aluminium and plastic. In addition, the company operates a DIY and garden centre, a beverage store, a marquee rental business, a joinery and a funeral service. Typical customers come from fruit and vegetable growing and marketing as well as agriculture.
- Site
- Mittelnkirchen
- Processes
- Fruit/vegetable sorting (size, colour, weight grading), Wet/dry emptying of fruit, Bulk and small crate filling (wet & dry), Packaging (stretch film, palletizing, filling into bags/net bags, lane depositors), Stretch film packaging (foodtainer 0-packs to 8-packs), Bag filling, Crate washing system, Water treatment/process water filtration
- Materials
- Apples, Pears, Cherries, Various vegetables and fruit types, Stainless steel (machine construction), Aluminium (machine housings), Plastic (machine housings, PVC cover sheeting), Wood (joinery)
- Certificates
- CE conformity (packaging machines)
- Founded
- 1974
- Industries
- Fruit and vegetable growing/marketing, Agriculture, Retail (DIY/garden centre), Beverage trade, Funeral services, Joinery/interior fitting
- 01
Consulting and quotation
- 02
Sales of new sorting, emptying, filling and packaging systems
- 03
Sale of overhauled used machines
- 04
Assembly and commissioning
- 05
Maintenance and service
- 06
Supply of accessories and spare parts
Machines, Materials & Processes
Stainless steel
Tanks, channels, dryers and machine housings of emptying and packaging systems in stainless steel design
Aluminium
Machine housings, e.g. for stretch film machines
Plastic
Machine housings as well as PVC-coated covers
Wood
Material of the in-house joinery for furniture construction, interior fittings, windows and doors
Apples, pears, cherries
Sorting and packaging goods, plus a wide range of other fruit and vegetable types
Locations
Mittelnkirchen
DEHeadquarters: sorting technology, DIY/garden centre, beverage store, joinery, funeral service
- Materials
- Stainless steel, aluminium, plastic, wood
- Greefa Combisort
- Greefa GeoSort
- Greefa MSE Combicup
- Burg water dumper AL-E
- Burg gantry water dumper POLSAP 4.81
- Burg dry dumper HKDD-E
- Burg crate washing system
- Burg water filter system
- Burg highspeed filler
- Burg BGV bulk-crate filler
- Greefa GBF
- Greefa MDV/PDV small-crate filler
- Walstar W 55 Più stretch film machine
- Burg BBW14 weighing unit
- Burg BPP1 palletizer
- Reisopack strapping machine
Systems & Machines
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit/vegetable sorting (size, colour, weight grading)Other (sorting & packaging technology) | Size grading in steps of 0.1 mm | – | – | – | Apples, Pears, Cherries, Various vegetables and fruit types |
| Wet/dry emptying of fruitOther (sorting & packaging technology) | – | – | – | – | Apples, Pears |
| Bulk and small crate filling (wet & dry)Other (sorting & packaging technology) | – | – | – | – | Apples, Pears, Conference and Williams pears, Jonagold and Golden Delicious apples, round or elongated fruit |
| Packaging (stretch film, palletizing, filling into bags/net bags, lane depositors)Other (sorting & packaging technology) | – | – | – | – | Fruit, Vegetables, Meat as foodtainer |
| Stretch film packaging (foodtainer 0-packs to 8-packs)Other (sorting & packaging technology) | – | max. pack format 320 x 230 x 160/200 | – | 35 cycles per minute – 55 cycles per minute (HS up to 62/min) | Fruit, Vegetables, Meat |
| Bag fillingOther (sorting & packaging technology) | – | – | – | up to 2500 bags per hour (at 1 | sensitive fruit |
| Crate washing systemOther (sorting & packaging technology) | – | – | – | – | Bulk crates (cleaning) |
| Water treatment/process water filtrationSurface | – | – | – | – | Process water |
| Joinery (furniture construction, interior fitting, windows, doors, glazing, repairs)Other (woodworking/joinery) | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Maintenance and service of fruit sorting machinesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
25 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit sorting machine (size, colour, weight grading) | Greefa Combisort | – | – | – | – |
| Apple sorting machine (2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 lanes, max. 7 fruit/second/lane dry, 6 wet) | Greefa GeoSort | – | – | – | – |
| Apple and pear sorting machine (cup system, max. 5 apples/second/lane, 2–10 lanes) | Greefa MSE Combicup | – | – | – | – |
| Sorting machine 4-lane, 15 active outlets | Greefa MSE 2000 | – | – | 2007 | – |
| Sorting machine 2-lane | Greefa MSE | – | – | 1996 | – |
| Compact water dumper | Burg AL-E | – | – | – | – |
| Gantry water dumper (3 full + 3 empty crates) | Burg POLSAP 4.81 | – | – | – | – |
| Dry dumper (crate size 1000x1000 to 1270x1270 mm, crate height 600–850 mm, max. crate weight | Burg HKDD-E | – | Crates 1000x1000–1270x1270 mm | – | – |
| Crate washing system | Burg | – | – | – | – |
| Water filter system (sand and activated carbon filters, UV, hydrogen peroxide) | Burg | – | – | – | – |
| Underwater/highspeed filler | Burg Highspeed filler | – | – | – | – |
| Bulk-crate filler (single or double swivel) | Burg BGV | – | – | – | – |
| Rotary filler (underwater filler) | Burg | – | – | – | – |
| Soft weigher/weighing unit, 14 heads, up to 2500 bags/h | Burg BBW14 | – | – | – | – |
| Plate palletizer | Burg BPP1 | – | – | – | – |
| Vacuum underwater filler | Greefa Vacuum filler | – | – | – | – |
| Bulk-crate filler (Gentle Bin Filler) | Greefa GBF | – | – | – | – |
| Mechanically weighing small-crate filler | Greefa MDV | – | – | – | – |
| Electronically weighing small-crate filler | Greefa PDV | – | – | – | – |
| Bulk-crate filler | Munckhof | – | – | – | – |
| Stretch film machine (35–55 cycles/min, HS up to 62/min) | Walstar W 55 Più | – | Pack max. 320 x 230 x 160/200 mm | – | – |
| Net bag machine with weighing belts | BTV 2-2 | – | – | – | – |
| Strapping machine (horizontal, pallet strapping) | Reisopack | – | – | – | – |
| Labeller (price and weight labelling) | Bizerba GLM-E | – | – | – | – |
| Fruit placer with chain buffer and cassette belt (foodtainer) | Heitmann & Junge | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Service
The sorting technology division offers maintenance and service of the systems as well as the sale of overhauled used machines; the Walstar W 55 Più stretch film machine complies with all standards according to CE.
| Evidence | Mittelnkirchen |
|---|---|
| CE conformity (packaging machines) |
History
- 1974
Founded by Hermann Junge and Günter Heitmann in Grünendeich
- 1976
Opening of the retail store and joinery with funeral service in Grünendeich
- 1982
Opening of a second branch in Steinkirchen
- 1986
Purchase of the "Mühle Nodop" property in Mittelnkirchen; conversion into a DIY/garden centre, beverage store, joinery, funeral home & locksmithery
- 1986
Takeover of the general agency for Greefa sorting systems
- 1987
Opening of the Mittelnkirchen location
- 1995
Extension building for the sorting technology division
- 1999
Extension of the DIY & garden centre to 1.500 qm; Volker Junge joins the company
- 2000
Takeover of the general agency of the company Burg
- 2002
Torsten Junge joins the sorting technology division
- 2009
Takeover of sorting technology by Torsten Junge; Torsten and Volker Junge join the management, Günter Heitmann leaves the company
- 2010
Acquisition of the company Geräte Mahs from Jork