
Conveying technology and special-purpose systems for potato, food and bulk material technology
Horst Affeldt Fördertechnik Service
Embsen (registered office) · Uelzen (production/office)New on Amplifa
About Horst Affeldt Fördertechnik Service
Horst Affeldt Fördertechnik Service, based in the Lüneburg Heath in Lower Saxony, plans, designs, manufactures and installs conveyor belts, washing technology, bunkers and machines for storage technology. The focus is on potato technology; in addition, the company produces systems for onions, carrots, the bulk material and recycling industries as well as other industrial applications. The portfolio includes flat and troughed conveyor belts with closed frame profile or open lattice tube frame, mobile hydraulic/electric conveyor belts, big bag fillers, crate turning and crate tipping devices, inspection tables, storage and dosing bunkers, roller dryers and the Dortmund fountain for cleaning potato washing water. Conveyor belts and systems are also available in stainless steel; custom-made products and special belts are manufactured individually according to customer requirements. The range is complemented by services such as new installations and disassembly, repairs, maintenance, conversions and spare parts, also on site with a fully equipped workshop bus. Services are provided in Germany and throughout Europe.
- Site
- Embsen
- Processes
- Conveyor belts (flat conveyor belts with closed frame profile, FR) for food and industry, Troughed conveyor belts with closed frame profile (FRM), Troughed conveyor belt with open lattice tube frame (FGM), Hydraulic/electric conveyor belt (mobile conveyor belt with electric and hydraulic drive), Big bag filler (gentle packaging of foods such as potatoes or onions), Crate turning device (crate emptying by 135-degree rotation), Crate tipping device, Guide sails (for gentle handling of potatoes and onions, for all makes to sample)
- Materials
- Stainless steel
- Certificates
- Load measurement (digital potato)
- Industries
- Food/potato technology, Agriculture, Bulk materials industry, Recycling industry, Industrial applications
- 01
Planning & Consulting
- 02
Design
- 03
Manufacturing (also stainless steel)
- 04
Assembly/new installation and disassembly
- 05
Repair, maintenance, conversion
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Service & spare parts
Materials
Stainless steel
Conveyor belts, washing technology and custom-made products also available in stainless steel, especially for the food sector.
Sites

Embsen
DERegistered office/legal notice

Uelzen
DEDelivery address/production/office
- Materials
- Edelstahl
- Workshop bus equipped for repairs and assembly work
Products and Systems








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Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conveyor belts (flat conveyor belts with closed frame profile, FR) for food and industryEngineering | – | Individual according to customer × Belt width 800 mm | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Troughed conveyor belts with closed frame profile (FRM)Engineering | – | Individual according to customer × Belt width 800 mm | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Troughed conveyor belt with open lattice tube frame (FGM)Engineering | – | Individual according to customer × Belt width 800 mm | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Hydraulic/electric conveyor belt (mobile conveyor belt with electric and hydraulic drive)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Big bag filler (gentle packaging of foods such as potatoes or onions)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Crate turning device (crate emptying by 135-degree rotation)Montage | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Crate tipping deviceMontage | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Guide sails (for gentle handling of potatoes and onions, for all makes to sample)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Spiral roller destoner/haulm separatorMontage | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Drum washing (washing technology for potatoes and carrots)Montage | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Dortmund fountain (retrofitting of washing systems, cleaning of potato washing water,)Montage | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Inspection tableMontage | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Storage and buffer bunkers / dosing bunkersMontage | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Roller dryer (incl. drying cloths as spare parts)Montage | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
| Planning & consulting (new systems for industry and agriculture, extensions and conversion of)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofitting, new installation and disassembly, repairs, maintenance, conversions and extensions ofMontage | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design and manufacturing of custom-made products/special belts (conveyor belts and systems also in)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Edelstahl |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop bus equipped for repairs and assembly work | – | 1 | – | – | Uelzen (mobile) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Gentle product handling is demonstrated by measurements with a digital potato; in a test run of a truck loading line, average impact strengths of 11 g and a maximum of 26 g were determined, with the delivered system components assessed as faultless.
| Evidence | Uelzen |
|---|---|
| Load measurement (digital potato) |
History
Retrospective on 30 years of company experience