Manufacturing and service of seed processing machines, special machines, conveying equipment and complete processing plants in Halle (Saale).
Maschinenbau Jacobs GmbH & Co. KG
06112 Halle (Saale) · Leipziger Chaussee 91-95New on Amplifa
Family business in its fourth generation
Maschinenbau Jacobs GmbH & Co. KG is a craft business in Halle (Saale) that has specialised since 1931 in the construction and servicing of seed cleaning machines. The company manufactures machines and equipment for seed processing, sorting, cleaning, conveying, dressing and aeration of cereals, grasses, clover seeds, oilseeds, legumes and special crops from conventional and organic farming. Its range of services includes, in addition to special machines, conveying equipment and mobile processing plants, the planning, project engineering, delivery, installation and servicing of complete processing plants as well as the general overhaul of used machines and the sale of screens and spare parts for Petkus and Röber cleaners. Manufacturing is predominantly from steel and steel sheet in a production hall built in 2004 with modern sheet metal processing; the company is a certified welding specialist business in accordance with DIN 18800-7 Class B. The 8-employee company in its fourth generation supplies customers in Germany and is active with installation teams in Poland, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Cameroon and China.
- Site
- Halle (Saale)
- Processes
- Construction and service of seed cleaning machines, Planning, project engineering, delivery, installation and service of complete seed processing plants, Manufacturing of special machines, conveying equipment and mobile processing plants, Sheet metal processing, Welding (certified welding specialist business in accordance with DIN 18800-7 Class B), Metal construction, Seed processing, sorting, cleaning, conveying, dressing and aeration (plant engineering), General overhaul of used machines (seed processing)
- Materials
- Steel, Steel sheet
- Certificates
- Welding specialist business in accordance with DIN 18800-7 Class B
- Founded
- 1931
- Employees
- 8
- Industries
- Seed processing, Agriculture/Cereals, Seed production, Organic farming
- 01
Planning and project engineering
- 02
Sheet metal processing
- 03
Welding (metal construction)
- 04
Assembly of machines and plants
- 05
Delivery, commissioning and service
- 06
Spare part and screen supply
Materials and manufacturing
Steel
Structural material for special machines, conveying equipment and machine frames.
Steel sheet
Base material of the modern sheet metal processing in the production hall.
Site Halle (Saale)
Halle (Saale)
DEOperations and production
- Materials
- Steel, steel sheet
- Production hall with modern sheet metal processing (2004)
Machines and components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction and service of seed cleaning machinesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Planning, project engineering, delivery, installation and service of complete seed processing plantsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of special machines, conveying equipment and mobile processing plantsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Sheet metal processingMachining | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Welding (certified welding specialist business in accordance with DIN 18800-7 Class B)Joining | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Metal constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | Stahl |
| Seed processing, sorting, cleaning, conveying, dressing and aeration (plant engineering)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| General overhaul of used machines (seed processing)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
16 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deawner | Petkus K 320 | 1 | Capacity 5 t/h seed, drive 5.5 kW | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Brushing machine | Westrup HA 800 | 1 | Drive 7.5 kW | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Table grader | Westrup KA 2200 | 1 | – | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Bucket elevator | – | 1 | Total height 7.2 m, capacity max. 10 t/h, drive 1.1 kW NORD gear motor | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Pre-cleaner | Petkus K 523 | 1 | Capacity 20 t/h (pre-cleaning wheat) | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Seed treater | Petkus Gigant Typ K 531 | 1 | Capacity 2 t/h (seed treatment wheat) | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Laboratory indented cylinder grader | Petkus | 1 | with manometer | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Laboratory screening machine | Petkus | 1 | – | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Laboratory indent cylinder | Petkus | 1 | – | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Laboratory magnetic separator | Petkus | 1 | – | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Laboratory deawner | – | 1 | Drive 0.25 kW, speed continuously adjustable, batch or continuous operation | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Laboratory ear thresher | – | 1 | – | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Seed treater | Petkus | – | 1–2 t/h | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Colour sorter | Barthel (barmai) | – | – | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Mobile seed processing plant | – | – | 1–10 t/h, intensive cleaning up to 30 t/h, bagging scale 12.5–50 kg | – | Halle (Saale) |
| Mobile pre-cleaning | – | – | 20 t/h | – | Halle (Saale) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and associations
The company is a certified welding specialist business in accordance with DIN 18800-7 Class B and a member of the Bundesverband der VO-Firmen e.V., the Bundesverband Deutscher Saatguterzeuger e.V. and the SBV Saatbauverband Sachsen-Anhalt e.V.
| Evidence | Halle (Saale) |
|---|---|
| Welding specialist business in accordance with DIN 18800-7 Class B |
Company history since 1931
- 1931
Hermann John, chief fitter of the Maschinenfabrik Wilhelm Jäger, founds a specialist business for seed processing machines on the Leipziger Chaussee in Halle and receives a patent for a needle indent cylinder for pea grading.
- 1950
Son-in-law Werner Jacobs takes over the business after the death of the company founder.
- 1971
Klaus Jacobs wants to take up the inheritance; the state demand for the founding of a PGH in the GDR is fended off after difficult disputes, the business remains independent.
- 1983
Son Christoph Jacobs joins the company.
- 1989
Son Thomas Jacobs joins the company.
- 2004
Construction of a new production hall with modern sheet metal processing for special machines, conveying equipment and mobile processing plants.
- 2017
Chinese vocational school teachers visit the business; the company is active in its fourth generation.
- 2024
Report by the Deutsche Handwerkszeitung on the economic situation; the business employs 8 staff, of whom 90 % are skilled workers trained in-house.