Company
Schaaf Technologie GmbH was founded in 1974 by Mr. Heinz Schaaf and started from humble beginnigs. Over the past 45 years, the company has gone through various stages of growth and change to emerge as a reliable single source of machines and technology for the food-extrusion industry.
Schaaf Technologie GmbH is an examplary family-owned company; the Schaaf family members own the company and are actively involved in its day-to-day business. Their consistent, hands-on management style guarantees the continued development of the company, its products and services.
The company has a small but dedicated team of employees, many of whom have been with Schaaf for over 15 years. Each and every employee of the Schaaf company continually strives to ensure the highest possible customer satisfaction with regards to the products and services offered.
Personnel
Company founder
Heinz Schaaf (1927-1999)
Elizabeth Schaaf
Management
Heinz-Josef Schaaf
CEO
Annette Schaaf
Dispatch department
Wilfried Schaaf (1960-2022)
Patricia Schaaf
Finance, controlling
Kai Schaaf
CEO, Sales and distribution
Manuel Schaaf
Construction and IT
Employees
Schaaf Technologie GmbH prides inself in having a small but extremely dedicated workforce. Close coordination between the design, purchase, production and sales departments ensures that the customer receives the right equipment of the highest quality and design that meets their product requirements.
Dieter Hartmann
Head of automation department
Andreas Rupp
Head of the product development centre
Mathias Michel
Service technician
Karsten Hochreuther
Construction and production engineering
Raman Dewan
Head of Marketing for the Asian region
Manuel Rosenbaum
Order management
Ron Hanke
Production manager
Peter Löw
Head of the machining department
Sebastian Hohlwein
Service technician & trainer
Jonathan Stahl
Trainer
Milestones in the history of the company
2009 Introduction of thin wall technology
2008 Introduction of 3D spirals
2007 Introduction of newly developed directly extruded shoestring potato sticks
2004 Launch of “Bread-Chip” type products with open porous surfaces
2003 Introduction of innovative product textures through oil and / or water injection in processing section Introduction of dual coloured products using colour injection technology
2002 Showcase of Schaaf products and technology for the first time at INTERPACK exhibition
2001 First time use of special embossing technology for co-extruded, filled products
1996 Introduction of optimised, economical and energy efficient compact plants for production of snacks and cereals
1995 Introduction of 3D shapes with colour jet printing
1994 Introduction of TURBO Technology
1989 Introduction of PTFE-coating in the drying drum for production of cereals
1988 Continuous dosing systems for numerous components, production of dry baby-foods, which are directly comparable in quality to products manufactured by roller driers
1987 New Shapes - Crocodile, Camel and Rhino!
1986 First 3D products using patented cutting process
1985 First computer controlled extruder with automatic start-up program, data compilation and torque
1984 First co-extruded products with chocolate and meat-paste fillings
1983 Production of breakfast cereals with water based sugar slurries. First computer controlled weighing and mixing unit
1982 All parts coming in contact with the product are manufactured strictly from stainless steel
1981 Extruded instant-rice for dry baby foods
1980 Flat-bread production on short screw extruder
1979 The first sugar coating process is demonstrated, production of instant-polenta on a cooker / former extruder Introduction of the infrared drying technology. Consequent introduction of electronically variable DC drives in the dosing, drying and flavouring units
1978 The first short screw extruder, which could process up to 90% potato flakes
1977 The first “3rd generation snacks” pellets-extruder with an integrated cooking / forming zone
1976 All extruder-drives are consequently changed to variable DC drives
1975 The first wear optimised, sintered, bimetallic extruder sleeve