Welcome to A+F
High quality packaging solutions for the food and beverage industry
For more than 40 years, A+F has accompanied you in the planning, implementation and optimization of end-of-line packaging systems and machines. Our focus is on high-quality as well as integrated packaging solutions, which are used in the dairy, beverage and food industry, but also in cosmetics, phamaceutical and other industries.
Trust our internationally recognized expertise and benefit from proven system solutions as well as customer-specific solutions in secondary and tertiary packaging - all the way to integrated packaging lines.
Our portfolio includes individually adaptable products for handling, grouping and packaging various goods, such as cups, trays, beverage cartons, pouches or bottles. Rely on 40 years of know-how and on quality products to cover the entire value chain from A+F.
The people behind the A+F name
Get to know our powerful team
The employees of A+F Automation + Fördertechnik GmbH are experts in their field for many years. Also in the future it will be about acting environmentally friendly, modern and always innovative. Get to know the team in the short videos and learn what drives the employees at A+F and what makes them tick - very personal, human and close.
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Managing Director
Sales
Project management, Operations & Engineering
Human Resources & Finance
Service
A+F corporate success - responsibility for people, society and the environment.
Clear values. Clear goals. The A+F way.
The partnership and trustful cooperation with our suppliers is a central success factor for A+F Automation & Fördertechnik GmbH. Only together with our suppliers we can optimally implement the high requirements of our customers.
Therefore, we strive to establish close relationships with suppliers and to integrate them into our business processes. We obtain our purchasing parts and materials from carefully selected suppliers who accept our purchasing conditions in particular and take the Code of Conduct into account.
Our values
Our values guide all activities of A+F GmbH, both in terms of in-house cooperation as well as towards our customers, partners and the society.
- Continuity – we strive for sustainability
- Independence – acting instead of reacting
- Tradition – we stay true to ourselves
- Responsibility – we stand by our word
- Trust – we build on openness and trust
- Cooperation – we see ourselves as partners
40 years of packaging solutions - A+F as a partner at your side
For quality and innovation in the field of end-of-line packaging
- Foundation of A+F
- Establishment of the Kirchlengern site
- A+F becomes a member of the Jagenberg Group
- Successful ISO 9001 - Certification
- A+F becomes member of the IWKA Group
- Expansion of the Kirchlengern site to 8,000 m2 for development, production, service and administration
- A+F becomes part of the OYSTAR Group
- A+F becomes member of the mutares group
- Start of the international expansion strategy and foundation of the "End-Of-Line Packaging GmbH".
- Start of the "Industry 4.0" application "Condition Monitoring" together with the SetLine type sleeving machine.
- Today approx. 170 employees, turnover > €37M
Short portrait: A+F Automation + Fördertechnik GmbH from Kirchlengern, Germany
40 years of quality and innovation
A+F has stood for first-class solutions in the field of end-of-line packaging since 1974. We offer a portfolio of robust machines and systems characterized by innovation and quality for a wide range of applications - as well as individual as well as tailor-made solutions for your needs. From precise forming of packages from flat blanks to handling large loads at high speed to maximum format flexibility.
Ideas that secure your future:
Systems from A+F.
Ever smaller households and ever more individual consumer wishes - solutions for these dynamically changing conditions are increasingly in demand at A+F. Simple handling, quick conversion of the systems for the purpose of maximum variability and reliability as well as longevity are always the primary development goals.
The economic goals are also already set for us: to further expand our market position through innovative ideas, reliability and motivated employees. In doing so, we will act in an environmentally compatible and modern manner without losing sight of our responsibility for employees and the region.
A+F Overall systems - From project planning to acceptance: Systems from A+F
Precision that boosts your performance:
Quality from A+F.
We regard high product quality, contractual compliance, punctuality, comprehensive service and flexible, customized solutions as self-evident standards. The solution is always adapted to the customer, not the customer to the solution.
The result: trusting partnerships that we maintain with both our customers and our suppliers over many years.
See for yourself: Quality from A+F
Solutions that meet your requirements:
Flexibility from A+F.
Development, construction, delivery, assembly, commissioning - we do it all today. And afterwards, you can rely on our maintenance and changeover work. As a customer, you get everything from us from a single source and can count on rapid convertibility with immediate production readiness.
An insight into what we can offer: Flexibility from A+F
Partnership that helps you move forward:
Service from A+F.
With high innovative spirit and the flexibility of a regionally rooted, medium-sized company, we like to work hand in hand with our customers. We also consciously face up to the social responsibility for our employees, who form the basis of A+F GmbH. We at A+F see this and our innovative strength as our success. Also in the future it will be important for us to act environmentally friendly, modern and always innovative.
Partnership that helps you move forward: Service from A+F
A workforce committed to your needs:
Teamwork at and with A+F.
The employees of A+F Automation + Fördertechnik GmbH are experts in their field for many years. Being able to rely on each other is particularly important to us at A+F GmbH. That's why we treat each other with respect, live and work in flat hierarchies and always ensure that we continue to expand our expertise. And it is exactly this way of working that pays off: Acting on one's own responsibility and challenging, varied work ensure a high level of commitment and a strong identification with the company and its products.
Get to know our powerful team: Teamwork at and with A+F
Career perspectives that secure your future:
Vocational training at A+F.
With us, every apprentice has the opportunity to make a difference and take on responsibility in his or her respective apprenticeship. We have short decision-making processes and act at eye level with all colleagues.
Dreams for the future: Training at A+F