Jorgensen Engineering

Jorgensen Engineering A/S is a Danish industrial engineering company headquartered in Odense. It designs and supplies processing and packaging-handling equipment for manufacturers in the food, pet-food, and pharmaceutical sectors. The company’s portfolio covers equipment used across several stages of a production and packaging line, including conveying, container handling, retort loading and unloading, palletizing and depalletizing, sterilization and cleaning, filling, automation, robotics, and quality-assurance or food-safety operations. The business originated in 1933 as Bøg Jørgensens Maskinfabrik, founded by engineer Rasmus Bøg Jørgensen. His earlier work in the United States gave him experience in construction and machinery, which formed the basis for the company’s initial engineering activities. By 1935, the company had produced its first canning machines. Canning and related processing machinery subsequently became the foundation of the business, establishing a specialization in equipment for industrial food production. Leadership passed to Rasmus Bøg Jørgensen’s son, engineer Paul Bøg Rasmussen, in 1955. During Rasmussen’s tenure, the company increased its export activity and broadened its international business. A separate company called Jorgensen Food Engineering ApS was established in 1974, reflecting the growing importance of food-processing and food-packaging engineering within the organization. In 1987, the business became public and adopted the name Jorgensen Engineering A/S. The company’s equipment is intended to integrate with complete production lines rather than function solely as standalone consumer-facing products. Its systems handle a range of package formats, including cans, glass jars, cartons, bottles, bags, and plastic packaging. The combination of mechanical handling, line automation, robotics, sanitation, and quality-control capabilities positions Jorgensen Engineering as an industrial equipment supplier serving manufacturers that require throughput, consistent handling, hygiene, and process reliability. In 2016, Jorgensen Engineering became a member of the Swedish XANO Group, a group focused on industrial technology companies. This change connected the company to a broader industrial ownership structure while retaining its identity as a specialist engineering supplier. Public reference material does not provide detailed current financial figures, a comprehensive list of present executives, or a definitive breakdown of geographic sales. Accordingly, the brand is best described as an active Danish B2B engineering company with international export experience and a focus on automated processing and packaging systems.

Jorgensen Engineering traces its origins to 1933, when engineer Rasmus Bøg Jørgensen established a machinery business under the name Bøg Jørgensens Maskinfabrik. Before founding the company, Jørgensen had spent approximately ten years working in the United States. That experience exposed him to construction and engineering practices that he later applied to machinery manufacturing in Denmark. The company’s first canning machines were produced in 1935. Their development marked the beginning of a long-term concentration on processing equipment for industrial food production. Rather than remaining a general machine shop, the business gradually developed specialist knowledge in the movement, treatment, filling, cleaning, and packaging of products and containers through factory production lines. Rasmus Bøg Jørgensen led the company until 1955. In that year, responsibility passed to his son, engineer Paul Bøg Rasmussen. The second generation expanded the company’s export activities, helping it move beyond its Danish base and build an international customer orientation. The available reference material does not specify individual export countries or detailed sales figures, but it identifies export expansion as an important feature of Rasmussen’s management. In 1974, Jorgensen Food Engineering ApS was established. The new corporate name reflected the company’s increasing specialization in food-processing engineering and related production equipment. Its capabilities developed around systems for handling packaged goods and integrating machinery into larger industrial lines. These systems included conveyors, container handling, retort equipment, palletizing and depalletizing, cleaning and sterilization, filling, automation, and controls. The business became public in 1987 and adopted the name Jorgensen Engineering A/S. This marked a further corporate stage in its development and established the name under which the company is known in modern reference material. Its activities continued to center on industrial processing and packaging systems, with equipment designed for multiple package types such as cans, glass jars, cartons, bottles, bags, and plastic packaging. Over time, the company’s scope extended beyond conventional mechanical handling. Automation and control systems, robotics, and quality-assurance or food-safety equipment became part of its offering. These capabilities support the needs of food and pet-food manufacturers, while the company also supplies systems for pharmaceutical packaging. Its role is primarily that of an engineering and equipment supplier serving other businesses, rather than a consumer brand. In 2016, Jorgensen Engineering became a member of the Swedish XANO Group. The transaction or group change placed the company within a larger industrial technology structure. The available sources do not provide enough information to describe subsequent management changes, specific acquisitions, current revenue, or a complete geographic market list. Publicly documented history nevertheless shows a company that evolved from a Danish machinery workshop into an international-oriented supplier of specialized processing, packaging, automation, and line-handling equipment.

• 2016

  Joins the XANO Group

  [1]Jorgensen Engineeringen.wikipedia.org

  Jorgensen Engineering became a member of Swedish industrial group XANO.

• 1987

  Company becomes public and adopts the Jorgensen Engineering name

  [1]Jorgensen Engineeringen.wikipedia.org

  The business was made public and took the name Jorgensen Engineering A/S.

• 1974

  Jorgensen Food Engineering ApS established

  [1]Jorgensen Engineeringen.wikipedia.org

  A company bearing the Jorgensen Food Engineering name was established during the period of export expansion and food-equipment specialization.

• 1955

  Leadership passes to Paul Bøg Rasmussen

  [1]Jorgensen Engineeringen.wikipedia.org

  Founder Rasmus Bøg Jørgensen was succeeded by his son, engineer Paul Bøg Rasmussen.

• 1935

  First canning machines produced

  [1]Jorgensen Engineeringen.wikipedia.org

  The company manufactured its first canning machines, establishing processing equipment as its core business.

• 1933

  Company established as Bøg Jørgensens Maskinfabrik

  [1]Jorgensen Engineeringen.wikipedia.org

  Engineer Rasmus Bøg Jørgensen founded the machinery business that later became Jorgensen Engineering.

A specialist B2B engineering supplier focused on integrated processing, packaging handling, automation, and end-of-line systems for food, pet-food, and pharmaceutical production.

• Material handling and packaging automation

  Conveying and packaging-handling systems

  Systems for moving and positioning packaged products and containers through production and packaging lines. The documented formats include cans, glass jars, cartons, bottles, bags, and plastic packaging. These solutions form part of the company’s line-integration offering and are intended to support reliable, automated flow between processing, filling, inspection, and end-of-line operations.

• Food-processing equipment

  Retort loading and unloading stations

  Equipment for loading products or containers into retorts and removing them after thermal processing. Retort handling is relevant to shelf-stable food production, where controlled movement and positioning can help connect sterilization processes with upstream and downstream line equipment.

• End-of-line automation

  Palletizing and depalletizing systems

  Automated systems for building product loads onto pallets and removing products from pallets. These solutions address repetitive end-of-line and line-feeding tasks and can be integrated with conveyors, robotics, controls, and other packaging equipment.

• Hygiene and process equipment

  Sterilization and cleaning systems

  Equipment supporting cleaning and sterilization activities in processing and packaging environments. These capabilities are particularly relevant to food, pet-food, and pharmaceutical applications, where sanitation and product-safety requirements influence plant design and equipment integration.

• Filling and packaging equipment

  Milk-powder filling lines

  Filling-line equipment for milk powder and related powdered products. The offering reflects the company’s role in supplying specialized machinery for filling and packaging operations within food-production facilities.

• Industrial automation

  Automation, controls, and robotics

  Automation and control systems, together with robotic equipment, extend the company’s mechanical machinery portfolio. They support coordinated handling, repeatability, machine control, and integration across processing and packaging lines.

• Quality and compliance equipment

  Quality-assurance and food-safety equipment

  Equipment and systems intended to support quality assurance and food safety in industrial production. The available reference material identifies this as part of the company’s broader processing-equipment scope but does not provide individual product names or technical specifications.

• 2016

  Joining the XANO GroupM&A

  Background

  Jorgensen Engineering had developed from a Danish machinery manufacturer into a specialist supplier of processing and packaging systems with export activities.

  Action taken

  The company became a member of Swedish industrial group XANO.

  Aftermath

  The move placed Jorgensen Engineering within the XANO Group’s broader industrial technology portfolio. Detailed post-2016 operating effects are not specified in the available reference.

  Source

1. 1Jorgensen Engineeringen.wikipedia.org