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Eqraft
Eqraft is a Dutch maker of grading, weighing, bagging and handling machines and complete lines for potatoes and onions, based in Emmeloord. Its roots go back to Emmeloord Repair and Construction, founded in 1984. Hydratec Industries NV has been the majority shareholder since January 2025.
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At a glance
| Type | Machinery maker |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Emmeloord, Netherlands |
| Founded | 1984 (as Emmeloord Repair and Construction; continued as Eqraft from 2017, under Proqraft BV from 2019) |
| Ownership | Majority shareholder Hydratec Industries NV since January 2025 |
| Website | eqraft.com |
Machines
- Combination Scale: multihead weigher with 12 or 16 buckets of 14 litres, used for seed potatoes
- Baxmatic: automatic bag filler for 1.5-25 kg bags
- Cratefiller: crate filling, shown with the weigher at Interpom 2026
- Eqrader potato version: optical sorter by size, weight, shape and defects (in development)
- Brushing Machine: brushing and cleaning of produce
- Storage Bunker: buffer storage in the line
- Bin Tipper: tipping bins into the line
- Bin Filler: filling bins with produce
- Check Weigher: checking packed weights
- Big Bag Filler Bulk: filling big bags with bulk produce
Brands
Sites
| Site | Country |
|---|---|
| Emmeloord | Netherlands |
| Goes | Netherlands |
| Richland | United States |
Markets
- Europe
- North America
- Australia
- New Zealand
Key facts
- 2017: ERC merged with Qreenno and Propak and continued as Eqraft
- Klaas van de Poppe became CEO effective 1 May 2026
- Potato Eqrader capacity target: 15-20 tonnes per hour for table potatoes
- Potato Eqrader capacity target: 25-30 tonnes per hour for the fries industry
- Schuiling seed potato packing line target: 15-20 tonnes per hour
Machines
Neutral buying guides for the machine types this company makes.
Not published
Staff numbers, revenue and capacities for most machines are not published on the pages read.
The machinery page does not say which machines are used for potatoes, and the potato version of the Eqrader was described as in development with no commercial installation named.
Sources
- Eqraft home pagewww.eqraft.com/ · accessed 7 November 2026
- Machinerywww.eqraft.com/machinery · accessed 7 November 2026
- Eqraderwww.eqraft.com/product/eqrader · accessed 7 November 2026
- Combination scalewww.eqraft.com/product/combination-scale · accessed 7 November 2026
- Baxmaticwww.eqraft.com/product/baxmatic · accessed 7 November 2026
- Approachwww.eqraft.com/approach · accessed 7 November 2026
- Newswww.eqraft.com/news · accessed 7 November 2026
- Story of eqraftwww.eqraft.com/news/story-of-eqraft · accessed 7 November 2026
- Eqraft sets course toward the potato marketwww.eqraft.com/news/eqraft-sets-course-toward-the-potato-market · accessed 7 November 2026
- Redefining the classification of potatoes with the eqrader optical sorting machinewww.eqraft.com/news/redefining-the-classification-of-potatoes-with-the-eqrader-optical-sorting-machine · accessed 7 November 2026
- Combination scale and baxmatic make schuiling flexible while packing seed potatoeswww.eqraft.com/news/combination-scale-and-baxmatic-make-schuiling-flexible-while-packing-seed-potatoes · accessed 7 November 2026
- Klaas van de poppe appointed ceo of eqraftwww.eqraft.com/news/klaas-van-de-poppe-appointed-ceo-of-eqraft · accessed 7 November 2026
Last checked 7 November 2026.
Eqraft: questions and answers
What does Eqraft do?
Eqraft is a Dutch maker of grading, weighing, bagging and handling machines and complete lines for potatoes and onions, based in Emmeloord. Its roots go back to Emmeloord Repair and Construction, founded in 1984. Hydratec Industries NV has been the majority shareholder since January 2025.
Where is Eqraft based?
Eqraft is based in Emmeloord, Netherlands. The address it publishes is Eqraft (Proqraft BV), Werktuigenweg 7, 8304 AZ Emmeloord, Netherlands.
When was Eqraft founded?
Eqraft gives its founding as 1984 (as Emmeloord Repair and Construction; continued as Eqraft from 2017, under Proqraft BV from 2019).
Who owns Eqraft?
Majority shareholder Hydratec Industries NV since January 2025, as stated on the company's website.
What machines does Eqraft make for potatoes?
Machines it lists include Combination Scale, Baxmatic, Cratefiller, Eqrader potato version, Brushing Machine, Storage Bunker, Bin Tipper, Bin Filler.
Answers use only the facts on this page, taken from the company's website.
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