Quality since 1872!»Perfect harmony between cutting-edge production technologies and careful craftsmanship«

We consider the Niederrheinische Formenfabrik Janssen of the present to be a factory in the best sense of the word – a business enterprise that combines traditional craftsmanship with modern production techniques and lives out the compelling desire to ensure the sustainability of its products. Thus, in keeping with our convictions, our products are manufactured at our location in Krefeld and we work with regional suppliers.

We avoid unnecessary complexity in the design of our cookie moulding machines and instead pursue a single focus on the function that is required. All of the materials used are conceived to ensure a robust service life when employed in the food industry. The machines are made exclusively of recyclable, separable materials, such as high-quality stainless steel as well as food-grade aluminium and polyethylene. Moreover, we have designed the components used so that the customer can maintain or even replace them on their own.

The result is exceptionally long-lived and robust machines which are not subject to rapid technological ageing and are valued by our customers as essential tools for their daily work routines.

Niederrheinische Formenfabrik Janssen GmbH was founded in Krefeld in 1872 by our ancestors and we continue to operate as a family-owned factory, currently in the 5th generation. While our great-great-grandfather sold his hand-carved wooden speculaas-biscuit moulds, which were produced by formally trained artisan carvers, the very first cookie moulding machines were developed and assembled in the ensuing years.

Each of the five generations took on the challenges associated with their tenure in management and always felt a connection to the people who worked with their products – often under great time pressure – namely, the bakers and confectioners, the users of our products.

This is why we have chosen a user-oriented approach in developing the cookie formers of the F-Series, in which the experience and wishes of our customers have significantly shaped the requirement profile of our work.

The experience with our customers gathered over generations is a treasure that we guard with great diligence and from which we derive inspiration for new ideas in keeping with our watchword: »A future firmly rooted in the past«.

Every great challenge requires a motivation and purpose to justify the arduous work, sleepless nights and the efforts required to overcome both small and large obstacles. Our main goal was to base the design of the F-Series on the suggestions, wishes and needs of our customers collected over many years, thus creating a product to meet the requirements of the present and future as they become more demanding in so many respects.

We are proud and extremely pleased that being presented with the highest distinctions of the most prestigious international innovation and design awards has confirmed our work.

Since 1953 the German Design Council has been active as the world’s leading competence centre for communication and the transfer of knowledge in the areas of design, branding and innovation. The jury is composed of independent, interdisciplinary experts from industry, science, institutions and finance. The submissions are evaluated using the criteria level of innovation, user benefit and cost efficiency. The innovation strategy should include aspects such as social, ecological, and economic sustainability as well as the use of energy and resources. Factors such as site and employment potential, durability, market readiness, technical quality and function, materiality and synergistic effects also play a decisive role in the adjudication process.