About Maskin Mekano
Who we are
Founded in 1956, Maskin Mekano is a Swedish family-owned company with over 65 years of experience in developing and manufacturing crushing and screening plants. Our machines are built in Sweden and known for Scandinavian quality, durability, and innovation.
What we offer
Mobile, semi mobile & stationary crushing, screening and recycling plants
Electric drive systems for energy efficiency and sustainability
User-friendly, safe and reliable designs
Continuous innovation driven by customer needs
Innovation highlight – The Vibroblock
In 2015, we launched the Vibroblock concept: a vibration-damped screen frame that prevents vibrations from damaging the chassis, while maintaining powerful screening efficiency. This unique innovation extends plant life, reduces maintenance, and boosts productivity.
Why choose Maskin Mekano?
✔ Superior performance & premium long-term investment
✔ Electric drive – lower costs & reduced emissions
✔ Vibroblock concept – industry-leading durability
✔ Strong aftermarket service & spare parts support
Industries we serve
- Quarrying, mining & aggregates
- Recycling of construction & excavation waste
- Contractors needing mobile on-site solutions
Our vision
To deliver more productive, sustainable, and user-friendly solutions that take mobile crushing and screening equipment one step further into the future.
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Background
Everything starts with a dream
The story of Maskin Mekano begins deep in the forests of Småland, Sweden. A young boy named Göte grows up in a small cottage, working at a wooden shoe factory– but dreaming of another future.
One day, while on a train heading north to become a railway worker, his mother receives a phone call that changes everything. Göte has been offered an apprenticeship with a blacksmith. She calls the next station, and Göte steps off the train. A new chapter begins.
Göte opens his first own forge south of Jönköping, shoeing horses at a furious pace. But times are changing. As horses disappear from the construction industry, he develops loading systems for gravel, and the Smedenman family takes its first steps into a new line of business.
From a blacksmith’s forge to the future of crushing and screening
Together with his son Jörgen, Göte expands into crushers and screening plants, teaming up with former apprentices who found Maskin Mekano. Jörgen later takes over the business. In the 1970s the company launches its first standard models of screening plants– a huge success across Scandinavia. Maskin Mekano becomes known for quality and solutions tailored to the Scandinavian climate.
In the 1980s the company builds large crushing plants, and pioneers the first electric-driven machines.
Crisis leading to growth
When the crisis of the 1990s hits, the next generation steps in. Brothers Daniel and Calle, together with Daniel’s wife Hanna, revitalize Maskin Mekano, developing a new standard program and modernizing production. This becomes the start of real growth– thanks in large part to the unique STE screen already in-house.
Innovation in the DNA
Innovation continues to define the company. In 2015, Maskin Mekano introduced the ground breaking Vibroblock concept, a vibration-damped frame that protects the entire plant from harmful vibrations while maintaining maximum screening efficiency with the aggressive stroke of the STE screens.
From Småland to the world
Today, the fourth generation is active in the company. Still family-owned, still driven by the same values and courage that made Göte step off that train, but now with eyes firmly set on international growth.
From a small forge in Småland to the global stage– Maskin Mekano continues to develop crushing and screening plants for the future of recycling and resource management.