Salzkottener Maschinenbau GmbH

A Grimme-group company.

The always rapidly changing market demands flexible strategies. To resist such developments it is necessary to have reliable and competent business partners. We meet this challenge for over 135 years now. As a manufacturer of self-propelled harvesting, cleaning and loading machines for sugar beets we are a mechanical engineering company rich in tradition with a world-wide reach.

Pursuant to our watchword “Harvesting, Cleaning and Loading” we develop and manufacture in our headquarters in Salzkotten (North Rhine-Westphalia/Germany) the technology for harvesting, cleaning and loading of sugar beets.
Beside high-quality products we offer to our customers the maximum possible flexibility, service and reliability. With our qualified team and with state-of-the-art technique we always enhance our productive efficiency to meet our customer’s requirements.

Photos of the month

Looking forward to a good cooperation: The team in Salzkotten around Siegfried Arndt (General Manager Kleine, 6th from the left) and Franz Grimme (8th from the left) with responsible staff from Damme.

Visit of the Grimme-Technica

For the 5th time since 2004 the Grimme agricultural machinery factory organized the customer and distributor’s fair Grimme-Technica in Damme from 13/11 till 16/11/2012.

GRIMME takes over KLEINE

Damme, November-12, 2012 - Effective from November 15, 2012 Grimme has taken over the traditional sugar beet manufacturer Kleine in Salzkotten


  • 2-axle
  • 12 t bunker capacity

The cleaning and loading system with new innovative ideas




Clean loading with minimum damage




The 6-row power pack KLEINE Cargoliner and Beetliner with a large effective volume of up to 50 tons for non-stop harvesting.