Our proud heritage
With our innovations and industrial background of reliable, sturdy products, we have frequently propelled the baking industry towards the baking of the future.
It is worth mentioning, for example, that we were the first on the market to develop and launch the rotating rack oven. We have also held several patented solutions for high-performance steaming packages and efficient heating packages, as well as preheating solutions. Our newest innovation is the cloud service Sveba Connect, which simplifies everyday life for bakers and can also be used to minimize downtime.
Our journey — from 1948 into the future
The foundation of Sveba Dahlen was laid as early as 1948 through two different family-owned companies: Borås Elmekano, founded by Johan Adolf Eliasson, and Elektro Dahlén, founded by Karl-Edvard Dahlen. Both companies were situated in Borås, Sweden, and both began to manufacture baking ovens under very humble circumstances.
The two competing companies both developed quality products which contributed to the development of commercial baking production processes in their own separate ways. The entrepreneurial spirit and level of development were high, and the technical solutions enhanced the positive development of the companies over ensuing decades. The companies were successful early on, especially on export markets.
In 1962, Borås Elmekano was converted into AB Svenska Bakugnsfabriken, SVEBA. By now, Kenneth Eliasson, grandson of founder Johan Adolf Eliasson, is running the company. In 1991, SVEBA acquires the company Elektro Dahlén, forming Sveba-Dahlen AB.
In 1994, Sveba-Dahlen AB forms a joint venture company in Hong Kong: SDA Co. Ltd. In 1998, the next company to be acquired is Glimek, situated in Glimåkra, Sweden. Glimek was renowned in the market for its resilient bread products. The company flourishes and, to widen its product range to become a turnkey supplier of bakery machines, the company acquires the Danish company Wodschow A/S, now known as Varimixer A/S, in 2000. By virtue of this acquisition, Sveba Dahlen Group AB is formed in 2001.
In 2002, a subsidiary is formed in Estonia, followed by subsidiaries in both Russia and Spain in 2006. In 2011, the previously family-owned company is sold to the company Litorina, a private equity company based in Stockholm. In 2017, Sveba Dahlen acquires part of the Danish company Bago-Line and the Norwegian company Horni.
2017 is also the year when Sveba Dahlen is acquired by the US company The Middleby Corporation, whose business strategy is to grow through corporate acquisitions of companies in the commercial cooking and industrial baking industries. The Middleby Corporation is registered on NASDAQ and generates revenue of USD 3 billion.
Sveba Dahlen is currently one of the most renowned, respected bakery equipment companies in the world. Our new baking machines manifest how we continue moving towards enhanced user-friendliness, digital connectivity and energy efficiency. Please feel welcome to join us on our journey!
We are ambitious
Our goal is to be the best partner for our distributors. This means that we want to be part of the future by pursuing modern baking technology. We provide the right equipment for professional baking businesses striving for perfect results.
In the field of baking technology, development has continuously been driven forward by thoroughly researching methods in the areas of technology, energy, and baking, and in terms of chemistry, knowledge and experience of the ingredients. Sveba Dahlen has produced a number of patented baking technology solutions.
We delivered the first tunnel oven as early as 1955!
In 1963, we invented the first rotating rack oven with IBS (Increased Baking Surface), which revolutionized baking results at the time and actually changed baking techniques. Even today, our rack ovens are made with rotating racks, albeit using more refined technology. IBS means that more energy is supplied to the oven in less time without damaging the bread surface. Shorter baking time prevents the bread from drying out and increases the shelf life in the store.
Cascad is our in-house-developed steam system whose service life is just as long as the oven’s. It has very high capacity based on the principle that water “cascades” over a number of aluminum rods. Aluminum’s good heat-conductivity properties enable the rods to be quickly “loaded” with thermal energy. Then the right amount of energy is supplied to the water to form just the right amount of water vapor. Cascad exploits aluminum’s conductivity, and therefore does not have so-called nozzle holes which could otherwise get easily clogged by calcium in the water.
In 1971, we manufactured the first pizza oven in our history and delivered it to NK inredningar in Stockholm.
Eco+ means highly efficient hardware, energy-optimized software and a durable choice of materials. We were one of the first to consider environmental efficiency! Today, eco+ is a natural part of our machinery, and we manufacture all our products to be as energy efficient as possible.
The Sveba Connect cloud solution is the latest of our creative inventions. This cloud service allows us to once again lead the way for industrial baking of the future!
Our goal is still to deliver perfect baking results and enable baking processes of the future together with our distributors and bakers around the world.