Sweed Machinery, Inc.

Sweed’s primary company directive is to be a resource of ingenuity and information to the industries they serve; while clearly identifying and addressing their customer’s needs. Sweed’s unwavering commitment to superior engineering and customer service is noted world-wide.

Sweed’s recycling division is well established as the authority in a rapidly developing industry- repeatedly bringing innovative and practical solutions for scrap management and processing. Sweed’s scrap choppers and alligator shears can be customized for most applications, and engineers work closely with customers to ensure scrap material is processed to the necessary requirements.

At the core of Sweed’s sales staff customers find an unparalleled commitment to service. Practical experience and knowledge which spans over two generations bring continuity to a company that has been devoted to serving customers for over 50 years. Always moving forward with fresh vision, the Sweed customer service team is committed to offering real solutions to the challenges their customers face.

Sweed’s ability to keep driving forward with proven innovation decade after decade is attributable to a team of knowledgeable mechanical engineers. Sweed engineers work closely with customers on many levels- from customizing a chopper to meet specific criteria or going out on a complicated panel system install, Sweed engineers strive to provide an exacting degree of excellence to every customer.

In a company dedicated to growing, changing, and adapting to meet the needs of the industries and customers they serve, one thing will never change- Sweed will be serving their customers for untold generations to come.

To meet our customers’ individual requirements by designing innovative solutions to their recycling and material handling needs. To build strong business relationships by providing quality equipment and exceptional customer service. To maintain a workplace that encourages creative thinking reinforced by clear communication and timely action.

Nearly fifty years ago, three brothers from Germany built a sawmill on Gall Creek in Gold Hill, Oregon. Dissatisfied with an imported gang saw they were using, they decided they could make a better saw themselves. After a few years they began building saws for other mills. Soon they found it more profitable to build quality plywood equipment for the forest products industry than it was to mill wood. In 1955 the Jeddeloh brothers got out of the sawmill business and started manufacturing gang saws. In 1957 they produced an automatic dryer-feeder machine. The first Sweed Chopper was built in 1956. By 1985 there was a Sweed machine in use on every continent except Antarctica.

Cascade Wood Products, Inc., a wood products manufacturer in White City, Oregon, bought the company in the summer of 1986. With the strong foundation of innovative engineering, quality manufacturing, and committed customer service, the company was in a great position to begin a decade of expansion and diversification.

Since 1986 management has concentrated its efforts on developing products that appeal to a variety of new markets. Currently Sweed has attained prominence in recycling equipment for the forest products industry, textiles, municipalities, utilities, large and small scrap processors, the beverage industry, the food-processing industry, the paper industry (including cardboard and paper board manufacturers), telecommunications, petroleum producers, retailers, metal fabricating, waste disposal, furniture manufacturing, wire manufacturing, the automotive industry, and sports equipment manufacturing. While this diversification was taking place, Sweed solidified its manufacturing systems and modernized its equipment to prepare for the rebirth of the wood products industry. Sweed is now poised and ready to equip U.S. and international timber processors with the finest material-handling systems available today.

Sweed continues to be dedicated to refining proven products for a wide variety of industries while always offering custom engineering and manufacturing of systems to meet specific customer needs.