Vehicle and body construction for swap systems, trailers, containers and emergency vehicles
B. Göbel & Sohn Fahrzeug- und Karosseriebau GmbH
AschaffenburgNew on Amplifa
About Göbel Fahrzeugbau
B. Göbel & Sohn Fahrzeug- und Karosseriebau GmbH in Aschaffenburg is a fifth-generation family business with over 120 years of vehicle manufacturing tradition. The company produces swap systems (Hydralifter, Airlifter, Hublifter, Mechaniklifter, Standardlifter, Volumenlifter), trailers and semi-trailers, containers in various sizes as well as emergency and special-purpose vehicles for THW (Federal Agency for Technical Relief), fire brigades, disaster relief and defence. The value chain includes design and development, welded construction, surface finishing such as KTL coating, galvanization and painting, vehicle electrics as well as assembly and repair. Factory materials include steel (galvanized or KTL-coated), aluminium and wood; container sizes from C7.15 to C7.82 are covered. On the company premises of over 5,000 sqm with direct motorway access, more than 70 employees work; over 500 deliveries are realized annually. Customers are located across Europe, with product lines among others in Scandinavia.
- Site
- Aschaffenburg
- Processes
- Vehicle/superstructure manufacturing (swap systems, trailers, containers, emergency vehicles), Welding (welded construction / welded running gears), Design / vehicle development, Painting in customer-specified colour, KTL coating (zinc phosphated), Powder coating, Galvanization / hot-dip galvanizing / dip galvanizing, Electrics installation / vehicle electrics (LED, lighting, EBS/ABS)
- Materials
- Steel (galvanized / KTL-coated), Aluminium (wheel rims), Wood (floor), Plastic (toolbox), Steel (galvanized/KTL-coated), Aluminium, Wood, Plastic
- Certificates
- ROPS/FOPS (product certification, externally tested)
- Employees
- over 60 (website:
- Industries
- Logistics/Forwarding companies, Automotive logistics, Air freight, Aid organizations/Fire brigade/Disaster relief, THW (Federal Agency for Technical Relief), Defence
- 01
Design/Engineering
- 02
Welded construction
- 03
Surface finishing (KTL, galvanization, painting, powder coating)
- 04
Electrics installation
- 05
Assembly
- 06
Repair/Maintenance
Materials & Processes
Steel (galvanized/KTL-coated)
Base material for running gears, frames and swap systems with corrosion protection through galvanization or KTL coating.
Aluminium
Used among other things for wheel rims as well as aluminium toolboxes.
Wood
Floor covering, for example, on turntable trailers.
Plastic
Used among other things for toolboxes.
Locations
Aschaffenburg
DEProduction and administration site
- Lot size
- Single-unit production to large-scale projects
- Materials
- Steel, aluminium, plastic, wood
- Assembly
- Electrics
- Paint shop
- Repair
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle/superstructure manufacturing (swap systems, trailers, containers, emergency vehicles)Assembly | – | Containers up to C7.82 | – | Large quantities / large-scale projects | Steel, Aluminium, Plastic |
| Welding (welded construction / welded running gears)Joining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Design / vehicle developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Painting in customer-specified colourSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel, Aluminium |
| KTL coating (zinc phosphated)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Powder coatingSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Galvanization / hot-dip galvanizing / dip galvanizingSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Electrics installation / vehicle electrics (LED, lighting, EBS/ABS)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Repair / maintenance of vehicles and superstructuresAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The superstructures are attached to the chassis in accordance with the body manufacturers' guidelines; the evacuation module was tested by an external testing laboratory according to ROPS/FOPS. Further certifications are not documented.
| Evidence | Aschaffenburg |
|---|---|
| ROPS/FOPS (product certification, externally tested) |
History
- ca. 1900
Start of vehicle manufacturing with production of wooden ladder wagons
- 1950
Development of the first swap system on behalf of forwarding company Birkart
- heute
Led by the 5th generation; one of the leading swap system manufacturers