Vehicle bodies: swap systems, trailers, containers and emergency vehicles from Aschaffenburg
Balthasar Göbel & Sohn GmbH, Fahrzeug- und Karosseriebau
AschaffenburgNew on Amplifa
Family business in the fifth generation
Balthasar Göbel & Sohn GmbH is a family-run vehicle and body building company from Aschaffenburg that can look back on more than 120 years of vehicle manufacturing and is today run by the fifth generation. The company manufactures and mounts swap systems for BDF demountable container vehicles (Hydralifter, Airlifter, Mechaniklifter, Hublifter, Volumenlifter, Standardlifter), trailers and semi-trailers such as turntable and tandem trailers as well as Air-Cargo Trailers, containers in sizes 10 to 40 feet, lift containers and emergency vehicles for fire brigades, THW, civil protection and defence. Manufacturing is predominantly in steel construction with welded chassis structures; the surfaces are hot-dip galvanized, KTL-coated (zinc-phosphated), powder-coated or painted. In addition, the around 60 employees offer design, custom builds as well as a repair and spare parts service with over 3,000 spare parts in stock. More than 500 vehicles are delivered annually, including more than 600 assembled BDF demountable container vehicles per year.
- Site
- Aschaffenburg
- Processes
- Vehicle and body building (vehicle bodies), Container construction (10 ft, 20 ft, 40 ft containers, lift containers, special containers), Trailer and semi-trailer construction (turntable trailers, tandem trailers, special trailers,, Emergency vehicle construction (THW, fire brigade, civil protection, defence, blue-light vehicles), Welding (chassis structures, welded chassis), Hot-dip galvanizing of attachments and components, KTL coating (cathodic dip painting, zinc-phosphated), Powder coating
- Materials
- Steel (hot-dip galvanized / KTL-coated / galvanized), PVC, VA (stainless steel, for tool boxes), Wood (wooden floor on turntable trailers), KTL coating (cathodic dip painting, zinc-phosphated), Powder coating, Stainless steel, Painting
- Certificates
- Certificates
- Industries
- Transport and logistics, Freight forwarding and system logistics, Automotive logistics, Air freight, Fire brigade and civil protection, THW (Federal Agency for Technical Relief)
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Design and engineering
- 02
Steel construction / parts manufacturing
- 03
Welding of the chassis structures
- 04
Surface finishing (hot-dip galvanizing, KTL, powder coating, painting)
- 05
Vehicle and system assembly
- 06
Delivery
- 07
Repair and spare parts service
Materials and processes
Steel (hot-dip galvanized / KTL-coated / galvanized)
Used for chassis structures and attachments of swap systems; shipped with hot-dip galvanizing against corrosion.
KTL coating (cathodic dip painting, zinc-phosphated)
Base coating of chassis for long-lasting corrosion protection.
Powder coating
Additional surface finishing of chassis and trailer components.
Stainless steel
Used for PVC/VA tool boxes.
PVC
Material of the tool boxes on the swap systems.
Painting
Painting of trailers and emergency vehicles in customer color schemes.
Wrapping/foiling
Wrapping of emergency vehicles according to customer requirements.
Wood
Wooden floor on turntable trailers with a flatbed.
Location
Aschaffenburg
DEManufacturing and assembly of vehicle bodies, swap systems, containers and emergency vehicles
- Lot size
- Single product to large series (large projects possible)
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel, PVC, wood
- Design
- Welding production
- Surface finishing
- Electrical master workshop
- Warehouse with over 3,000 spare parts
Products and components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle and body building (vehicle bodies)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | Swap containers C7.15 - C7.45 - C7.82 × Stacking heights 970 mm - 1.320 mm | – | Single product to series production | – |
| Container construction (10 ft, 20 ft, 40 ft containers, lift containers, special containers)Assembly | – | 40 ft | – | – | – |
| Trailer and semi-trailer construction (turntable trailers, tandem trailers, special trailers,Assembly | – | Container sizes C7.15 to C7.82 | – | Large quantities / large projects | – |
| Emergency vehicle construction (THW, fire brigade, civil protection, defence, blue-light vehicles)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welding (chassis structures, welded chassis)Joining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Hot-dip galvanizing of attachments and componentsSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| KTL coating (cathodic dip painting, zinc-phosphated)Surface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Powder coatingSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Galvanizing / dip galvanizing of chassisSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Painting of trailers/vehiclesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wrapping according to customer requirementsSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Installation of blue-light systems, CAN bus controls, radio technology, winchesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical feasibility checksTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design / engineering of customer-specific bodies and custom buildsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Repair and spare parts service (over 3,000 spare parts in stock)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Quality and certification
Quality is ensured through constructive standards according to body manufacturer guidelines, standard-tested components and technical feasibility checks.
| Evidence | Aschaffenburg |
|---|---|
| Certificates |
Tradition for over 120 years
Beginning of the vehicle manufacturing tradition – from the wooden ladder wagon to modern bodies with electric and hydrogen drive
Continuation of the family business by Ralf, Marius and Niklas Göbel in the fifth generation