Special vehicle manufacturing for emergency medical services, fire departments, authorities and defense – from design to finish
BINZ Automotive GmbH
Ilmenau (Am Vogelherd industrial estate)New on Amplifa
About BINZ Automotive
BINZ Automotive GmbH, based in Ilmenau, is a manufacturer of special vehicles for emergency medical services, fire departments, authorities and defense. Its value chain covers design, body and vehicle conversion, assembly including electrical and mechatronics equipment, painting/finishing and underbody protection. A central product is the patented RESCUBE box module system for special vehicles. More than 250 employees work at the site in the Am Vogelherd industrial estate; around 1,500 vehicles are produced each year, including special bodies such as a pediatric emergency physician response vehicle for the SRH Zentralklinikum Suhl. The company delivers its vehicles worldwide and, under its guiding principle "Technology that saves lives", sees itself as a specialist in ambulance and special vehicle manufacturing. The company's history goes back to the Lorcher Karosseriefabrik Binz & Co of 1936 and extends to today's GmbH in Thuringia.
- Site
- Ilmenau
- Processes
- Special vehicle manufacturing (body and vehicle conversion for emergency medical services, fire, RESCUBE box module system (patented module system for special vehicles), Underbody protection for special vehicles, Finishing (surface/final finishing of vehicles), Design mechanics / vehicle assembly, Electrical/mechatronics equipment of special vehicles, Special vehicle manufacturing (ambulance, fire department, police, defense), Design
- Materials
- RESCUBE box module system, Vehicle assembly, Electrical/mechatronics equipment, Underbody protection, Finishing
- Industries
- Emergency medical services, Fire departments, Authorities/police, Defense
- 01
Design
- 02
Body and vehicle conversion
- 03
Electrical/mechatronics equipment
- 04
Underbody protection
- 05
Painting/finishing
- 06
Assembly and delivery
Processes and Value Chain
RESCUBE box module system
Patented module system for the construction of special vehicles.
Vehicle assembly
Assembly and conversion of special vehicles on production vehicle platforms.
Electrical/mechatronics equipment
Electrical and mechatronic equipment of special vehicles.
Underbody protection
Underbody protection for corrosion and stone-chip prevention on special vehicles.
Finishing
Surface and final finishing including painting of the vehicles.
Locations
Ilmenau
DEHeadquarters and special vehicle production
- Materials
- Steel, aluminum, plastic (special vehicle conversion)
- Assembly halls for body and vehicle conversion
- Areas for underbody protection and finishing
- Electrical/mechatronics equipment
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special vehicle manufacturing (body and vehicle conversion for emergency medical services, fireAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| RESCUBE box module system (patented module system for special vehicles)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Underbody protection for special vehiclesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Finishing (surface/final finishing of vehicles)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Design mechanics / vehicle assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical/mechatronics equipment of special vehiclesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1936
Founded as Lorcher Karosseriefabrik Binz & Co by Michael Binz in Lorch; production of taxis, trucks, convertible cars and the first ambulances
- 1939–1945
Production of truck cabs and troop transport vehicles during the Second World War
- 1945–1955
Manufacture of cab-over-engine truck cabs, among others for Daimler-Benz, Krupp, Steyr and Gutbrod
- 1991
Foundation of Binz Ambulance- und Umwelttechnik GmbH
- 2012
Re-establishment of Binz Ambulance- und Umwelttechnik GmbH
- 2015
Dissolution of Binz Vertriebs- und Service GmbH in Lorch-Waldhausen at the end of the year
- 2019
Insolvency and liquidation of Binz GmbH & Co. KG in Lorch (January)