Special-purpose vehicle manufacturing for emergency medical services, fire brigades, authorities and defence with locations in Ilmenau and Plauen
BINZ Automotive GmbH
Ilmenau (headquarters/production) · Plauen (production incl. paint shop) · Plüderhausen (Southern sales office & service)New on Amplifa
About BINZ Automotive
BINZ Automotive GmbH, headquartered in Ilmenau (Thuringia), is a long-established manufacturer of special-purpose vehicles for emergency medical services, fire brigades, police and defence. The company manufactures ambulances (RTW), patient transport vehicles (KTW), emergency physician response vehicles (NEF), authorities and organisation vehicles (BOS), incident command vehicles, equipment trucks and crew transport vehicles as well as mobile medical technology for military use. The value chain includes body construction, vehicle modification, in-house development of GRP sandwich box bodies (up to 3.5 t GVW) and aluminium (up to 4.6 t GVW), interior fittings (BINZ Optima), painting as well as service and maintenance. Materials are steel, aluminium and glass-fibre reinforced plastic. In 2021, BINZ took over the MAN site in Plauen and founded BINZ Automotive Sachsen GmbH with over 200 employees and an annual capacity of around 1,500 vehicles. Customers include, among others, the Technisches Hilfswerk (Federal Agency for Technical Relief) and Mercedes-Benz AG; the vehicles are delivered throughout Germany and worldwide.
- Site
- Plüderhausen
- Processes
- Vehicle modification / conversion of base vehicles, Manufacture of GRP sandwich box bodies (in-house development, gross vehicle weight 3.5 t), Manufacture of aluminium box bodies (gross vehicle weight 4.6 t), Paint shop, Vehicle interior construction (BINZ Optima interior fittings, interior manufacturing), Body construction and repair, Service and maintenance of special-purpose vehicles (service base with workshop), Mobile medical technology for military use
- Materials
- GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic), Aluminium, Steel
- Founded
- 1936
- Employees
- 220
- Industries
- Emergency medical services, Fire brigades, Police and authorities, Defence/Military, Hospitals/occupational health services, Disaster relief (THW)
- 01
Consulting and design
- 02
Body construction and vehicle modification
- 03
Manufacture of box bodies (GRP sandwich, aluminium)
- 04
Vehicle interior construction (BINZ Optima)
- 05
Paint shop (Plauen)
- 06
Assembly and vehicle handover
- 07
Service and maintenance
Materials and body technologies
Steel
Material for body construction, conversions and repair work on base vehicles.
GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic)
In-house developed GRP sandwich box body for base vehicles with 3.5 t gross vehicle weight.
Aluminium
Aluminium box body for base vehicles with twin tyres and 4.6 t gross vehicle weight.
Locations
Ilmenau
DEHeadquarters and production
- Materials
- Steel, GRP, aluminium
Plauen
DEProduction site (BINZ Automotive Sachsen GmbH) incl. paint shop
- Lot size
- approx. 1,500 vehicles/year
- Materials
- Steel, GRP, aluminium
- Paint shop
Plüderhausen
DESouthern sales branch and service base with workshop
- Workshop
Vehicles and components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic), Aluminium |
| Vehicle modification / conversion of base vehiclesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of GRP sandwich box bodies (in-house development, gross vehicle weight 3.5 t)Plastics | – | – | 3.5 t | – | GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic) |
| Manufacture of aluminium box bodies (gross vehicle weight 4.6 t)Assembly | – | – | 4.6 t | – | Aluminium |
| Paint shopSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vehicle interior construction (BINZ Optima interior fittings, interior manufacturing)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Body construction and repairAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel, GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic) |
| Service and maintenance of special-purpose vehicles (service base with workshop)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mobile medical technology for military useEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1936
Foundation of the Lorcher Karosseriefabrik Binz & Co by Michael BINZ; start of the construction of special-purpose vehicles and ambulances.
- 1955
BINZ ambulance with all-steel body on Mercedes-Benz 180/180 D/190.
- 1965
First BINZ ambulance on an extended chassis as well as the first accident rescue and emergency physician vehicles.
- 2000
Presentation of the in-house developed GRP sandwich box body (3.5 t) and an aluminium box body (4.6 t) on a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter basis.
- 2015
Acquisition by the main shareholder; expansion into a technology leader in special-purpose vehicle manufacturing.
- 2021
Takeover of the MAN site in Plauen effective 1.4.2021; foundation of BINZ Automotive Sachsen GmbH and start of production of BINZ special-purpose vehicles.
- 2024
Handover of the first equipment trucks to the Technisches Hilfswerk (Federal Agency for Technical Relief) as well as an NEF to the occupational health service of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim.