Manufacturer of sack trucks, lifting aids and luggage trolleys for intralogistics as well as IoT retrofit solutions for plants
EXPRESSO Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
34123 KasselNew on Amplifa
About EXPRESSO
EXPRESSO Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG develops and manufactures solutions for transporting, lifting and handling loads at its Kassel site. The product portfolio comprises sack trucks and stacker trucks based on a modular system, lifting aids from the lift2move, touch2move and Balancelift systems, luggage trolleys for airports as well as securing systems for swap bodies and trucks. The products are manufactured as assembled products from high-strength aluminium alloys, glass-fibre-reinforced plastic, stainless steel and polyurethane and are assembled at the parent plant in Kassel under strict quality assurance of the assembly processes. Customers come from, among others, intralogistics, wind power, electronics, the food industry and airport handling; reference customers include Hailo Wind Systems, Gigaset, Zwilling and JUNG. Through sales partners in more than 30 countries, the products are in use worldwide. In addition, the Service & Digital Solutions division offers maintenance, repair, assembly, retrofit, DGUV inspections as well as the manufacturer-independent IoT solution EXPRESSO Connect for the digital retrofitting of plants.
- Site
- Kassel
- Processes
- Assembly and installation, Repair and restoration, Maintenance and condition monitoring, Inspection according to DGUV regulation, Retrofit and digitalization (EXPRESSO Connect IoT retrofitting), Manufacture of sack trucks, stacker trucks, lifting aids (lift2move, touch2move, Balancelift) and, Service and maintenance, Retrofit and digitalization
- Materials
- High-strength aluminium alloy (elliptical tube of sack truck frame), Polyurethane (AIRLEX wheel), Exlan plastic (gliding runners), Stainless steel (clamps), Glass-fibre-reinforced plastic (main load areas, cross connectors), Special alloy (milled spade shovel blade), High-strength aluminium alloy, Glass-fibre-reinforced plastic
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Employees
- 130+
- Industries
- Intralogistics, Logistics, Transport and handling, Production/Assembly, Travel/Airport, Wind power
- 01
Product development (modular system)
- 02
Procurement via certified regional suppliers
- 03
Manufacture of the assemblies
- 04
Assembly at the parent plant in Kassel
- 05
Quality assurance of the assembly processes
- 06
Sales via partner network in over 30 countries
- 07
Service, maintenance, retrofit and IoT digitalization
Materials and Processes
High-strength aluminium alloy
Elliptical tube frame of the sack trucks, around 50 percent lighter than steel with a load capacity of up to 300 kg.
Glass-fibre-reinforced plastic
Used in main load areas and cross connectors for long-term load capacity.
Polyurethane (AIRLEX wheel)
Non-marking wheel with microcellular air bubbles and approximately five times the service life.
Stainless steel
Double stainless steel clamps for permanently protected angle connectors.
Exlan plastic
Gliding runners that protect the aluminium slanted runners during stair transport.
Special alloy
Precision-milled, tightly profiled spade shovel blade against lateral slipping of the load.
Sites
Kassel
DEParent plant / headquarters
- Materials
- Aluminium, plastic, stainless steel
- Assembly
Components and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly and installationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Repair and restorationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance and condition monitoringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inspection according to DGUV regulationTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofit and digitalization (EXPRESSO Connect IoT retrofitting)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of sack trucks, stacker trucks, lifting aids (lift2move, touch2move, Balancelift) andAssembly | – | – | Sack truck load capacity up to 300 kg | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
The assembly processes at the parent plant in Kassel are subject to strict quality assurance, which is underpinned among other things by a ten-year warranty on many standard sack trucks. The quality and effectiveness of the products is regularly confirmed by certifications and awards.
| Evidence | Kassel |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1939
Foundation of the company; today over 80 years of experience in transporting, lifting and handling.
- 2022
Establishment of the Service & Digital Solutions division, which combines classic services with digital solutions.
- 2025
Introduction of a ten-year warranty on many standard sack and stacker trucks.
- 2026
Receipt of the TOP 100 seal; award presented by Christian Wulff at the TOP 100 award ceremony.