J.A. Becker & Söhne GmbH & Co. KG

About J.A. Becker & Söhne

J.A. Becker & Söhne (JAB) is a manufacturer of lifting technology and compressors based in Erlenbach near Heilbronn. For around 125 years, the company has been a partner to industry and the skilled trades; today, 140 employees work at the Erlenbach site. The product range includes vehicle lifts for virtually all areas of automotive and workshop technology as well as piston compressors from 20 to 400 bar for air and gases, including the entire field of compressed air treatment. In the compressor business, the program ranges from medium-pressure systems from 20 bar through boosters to high-pressure compressors up to 500 bar; custom compressor systems are manufactured for air, inert gases such as nitrogen and helium, and various process gases. Customers include industry, the skilled trades, automotive/workshop businesses, and the hydrogen and process technology sectors. In 2024, the company was acquired by the US-based Autoquip Corporation and delivers worldwide.

Site

Erlenbach

Processes

Compressed air treatment, Service & Support, custom compressor systems

Founded

~1900 (abo

Employees

140

Industries

Industry, Skilled trades, Automotive/Workshop, Hydrogen/Process technology

1. 01

   Design

2. 02

   Manufacturing

3. 03

   Compressed air treatment

4. 04

   Service & Support

Locations

Erlenbach

DE

Headquarters, manufacturing of lifting technology and compressors

Lot size

Single-unit and series production, custom systems

Products

Inside the production

History

1. ~1900

   Founding of J.A. Becker & Söhne; according to the website, 125th anniversary

2. 2024

   Acquisition by the US-based Autoquip Corporation (Guthrie, Oklahoma), a division of Miner Enterprises Inc., Geneva, Illinois; announcement dated 04.03.2024