Manufacturer of fire service vehicles with in-house pump technology in Dissen am Teutoburger Wald
Schlingmann GmbH & Co. KG
Dissen am Teutoburger WaldNew on Amplifa
About Schlingmann
Schlingmann GmbH & Co. KG in Dissen am Teutoburger Wald is a family-owned company and manufacturer of fire service vehicles. The company produces standard and special vehicles such as tanker fire engines, fire engines with crew compartments, rescue vehicles and equipment vehicles with custom superstructures built to customer specification, including the VARUS and VARUS Celeres product lines. Production encompasses superstructures in stainless steel and aluminium construction: a welded frame made of rust-resistant special stainless steel profiles or self-supporting structures made of laser-cut aluminium sandwich sheets with deep-drawn equipment compartments. In addition, Schlingmann develops and manufactures its own centrifugal fire pumps of the S series (FPN 10-1000 to FPN 10-6000), high-pressure modules, compressed air foam systems (AutoCAFS) and pressure proportioning systems (AutoMix). Materials are stainless steel, aluminium, GRP and brass; processes include welding, laser cutting, deep drawing, powder coating and painting. Customers are fire departments and blue-light emergency organizations in Germany. Founded in 1880 as a coachbuilding shop, the company today ranks among the larger fire service vehicle manufacturers in Germany.
- Site
- Dissen
- Processes
- Fire service vehicle construction (superstructures, special superstructures), Welding (welded frame of special stainless steel profiles), Laser cutting, Deep drawing (equipment compartments), 2K HighSolid painting, Powder coating, Manufacture of centrifugal fire pumps (S series S1000-S6000, FPN 10-1000 to FPN 10-6000), Compressed air foam system AutoCAFS (manufacture, DLS 400/1200 and DLS 800/2400 to EN 16327)
- Materials
- Stainless steel (rust-resistant special stainless steel profiles), Aluminium (sandwich sheets, Quintett sheet, Duett sheet, C-profiles), GRP (glass-fiber reinforced plastic, tanks), ferritic chromium steel (pump shaft), Carbon/silicon carbide (mechanical seal), Brass (CAFS piping), Rust-resistant special stainless steel profiles, Ferritic chromium steel
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1880
- Industries
- Fire service/blue-light organizations, Civil defense, Special vehicle manufacturing
- 01
Design/Engineering
- 02
Laser cutting of aluminium
- 03
Welding of the frame (stainless steel/aluminium)
- 04
Deep drawing of equipment compartments
- 05
Powder coating/Painting
- 06
Pump and firefighting technology manufacturing
- 07
Assembly of the vehicle superstructure
Materials & Processes
Rust-resistant special stainless steel profiles
Welded superstructure frame with maximum stability, high corrosion protection and low weight.
Ferritic chromium steel
Material for pump shafts of the in-house centrifugal fire pumps.
Aluminium (sandwich sheets, Quintett/Duett sheet, C-profiles)
Lightweight, rigid superstructure in composite construction and variable interior fittings without drilling or welding.
Glass-fiber reinforced plastic
Tank elements that are integrated stress-free into the stainless steel frame (STT technology).
Brass
Piping of the AutoCAFS compressed air foam system.
Carbon/silicon carbide
Mechanical seals in the pump technology.
Locations
Dissen
DEHeadquarters and production (development, superstructure and pump manufacturing, assembly)
- Lot size
- Single-unit production to customer specification
- Materials
- Stainless steel, aluminium, GRP, brass
- Laser cutting
- Deep-drawing systems
- Welding technology
- Powder coating
- 2K HighSolid painting
Components & Vehicles
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire service vehicle construction (superstructures, special superstructures)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Aluminium, GRP |
| Welding (welded frame of special stainless steel profiles)Joining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Laser cuttingMachining | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Deep drawing (equipment compartments)Forming | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| 2K HighSolid paintingSurface | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Powder coatingSurface | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Manufacture of centrifugal fire pumps (S series S1000-S6000, FPN 10-1000 to FPN 10-6000)Assembly | – | – | – | – | ferritic chromium steel |
| Compressed air foam system AutoCAFS (manufacture, DLS 400/1200 and DLS 800/2400 to EN 16327)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Brass |
| Pressure proportioning systems (AutoMix series)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The vehicles are manufactured according to standards such as DIN EN 1028 (pumps) and EN 16327 (AutoCAFS); details on the certified quality assurance are not provided on the website.
| Evidence | Dissen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1880
Founded as a coachbuilding shop by Heinrich Schlingmann in Dissen am Teutoburger Wald; construction of carriage vehicles
- 1935
Box bodies on Opel Blitz trucks for regional companies
- 1936
First fire service vehicle (crew and equipment vehicle on Opel Blitz 2 t) delivered to the Dissen Volunteer Fire Department
- 1947
Trailer combinations on MAN chassis for the company Homann (until 1953)
- 1952
TLF 15 on Magirus chassis delivered to the Dissen Fire Department
- 1953
Two LF-TS 8 for the Belm fire-fighting association
- 1956
Expansion of the product range in the fire service sector (TLF 15, TLF 8, LF 8)
- 1960
LF 8 on Ford, Opel and Mercedes-Benz chassis
- 1965
LF 8 on MB LAF 710 with optional all-wheel drive
- 1966
Introduction of GW-Öl and GW2-Öl, precursors of today's rescue vehicles
- 1972
First participation in Interschutz in Frankfurt am Main