Birco Brake Technology –
Your partner for air brake systems and special superstructures on industrial trucks!
Birco Bremstechnik und Handels GmbH is a sister company of Blomenröhr Fahrzeugbau. Since its foundation in the 1980s, Birco has been primarily involved in the installation of air brake systems in a wide variety of commercial vehicles and industrial trucks. For decades, it has been a partner to well-known manufacturers of intralogistics vehicles, equipping their industrial trucks with compressed air systems so that they can safely tow and brake high trailer loads. We also regularly equip diesel, LPG or electric forklift trucks from brand manufacturers Still and Linde with compressed air braking systems.
The installation of air brakes on electric tow tractors is our core product – our air brake systems for Jungheinrich, Linde and Still electric tow tractors work automatically and are integrated into the tractor’s braking system! The pressure in the system is shown on the vehicle’s display and error messages are output there. Our air brake system is approved by the brand manufacturer for your particular vehicle and brakes the trailer according to the tractor. Larger trailer loads are also approved by the vehicle manufacturer for uneven terrain or for road approval thanks to TÜV approval.
We also equip forklifts of all sizes from the manufacturers Still and Linde – whether with diesel, LPG or electric drive – with our air brake module! Here too, the braking system works automatically and the trailer is braked in the same way as the forklift truck.
Depending on requirements or possibilities, the fixed brake module is mounted on the rear of the truck or on the roof. We make sure that the view to the rear remains as clear as possible! The system pressure is displayed on a pressure gauge in the cab. A malfunction light and acoustic warning signal warns of pressure loss.
In recent years, Birco has also developed further as a body specialist for special customer applications for manufacturers of industrial trucks: Birco offers special cranes to be mounted on tractors, tarpaulin cover frames or tail lifts. For these special applications, final approval with the CE mark is of course also an important issue, as the vehicles have to meet special safety requirements in large production facilities.
A special attachment on a Still tractor is a hydraulic scissor lift table with a load capacity of approx. 1000daN. It is used for loading trains at different heights. The loading flaps on the right and left of the basket with safety grid can be used to load at different heights. The lift table can be operated from the basket as well as from the rear of the tractor.
This makes tractors truly multifunctional in industrial assembly: we have installed powerful hydraulic pumps for single-circuit or dual-circuit systems on the tractors. The hydraulic pump has a delivery rate of 27 l/min and is fed via a 40 l oil tank. The hydraulic connections are selected by the customer. Operation is possible from the driver’s cab or on the power unit. A compressed air system has also been installed on the tractor with dual-circuit hydraulics for safe braking of heavy trailers, even on slopes. The connections are at the front and rear. In addition, both the duomatic connection and yellow/red coupling heads were selected. The units are positioned so that the flap above the battery can be fully opened.
The combination of “air brake system” and “single-circuit hydraulic unit” was also chosen for this tractor: the electric tractor is to pull tippers on a car-free German island, brake safely on slopes and lift the tipper body for unloading:
Brochure of Superstructures for tractors
Bodies and special structures for tractors 2018 (german)
AirBrakeSystem-module for tractors and forklifts – towing tractors new row 5007 (german)
But bodies with tarpaulins and bows or rear tipper bodies are also tasks for Birco. Thanks to the extensive expertise in many areas and the high level of vertical integration at Blomenröhr, there is sufficient specialist competence to meet the most diverse requirements of industrial truck customers: Special designs, hydraulic and electrical applications, steel construction, painting, knowledge regarding a wide range of brake solutions, TÜV approvals – Birco is the complete provider with craftsmanship for a wide range of applications with high quality standards. These solutions are mostly special individual applications!