Press release

Kögel Box – PurFerro quality: lightly insulated dry freight box body

Hanover, 30th September 2014

  • Wide range of applications for temperature-sensitive goods

Kögel exhibits the Kögel Box – PurFerro quality at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014. The sturdy PurFerro sandwich panel trailer body is manufactured at the Kögel centre of excellence in Duingen. It provides premium transport quality and protection against environmental influences and theft. The lightly insulated dry freight box body is ideal for the transport of temperature-sensitive goods such as electronic products, paints and also foodstuffs that must reach their destination safe and dry.

Box body with light insulation

With its uniform modules, assemblies, components and high quality, the robust chassis from the Kögel modular system is a match for any and every ramp. The box body of the Kögel Box – PurFerro quality contains a more advanced, high-quality, 100-percent CFC-free and highly insulating special foam polymer. The robust, easy-to-maintain steel ceiling layer is also coated with hard PVC film on the inside.The 30-millimetre-thick walls and 40-millimetre-thick insulated roof are produced in-house and ensure perfect protection for temperature-sensitive goods. Four interior LED lights built into the roof provide adequate light inside the lightly insulated dry freight box body. The light switches are on the outside of the box body. The 30-millimetre-thick non-slip floor is designed for fork-lift axle load of 7,200 kilograms and comes standard with a steel structure plate mounted in the rear. In addition, the Kögel Box – PurFerro quality has, as standard, a load-securing certificate in accordance with DIN EN 12642 Code XL. This is particularly suitable for the form-fit transport of general cargo and palletised goods.

A wide range individual features

Of course, the Kögel Box – PurFerro quality is also available with a wide range of customised equipment such as circulated air heating, fully recessed anchoring rails throughout and much more for the most diverse requirements in the various fields of application. The Kögel Box – PurFerro quality exhibited at the IAA Commercial Vehicles 2014 is equipped for double-deck loading with guide rails and 23 load beams – each with 1,000 kilograms load capacity. This allows variable level loading with up to 33 Euro pallets with a maximum weight of 670 kilograms per pallet. A space-saving mechanical roll-up door instead of rear wall doors for fast turnover of general cargo loads has been installed in the trailer exhibited at the IAA Commercial Vehicles.

Cathodic dip-paint coating: lasting protection against corrosion

In the Kögel Box – PurFerro quality, the entire vehicle frame is given long-lasting protection against corrosion by nano ceramic and cathodic dip-paint coating, supplemented with UV lacquering.

Photo: Kögel Box – PurFerro quality

Your contact person for further questions about this press release:

Volker Seitz

Director Communication/Marketing and Business Development

Tel. + 49 82 85 88 – 12 3 06

Fax + 49 82 85 88 – 12 4 24

Patrick Wanner

PR-Manager

Tel + 49 82 85 88 – 12 3 01

Fax + 49 82 85 88 – 12 2 84

Kögel is one of the three leading trailer manufacturers in Europe. Since its establishment in 1934, it has produced more than 500,000 trailers. With its commercial vehicles and solutions for the forwarding and construction industries, the company can offer all the benefits of 80 years of engineering quality "made in Germany". Since that time, it has maintained its passion for transport and innovation, enabling it to offer proven, long-lasting added value for freight forwarders. The company headquarters and main production facility of Kögel Trailer GmbH & Co. KG are in the Bavarian town of Burtenbach. In addition, Kögel also has plants and premises in Neu-Ulm (Germany), Duingen (Germany), Chocen (Czech Republic), Moscow (Russia), and St. Petersburg (Russia). With approximately 1,000 employees, it achieved sales figures of approximately € 275 million in 2013.

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