As part of our ongoing coverage of interesting smaller enterprises, DVN visited Aspöck in Peuerbach, Austria—not far from Linz. In Aspöck we found a hidden Champion. They’re a family-owned business; the CEO is Karl Aspöck. There are 1,600 people employed, including 900 in Portugal. Production plants are also in Poland and Brazil. The revenue of Aspöck Group is about €230m.
Aspöck have positioned themselves as specialists for light systems for trailers (truck and passenger car); agricultural vehicles; fire trucks; construction vehicles, and caravans—all mostly including their own special wire harnesses. Rear lamps for commercial vehicles like the VW Crafter and Caddy; Opel Combo; Peugeot Partner, and Citroën Berlingo are also part of the business. Aspöck deliver about a million CHMSLs, mainly for Audi.
Another product line: rear lamps for the very successful (more than a million per year!) trailer-hook bicycle holders for passenger cars. Lighting for two-wheelers like the Ducati Panigale rear lamp and several KTM rear lamps and headlamps are also part of Aspöck’s product range. Their range is extremely wide and interesting because of the many totally different customer specifications and highly specific solutions. Aspöck’s engineers indeed need a very wide range of expertise.
How long is the longest interior lamp you can think of? 30 cm? 50 cm? Aspöck’s interior lamps for trailers are up to 14.5 metres long, produced in a one-piece continuous process including their wire harness with special truck connectors. Impressive, as you can see in the photo.
All in all, Aspöck supply many niches with a high demand to flexible technology, production, and logistics. Handmade wire harnesses with the total volume of a single digit are made alongside million-count CHMSLs and trailer hook carrier lamps. Congratulations from DVN to Aspöck for the ability to cover this wide span successfully!
