IBD Deisenroth Engineering
| IBD Deisenroth Engineering GmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1981 |
| resolution | 2019 |
| Reason for dissolution | complete takeover by Rheinmetall |
| Seat |
Lohmar , Germany
|
| management | Friedrich Ulf Deisenroth (deceased) |
| Number of employees | 130 |
| sales | € 85 million |
| Status: 2018 | |
IBD Ingenieurbüro Deisenroth (English IBD Deisenroth Engineering ) was a German company based in Lohmar , which had specialized in the development and production of protection systems for military vehicles. Both passive and active systems were produced.
The company was completely taken over by Rheinmetall on June 1, 2019 and, with Rheinmetall Chempro GmbH and Rheinmetall Ballistic Protection GmbH, part of Rheinmetall Protection Systems GmbH (RPS) .
The company was also known as Ingenieurbüro Deisenroth or IBD for short and registered as IBD Holding GmbH . The company was owned by the Deisenroth family. IBD was ISO 9001: 2000 certified .
History and corporate structure
The Deisenroth engineering office was founded in 1981 as an engineering and development office. The basis for the development activity was the development of a new explosive for reactive armor . In the years 1981 to 1989 contract developments were carried out for the Bundeswehr and thus for the Federal Office for Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB).
In 1991, the Chempro company was founded as a production company alongside the pure development company IBD. Since the beginning of 2007, 51 percent of the shares in Chempro have been owned by Rheinmetall Defense, which the company in the Rheinmetall weapon ammunition division runs as Rheinmetall Chempro GmbH .
In 1994 the MEXAS protection technology was presented. In the years 2000 to 2006 the further development took place, which resulted in the introduction of the AMAP product family. The AMAP was developed according to the new NATO standard 4569 or AEP 55. By using nano-materials, further improvements in the effectiveness against modern threats could be achieved.
To improve the marketing of the products and to be closer to the respective customers, various subsidiaries were founded: EODC was founded in Canada in 2001 , EODH in Greece in 2003 and AST in France in 2004 . In 2003, the Swedish company Åkers Krutbruk Protection AB was acquired.
In 2007, IBD Deisenroth and Rheinmetall Defense founded ADS Gesellschaft für aktiv Schutzsysteme mbH (ADS Protection). ADS is responsible for the further development of active vehicle protection, that is, of distance-active protective measures as a hardkill system "AMAP-ADS". Initially, IBD held 75 percent of the shares in the company and Rheinmetall 25 percent. At the beginning of 2011, Rheinmetall increased its shares to 74 percent.
Products
The company had two main products for the passive and active safety of armored vehicles in its portfolio:
- MEXAS (Modular Expandable Armor System): A passive protection system that is particularly suitable for retrofitting on existing vehicles. MEXAS is used, for example, in the Leopard 2 , ATF Dingo , ASCOD or the Panzer Howitzer 2000 .
- AMAP (Advanced Modular Armor Protection): A modular protection system that combines passive and active protective measures in many stages. The AMAP is based partly on ceramic nanoparticles , which result in a light and at the same time resistant armor. The armored personnel carrier CV90 and the Patria AMV have already been equipped with AMAP. The new German armored personnel carrier Puma should also be protected with it.
Web links
- Company website of IBD Deisenroth Engineering (English) ( Memento from April 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- Website of ADS Protection (English) ( Memento of 11 January 2012 at the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerhard Heiming: Rheinmetall takes over IBD Deisenroth. European Security & Technology, March 27, 2019, accessed March 11, 2020 .
- ^ Rheinmetall Protection Systems GmbH. Rheinmetall Defense, accessed on March 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Rheinmetall takes over the specialist IBD Deisenroth. Bundeswehr Journal, March 30, 2019, accessed on March 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Information on the company from the commercial register (accessed on June 12, 2014)
- ↑ Army Guide with data on the IBD (accessed February 5, 2009)
- ↑ a b c company's history on the website of IBD Deisenroth Engineering (English) ( Memento from 1 January 2012 at the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b organizational structure of the company. Rheinmetall Chempro, accessed on January 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Report on the AMAP . Defense update. Archived from the original on November 3, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
