Robbe model sport

Robbe model sport
legal form	GmbH & CO. KG
founding	1921
resolution	2015
Reason for dissolution	insolvency
Seat	Grebenhain
Number of employees	approx. 100 (as of 2015)
Branch	Modelling
Website	www.robbe.com

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The company Robbe Modellsport was a model manufacturer which, along with Simprop , Graupner and Multiplex, was one of the "big four" companies that made RC model construction popular in Germany and shaped it with their full range. In 2015 the traditional company had to file for bankruptcy after 70 years of model making history . Since then, some of the products have been sold through the largest European model building dealer, Modellbau Lindinger GmbH. The ship models, for which Robbe was also very famous, were taken over by the Krick company.

history

The company was founded in 1924 in Germany as a sawmill in Vogelsberg established -region of Robert Becker, the company name was from Rob ert Be cker composed.

In 1945 the import of balsa wood from South America began, whereupon the son of the company founder, Hubert Becker, recognized the need in the model making segment for this wood.

From around 1958 Robbe offered a complete range of models for model making , initially with remote control systems called “Ka-Fu” and “maroton / eroton” (as in the 1961 catalog). In the early 1960s, the company took over the sale of telekont products, which were considered revolutionary remote control systems at the time. In the late 1960s, a cooperation was entered into with the Japanese company Futaba, which was largely responsible for the development of the Robbe remote controls. In Europe, Robbe was the sales partner of Futaba Funk- und Servotechnik, which was sold under the name "Robbe Futaba", until its bankruptcy in 2015 .

Robbe was also pioneering in the introduction of the electric model flight and the first model helicopters ( Dieter Schlüter system ). In the early days of electric flight, Robbe was the first full-range supplier to offer the new type of electric motors with cobalt samarium magnets from Keller. The second German championship in electric flight in 1976 was won by Joseph Stadelbauer with the modular Robbe "Edelweis" model.

Until the 1990s, Robbe was primarily known for developing and manufacturing complex, high-quality, but also expensive kits almost entirely in-house. With the digital age and increasing interest in the market for cheaper “ready-to-run” models that required minimal construction effort, the model making industry had to reposition itself. As far as possible, the production of kits was relocated abroad in order to reduce costs, and fully designed and manufactured models were also purchased. A difficult time dawned for the industry that Graupner , for example, could not cope with.

In 2005 robbe came a big step closer to this goal with the takeover of the German sales department of the Taiwanese model helicopter manufacturer Align. In 2014, the cooperation with Asian fashion construction companies was further strengthened with the takeover of Kyosho Germany.

Between 2011 and 2012 the former production hall and the B-goods warehouse (on the north-east side of the site) were converted into a new logistics center with loading ramps. Robbe developed from a model developer and manufacturer to an importer and marketer. For a quick turnover of goods, incoming model sets had to be quickly provided with German-language documentation or additional accessories in order to be available for resale in the dispatch warehouse. In addition, the warehouses, which were previously spread across the entire plant, could be concentrated, which simplified the management of stocks and the compilation of parts for dispatch.

In February 2015 robbe Modellsport had to file for bankruptcy. The cooperation with suppliers such as Align and Kyosho had ensured stable sales, but could not offset the interest on pre-financed goods and investments of the past few years. In 2016 it became known that the company's former employees would receive severance pay through successful liquidation measures.

Since the bankruptcy, the Futaba radio remote control products are now sold by Ripmax under the name Ripmax Futaba.