robecco

What robecco does

robecco GmbH is a privately held German electrotechnical systems company founded in 1995 by Dipl.-Ing. Robert Becker and headquartered in Horhausen, Rhineland-Palatinate. The company specializes in preventive explosion protection, industrial automation, gas analysis, and building/electrical systems. Its core product family — robecco SECURE CENTER (RSC) for inerting control, robecco GAS for gas analysis, robecco INERT for CO2/N2 inerting, robecco DRYER PROTECTION (RDP) for smoldering fire detection, robecco SILO AUTOMATION (RSA), and robecco DUST CONTROL (RDC) — combines proprietary hardware (PLCs, control cabinets, infrared and triboelectric sensors, ATEX-certified gas analyzers) with in-house control software for safety-critical industrial processes. The company participated in the 2022 revision of the DIN CEN/TR 15281 inerting standard and claims to be uniquely positioned globally in preventive explosion protection, with over 500 systems deployed worldwide.

robecco generates revenue through project-specific quotations (pricing is not publicly disclosed) across five streams: turnkey explosion protection systems (inerting, gas analysis), components and spare parts (analyzers, sample probes, filters, pumps, valves, nozzles), industrial automation and control cabinet construction, photovoltaic system packages including battery storage and e-mobility wallboxes, and retrofit/modernization services. Customers are primarily enterprise heavy-industry operators in cement (e.g., Holcim Ternate), power generation (e.g., Boxberg Power Plant, Städtische Werke Energie + Wärme GmbH Kassel), steel, biomass/alternative fuels, and food processing (spray drying of milk powder, coffee, sugar). Distribution is direct-sales-led globally for industrial customers and regionally for building technology and PV customers in the DACH region.

The company has pursued an inorganic expansion strategy, integrating Elektrotechnik Benno Wasl in 2018 (strengthening electrical installation, PV, and e-mobility) and acquiring Yara GmbH & Co. KG's INERTISIERUNG business unit in 2020 (adding inerting systems). Following founder Robert Becker's death, Matthias Stockhausen assumed the Geschäftsführer role in 2021. robecco operates with 11-50 employees, a 2,400 m² production facility in Horhausen, and a multilingual website (German/English) supported by a presence on LinkedIn, Xing, Facebook, and Instagram. No external institutional investors, parent company, or public funding rounds are disclosed; ownership appears to remain with management.

Name

robecco

Legal name

robecco GmbH

Website

https://robecco.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

robecco GmbH is a privately held German electrotechnical systems company that designs, manufactures, and commissions proprietary explosion protection, gas analysis, and industrial automation systems for enterprise customers in cement, power generation, steel, biomass, and food processing industries, alongside regional photovoltaic and building technology services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Explosion Protection Systems

NAICS

Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Safety & Relief Systems (Flare Systems, PRVs, Explosion Protection) (IMAHAEAL)

Keywords

• Explosion protection systems
• Industrial gas analysis
• Inerting systems
• Silo automation
• Preventive explosion prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Horhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Explosion Protection Systems: Turnkey inerting systems, gas analysis systems, and explosion protection equipment sold to industrial customers globally. Includes engineering, delivery, commissioning, and training services.
2. Components and Spare Parts: Sale of individual components for gas analysis technology and inerting technology including analyzers, sample probes, filters, coolers, pumps, sensors, valves, and connection technology.
3. Automation/Control Engineering: Control cabinet construction and control systems for industrial automation, ATEX systems, and custom automation solutions including PLC programming, visualization, and project management.
4. Photovoltaic Systems: Complete PV system packages including planning, installation, inverter setup, battery storage, wallbox installation, commissioning, and maintenance services for residential and commercial customers.
5. Retrofit Services: Modernization and optimization services for existing installations to upgrade to current safety standards and technical capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

robecco designs, manufactures, and commissions integrated preventive explosion protection systems combining gas analysis, inerting (CO2/N2), and PLC-based control for industrial processes handling flammable dusts and gases. The company also delivers industrial automation and control cabinet construction, gas analysis components, and regional building technology including photovoltaic systems and electrical installations. All explosion protection systems are engineered, produced, and tested in-house at the Horhausen, Germany facility.

Product overview

robecco is an electrotechnical systems company specializing in industrial automation, preventive explosion protection, and building technology. The company operates a multi-product portfolio organized around core systems: robecco GAS (gas analysis system), robecco SECURE CENTER RSC (full-automatic inerting control), robecco INERT (CO2/N2 inerting systems), robecco DRYER PROTECTION RDP (fire detection), robecco SILO AUTOMATION RSA (silo control), robecco DUST CONTROL RDC (dust measurement), complemented by photovoltaic systems, building automation, electrical installations, and comprehensive component product lines for gas analysis and inerting technology. The company emphasizes a modular, integrated approach where products like RSC, GAS, INERT, and RDC can be combined within the RSA silo automation platform. Products are manufactured and developed exclusively in Horhausen, Germany, with over 500 systems deployed worldwide for explosion prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• robecco SECURE CENTER RSC: Fully automated central inerting control system for ensuring inert atmospheres in chemical and physical processes. Combines sensors with actors to effectively prevent dangerous plant conditions.
• robecco GAS
• robecco INERT
• robecco DRYER PROTECTION RDP
• robecco SILO AUTOMATION RSA
• robecco DUST CONTROL RDC
• robecco RWS

Products and services

• robecco SECURE CENTER (RSC) Full-automatic central inerting control system that connects sensors with actuators to effectively prevent dangerous plant conditions. Guarantees highest safety with compliance to DIN CEN/TR 15281 and VDI 2263/2 standards. Features integrated function monitoring of gas analysis technology and inerting systems, maintenance management, service functions, and a data logger. Used in cement, steel, power plants, biomass, chemical, and food industries.
• robecco GAS (Gas Analysis System) Flexible system solution for monitoring, measuring, and evaluating various gases in different industrial processes. Includes explosion protection with ATEX approval, operating measurements, and emission measurements for combustion processes. ATEX-approved for use in hazardous areas.
• robecco INERT Turnkey, fully automated CO2 and N2 inerting systems for explosion and fire prevention. Operation is visualized with plant states and relevant parameters displayed. Systems are adapted and designed for respective process plants with continuous monitoring of the inerting process.
• robecco DRYER PROTECTION (RDP) Smoldering fire monitoring system for drying processes based on infrared difference measurement technology. Warns preventively against fires and explosions in spray drying of milk, coffee, sugar, cocoa, tea, animal blood, malt, and fruit concentrate.
• robecco SILO AUTOMATION (RSA) Control system for silo plants integrating peripheral equipment including loading facilities, weighing equipment, conveyor systems, filter systems, and extraction systems. Designed to integrate with RSC, GAS, INERT, and RDC products for comprehensive silo plant automation.
• robecco DUST CONTROL (RDC) Dust measurement devices for filter monitoring using triboelectric measurement principle. TÜV-tested according to TA-Luft, EMC compliant. Used in chemical industry for emission measurement and filter monitoring. Models include RDC 100C and RDC 200 ATEX.
• Photovoltaic (PV) Systems Complete photovoltaic system package from precise technical planning to commissioning, including module installation, yield calculation, battery storage, inverters, wallboxes, and maintenance service. Offered to residential and commercial customers in the DACH region.
• Automation / Steuerungsbau (Control Engineering) Industrial automation, PLC programming, visualization, control cabinet and control system construction, project management, electrical installation, and related services. Single and series production of control cabinets including ATEX-compliant systems.
• Gebäudetechnik / Elektroinstallation (Building Technology) Building automation, electrical installations for buildings, industry and commerce. Covers security, functionality, automation, and reliable building technology services for commercial and private customers in the DACH region.
• Gasanalysentechnik / Emissionsmessung (Gas Analysis / Emission Measurement) Gas analysis for safe and efficient process control, environmental protection, and quality assurance. Includes operating measurements, emission measurements, gas warning systems, and gas analysis components for industrial applications.
• Vorbeugender Explosionsschutz (Preventive Explosion Protection) Preventive explosion protection systems using innovative controls, gas analytics, and inerting systems for processes with flammable dusts and gases. Especially for coal grinding plants, coal dust silos, and alternative fuel silos. Integrates SECURE CENTER RSC, GAS, INERT, RDP, RSA, and RDC as a complete solution.
• Retrofit Services Modernization, conversion, and optimization of existing installations. Replaces obsolete electronic components, updates safety technology to current regulations, and improves control and automation technology on installed systems.
• Gasanalysator RGA-CGM5 Universal gas analyzer for continuous gas measurement (CO, CO2, SO2, NO, O2) for operating, exhaust, raw gas, and process measurement. Uses three different measurement methods: infrared absorption, electrochemical cell, and paramagnetic measurement. Measures up to five infrared gas components simultaneously.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 explosion protection systems deployed globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Yara GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020In 2020, Robecco integrated the INERTISIERUNG (inerting) business unit of Yara GmbH & Co. KG, significantly expanding their explosion protection portfolio with inerting technology capabilities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fike Corporation: Fike is a global manufacturer of explosion protection systems (isolation, suppression, and venting) for dust and gas hazards in process industries. Highly comparable to Robecco's preventive inerting, gas analysis, and explosion protection portfolio for cement, power, and bulk-solids handling.
• StuvEx Explosion Protection: StuvEx is a German specialist in explosion protection equipment (decoupling, suppression, venting) for dust-handling industrial processes. Direct peer with overlapping customer base in German Mittelstand industries served by Robecco.
• BS&B Safety Systems: BS&B designs and manufactures explosion protection products including suppression, isolation, and venting systems for combustible dust and gas applications. Direct peer in industrial explosion prevention with overlapping customer base in bulk solids, food, and chemical processing.
• Firefly AB: Firefly is a Swedish specialist in early fire and spark detection for industrial processes including spray dryers, pneumatic conveying, and bulk solids. Highly comparable to Robecco's DRYER PROTECTION RDP infrared differential fire detection system for spray-drying applications.
• IEP Technologies (Hoerbiger): IEP Technologies, part of Hoerbiger, provides explosion protection solutions (suppression, isolation, venting) for combustible dust and gas hazards in process industries. Direct peer competing in the same industrial explosion-protection niche as Robecco.
• REMBE GmbH: REMBE is a German Mittelstand specialist in explosion protection (rupture discs, flameless venting, isolation) and process safety used in dust-handling industries. Closely comparable to Robecco's explosion-protection focus, with strong overlap in cement, food, and bulk-material customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• Phoenix Contact: Phoenix Contact is a large German manufacturer of industrial automation, control, and connection technology including PLCs and ATEX-certified interface components. Overlaps with Robecco's automation/control-cabinet and ATEX-system offerings, but at much greater scale and broader scope.
• Siemens AG: Siemens provides broad industrial automation, process safety, and gas analysis solutions (e.g., SITRANS, SIMATIC PCS 7) used in cement, power, and bulk-solids plants. Overlaps with Robecco's automation, gas analytics, and process control offerings but at vastly larger scale and as part of a comprehensive industrial portfolio.
• Pepperl+Fuchs: Pepperl+Fuchs is a German leader in explosion protection and industrial sensors with ATEX/IECEx-certified instrumentation used in hazardous-area process industries. Adjacent competitor for ATEX sensors and control components integrated by Robecco systems.

Regional players

• WIKA Alexander Wiegand: WIKA is a German measurement specialist producing pressure, temperature, level, and gas analysis instrumentation widely used in industrial process safety applications. Comparable to the sensing and gas-analysis components underpinning Robecco's systems, with overlapping German Mittelstand customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/robeccoGmbH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/robecco-gmbh/mycompany
• Instagraminstagram.com/robecco_gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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