The Company

We manufacture products for machining metals and plastics. Our main products are cutting tools used for machining operations of metals. But also forming tools and components for measuring techniques are part of our production program. Our main business consists of shaping small bores in diameters ranging from 0.33 to 8 mm (0.13 - 0.31 in). We develop, design and fabricate drills, lathe tools, milling cutters, slotters and stamping tools for this purpose. Typical applications can be found in the production of medical equipment, implants, vehicle components, watches and jewellery, optical equipment, electronic components and mechanical engineering.

 

Company History

1971 Max Hobe Sr. founds the company at Haushalde 8 in Ravensburg, Germany, on July 1st, 1971

1974 Relocation to Löwenstraße 7 in Baienfurt, Germany

1979 Relocation into the own building, Baindter Straße 27, also in Baienfurt

1987 Max Hobe Jr. joins the company

1993 Dagmar Hobe joins the company

1994 Complete takeover of the business by Dagmar and Max Hobe

1997 The first patented products of the company are presented at EMO World Fair in Hannover, Germany

2000 Relocation into the new production building

2002 Innovation Price "WIR" of the county of Ravensburg, Germany

2002 Innovation Price "Dr. Rudolf Eberle" of Land Baden-Württemberg, Germany

2004 Innovation Price "WIR" of the county of Ravensburg, Germany

2011 40th anniversary of Hobe Tools