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RBK Group’s FOBIS ERP system was developed based on the day-to-day operations of food companies. RBK Group has been active in the food industry since 1979. In the years that followed, one conviction grew ever stronger: anyone who wants to maintain control over quality, efficiency, and food safety needs software that truly understands production—not just in the office, but especially on the shop floor.
We don’t achieve innovation and success on our own. FOBIS owes its strength precisely to its long-term collaboration with the food companies themselves. We translate customers’ specific practical questions into new functionalities. Examples include more rigorous label checks, inline barcode checks, real-time dashboards, and smart applications using AI.
Innovating Together in Practice:
For one of our clients, we developed additional, real-time checks in the production process. The result? Errors with order numbers and labels are now a thing of the past.
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RBK Group has been a household name in the food industry for over 45 years. With more than 60 experienced and enthusiastic employees, we work with our customers to implement innovative optimizations, ensuring that food companies are ready for the future. We are the go-to partner for automation, construction, renovation, and environmental issues in the food industry.
In 1979, Hans Kortenbach † began providing consulting services in the field of industrial refrigeration. Initially, the focus was primarily on the energy-efficient control of refrigeration systems.
Raadgevend Bureau Kortenbach (RBK) is founded, and the first employees are hired.
The design of production logistics gave rise to a need for weighing and tracking the flow of goods. This led to the development of the first generation of FOBIS®. The system is primarily characterized as a weighing system.
The company’s activities expanded to include consulting on technical installations and structural engineering matters for manufacturing companies in the non-perishable food sector. At that time, these were primarily companies in the primary industry (slaughterhouses, fish processing plants, the potato and vegetable industry, as well as cold storage and freezer facilities).
Acquisition of a software company serving slaughterhouses and the meat-processing industry.
Relocation from Twello to Kapjeswelle 1 in Deventer.
Expansion of operations to include consulting services and products focused on production logistics. The operations are divided into RBK Raadgevend Ingenieurs BV, RBK Automatisering BV, RBK Installatie Advies, and RBK Bouwmanagement.
The FOBIS® system is being converted into a closed-loop system covering the entire flow of goods from start to finish within the factory.
The FOBIS® DOS system is converted to a graphical system.
RBK Consulting Engineers and RBK Installation Consulting merge to continue operations under the name BK Consulting Engineers (now RBK Food Projects). RBK Environmental Consulting is also established.
Relocation to Parkweg 2-4 in Deventer.
Founder Hans Kortenbach † leaves RBK, and the shares are acquired internally.
RBK bids farewell to Deventer’s historic city center and moves to a modern office near the A1 highway.
With the 4th generation of FOBIS®, the focus has continued to be on standard software for all customers, which can be configured in a fully scalable and modular manner.
The standalone ERP package is completely revamped and integrated into FOBIS®.
The current management team (Peter Harmens and Theo Vliek) acquires all shares of the RBK Group. By that time, both Theo and Peter had already more than earned their stripes at RBK.
The German subsidiary RBK Automation GmbH is established to better serve the German market.
The latest generation of FOBIS® is being developed using state-of-the-art technology. This transforms the system from a material flow system to an MES/MOMS.
For more than 40 years, Verhoef has specialized in industrial refrigeration, heat recovery, heat pumps, and humidity control.
Due to strong growth, the building on Keulenstraat had become too small, so RBK moved to 9 Munsterstraat in Deventer.
FOBIS has been built step by step on a rock-solid combination of domain knowledge and the practical experience of our experts and customers. Over the years, the projects have become larger and more challenging: from tracking and recording to complete process control, and from administrative support to real-time management of complex issues surrounding food production.
Our history is, therefore, above all a history of collaboration. RBK Group contributes its expertise in food processes and automation; our clients bring their day-to-day operations and ambitions to the table. It is precisely this combination that ensures FOBIS does exactly what food companies need: providing control over production, quality, traceability, and efficiency.
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