Company History
Overview of 90 years of Modellbau Dörfelt
1929 world economic crisis
The first years of Modellbau Dörfelt were very successful, until the Great Depression of 1929.
The original partners separated in 1931 and Paul Gerhard Dörfelt became the sole Managing Director.Training of Herbert Dörfelt
1923 – 1936 training of Herbert Dörfelt as model maker.
Then from 1936 to 1945 he was in the army.1961 Training of Bernd Dörfelt
Bernd Dörfelt began in the family business in 1961 – 1964 as an apprentice model maker and subsequently undertook evening courses from 1964 – 1969 at the School of Engineering Zwickau. He graduated as an engineer technologist for mechanical engineering. He then worked from 1974 – 1982 as a technologist and equipment design engineer at the “Eisenwerk Zwickau”. Bernd Dörfelt continued to study by correspondence from 1976 – 1982 at the Bergakademie Freiberg and completed a diploma in foundry technology.
21.02.1991 Foundation of Modellbau Dörfelt GmbH
Modellbau Dörfelt made the transition to a business within reunified Germany successfully, but it was not easy. With the help of business partners Modellbau Dörfelt succeeded in entering the Styrofoam model making and manufacturing by CAD / CATIA.
1993 Start of Kay-Uwe Dörfelt
Kay-Uwe Dörfelt began work with the company as a trained
model maker with 4-years work experience in former West Germany.1994/95 Enlargement of production space
Construction of a new workshop and office building