Dlubal Software: (Company) History

Germany and the Czech Republic

Trade and Friendship

The border between Bavaria and Bohemia is one of the oldest borders in Europe. Since the early days of civilization, this region has always been marked by wars and constant border shifts that followed them. What remained was the trade relations and friendships of the people on both sides. This special relationship between Bavaria and Bohemia has had a lasting impact on the region.

01 German-Czech Relations in the Middle Ages: Trade, Friendship, and Togetherness

This coexistence changed with the two world wars and their consequences. In the struggle of the superpowers and with the raising of the Iron Curtain, relations stalled and ultimately came to a standstill. Southern Germany and the former Czechoslovakia were separated for several decades.

When the Iron Curtain fell with the Soviet Union decline over 30 years ago, the time had finally come. The former close contact between both countries has been resumed. At first, people carefully approached each other. Economic and human relationships flourished again, bringing the quite different cultures closer together. As close as never before.

Dlubal Software is happy to support these developments, for example, by sponsoring the second cross-border dragon boat race, also known as "Dragons Among Cities" 2023 . After all, it is important to further strengthen this cooperation between Bohemia and Bavaria. Together, we can achieve more!

02 Racing Dragon Boat

Founding and Rise

Dlubal Software is therefore a prime example of the border crossing between the Czech Republic and Germany. Georg Dlubal, our esteemed boss, comes from Prague, and his wife Gabriela Dlubal from Mladá Boleslav.

Both moved to Germany together, and in 1987, Dlubal Software was founded as a sole proprietorship in Harsewinkel, here on German soil with Czech roots. Our COO Daniel Dlubal was born as a child of this German-Czech relationship. Daniel himself says:

• “I had the great opportunity to grow up with both cultures and I wouldn't want to do without it."

03 Daniel Dlubal, COO of Dlubal Software

What started out as a small software company has gradually become one of the most user-friendly structural analysis software on the market. Dlubal Software soon fought for its well-deserved place at the forefront of the industry.

The Prague branch office in the Czech Republic was established as early as 1991. At the same time, the headquarters in Tiefenbach (Upper Palatinate) was opened. In the middle of the Bavarian Forest, where Dlubal Software GmbH is still at home today. In 2010, Leipzig was the second location in Germany.

Additional locations came along over the following years. Dlubal became increasingly international. In addition to the branch office in Katowice (Poland) established in 2013, Paris (France), Bologna (Italy), and Philadelphia (USA) followed two years later.

The year 2015 will be remembered as a great milestone. For Dlubal Software officially received the certification according to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 for the structural analysis programs. The second Czech location, Brno, was founded in 2018, followed by Munich in 2020, and Shanghai (China) in 2021.

04 Dlubal Software in Tiefenbach

Dlubal Software Today

Today, Dlubal Software is a sore thumb in the structural engineering industry. The structural analysis programs stand out and impress with their computing power and, at the same time, intuitive operation by their customers.

Here, the innovations, modern structural design, and transparency are combined in all calculations to create a predestined tool that supports engineers from all over the world in successfully completing their projects.

05 Christmas Party at Dlubal Software 2022

Today, our software is used by more than 10,000 companies and over 100,000 users in 95 countries. Over 300 employees ensure that our customers can enjoy working with our programs every day.

Dlubal is not only on the way to the top when it comes to structural analysis software. As an employer brand, our company always strives to make our motto tangible for our employees: Enjoy Structural Analysis.