{"id":71669,"date":"2025-08-15T08:01:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/?post_type=news&#038;p=71669"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:11:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T07:11:51","slug":"in-memoriam-dick-rakhorst","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/news\/in-memoriam-dick-rakhorst\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: Dick Rakhorst"},"content":{"rendered":"<header id=\"header\" class=\"header header--medium header--branch\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"header__first\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"header__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tIn Memoriam: Dick Rakhorst\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__dots-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"431\" height=\"9\" viewbox=\"0 0 431 9\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M430.799 4.192a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.135 1.135 0 1 1-2.27 0 1.135 1.135 0 0 1 2.27 0Zm-27.27 0a1.136 1.136 0 1 1-2.272-.001 1.136 1.136 0 0 1 2.272 0Zm-27.272 0a1.39 1.39 0 1 1-2.78 0 1.39 1.39 0 0 1 2.78 0Zm-27.78 0a1.645 1.645 0 1 1-3.29 0 1.645 1.645 0 0 1 3.29 0Zm-28.29 0a1.9 1.9 0 1 1-3.799 0 1.9 1.9 0 0 1 3.799 0Zm-28.799 0a2.154 2.154 0 1 1-4.308 0 2.154 2.154 0 0 1 4.308 0Zm-29.308 0a2.41 2.41 0 1 1-4.819 0 2.41 2.41 0 0 1 4.819 0Zm-29.819 0a2.663 2.663 0 1 1-5.326.001 2.663 2.663 0 0 1 5.326-.001Zm-30.327 0a2.919 2.919 0 1 1-5.837 0 2.919 2.919 0 0 1 5.837 0Zm-30.837 0a3.173 3.173 0 1 1-6.345.001 3.173 3.173 0 0 1 6.345 0Zm-31.346 0a3.428 3.428 0 1 1-6.856 0 3.428 3.428 0 0 1 6.856 0Zm-31.856 0a3.683 3.683 0 1 1-7.365 0 3.683 3.683 0 0 1 7.365 0Zm-32.365 0a3.937 3.937 0 1 1-7.875 0 3.937 3.937 0 0 1 7.875 0Zm-32.874 0a4.192 4.192 0 1 1-8.384 0 4.192 4.192 0 0 1 8.384 0Z\" fill=\"#FFF960\"\/><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__second\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__branch-logos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Industriele-elektronica.svg\" class=\"header__branch-logo\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\t<div class=\"header__meta\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__category\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header__meta__detail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>Branch<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/kennishub\/?_branches_kennishub=industriele-elektronica\" class=\"header__meta__detail--branch\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIndustrial Electronics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"image-text bg--offwhite\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-text__wrapper image-text__wrapper--reverse\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-263x283.jpg\" class=\"attachment-image_text_block size-image_text_block\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-263x283.jpg 263w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-951x1024.jpg 951w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-768x827.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-1426x1536.jpg 1426w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-11x12.jpg 11w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-1003x1080.jpg 1003w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-446x480.jpg 446w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-594x640.jpg 594w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-186x200.jpg 186w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3-1280x1378.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/fhi.nl\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Dick_Rakhorst3.jpg 1796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/>\t\t\t\t  <label><\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='heading-wrapper'><svg width=\"13\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 13 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle cx=\"6.394\" cy=\"6.5\" r=\"6.394\" fill=\"#000\"\/><\/svg><h2 class='image-text-content__title'>In memoriam GD Rakhorst (Dick)<\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-text-content__text\"><p>In February 2025, Dick Rakhorst passed away at the age of 83.<\/p>\n<p>Veterans in our industry remember him as the director of Manudax Nederland, active in the trading and distribution of components from around 1970. Under his leadership, the company experienced impressive growth in the Netherlands, thanks in part to the rise of the microprocessor. Brands like Motorola (1974 \u2013 the MC6800), Apple, IBM PC, C. Itoh, and Epson formed the foundation of this growth.<\/p>\n<p>After the sale of Manudax to HCS in 1988, Dick remained active in the industry and made his mark within FHI. The platform offered by FHI suited him perfectly. He quickly took the initiative to establish a cluster of companies focused on hardware and software development: embedded systems. The timing proved visionary. At a time when the World Wide Web was just emerging and then becoming widely accessible with Netscape, Dick foresaw the impact of digitalization on our sector. Along with Bert Huiberts (founder of Betronic and Benext), among others, he was one of the founders of the Development Club \u2013 a cluster that still exists today and has successfully bridged the gap from product to service.<\/p>\n<p>In media interviews from 2008, Dick already explained how sustainability, the Cradle to Cradle principle (which was translated into Dutch by his daughter Anne-Marie) and digital media come together in his work: he brought his vision of sustainable innovation to life through collaborations and online platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dick was an entrepreneur through and through. He was, above all, a visionary with a keen eye for technological developments and an excellent feel for the market. His strength lay in daring to ask critical questions and constantly seeking collaboration and opportunities. His style best described as positively critical. He was eager to express himself, knowledgeable, convincing, and always constructive. Those who knew him remember his enthusiasm and focus, always delivered with a touch of humor and a touch of stubbornness. His passion for his profession was infectious and made conversations with him unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p>Although Dick has retreated somewhat in recent years, they have remained close. For many years, he and his wife ran Interart, a successful visual arts company \u2013 another aspect of his versatility.<\/p>\n<p>Dick Rakhorst left a lasting impression: we will miss his voice, vision, humor and commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Siebren de Vries, former chairman of FHI, Industrial Electronics<br \/>\nHans Zijlstra, chairman FHI, Industrial Electronics<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","branches":[13],"events":[371],"secretariat":[],"categories":[],"themes_tax":[],"content_types":[],"class_list":["post-71669","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>In Memoriam: Dick Rakhorst - FHI, federatie van technologiebranches<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Memoriam: Dick Rakhorst\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/fhi.nl\/en\/nieuws\/in-memoriam-dick-rakhorst\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"In Memoriam: Dick Rakhorst - 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