Brands/Andro
Germany · founded 1959
Andro table tennis equipment
German label with the widest hardness ladder in Rasanter and Hexer. A favourite of club tuners who pick sponge by degree rather than by marketing name.
andro GmbH · Germany · 64 rubbers · 51 blades
Andro at a glance
- Legal name
- andro GmbH
- Headquarters
- Germany
- Founded
- 1959
- Country
- Germany
- Also known as
- andro GmbH
- Official site
- www.andro.de
About Andro table tennis equipment
Andro (andro GmbH, Germany, 1959) is the German tensor brand whose current identity is the Energy Cell / Rasanter system: the R-number is sponge hardness in degrees (R37, R42, R47, R48, R50, R53 and variants). That makes Andro the easiest German family to shop by feel — you pick a degree, then a topsheet (Rasanter R, C or related) instead of decoding a poetic name.
Hexer (Grip, Powergrip, HD, Duro) is the older grip-oriented tensor line still widely stocked in German clubs. Synteliac VCO / ZCO and related fibre woods are Andro’s answer to Innerforce-class blades. Chintag and short-pips / anti sheets keep the brand on combination-bat walls. Factory made-in is printed on each product page — typically Germany-specified Asian production for tensors.
In European shops Andro sits next to Tibhar and Donic on price: below Butterfly, above Palio and Friendship. Players who already know they want “about 47° tensor” often land on Rasanter R47 before they look at Evolution MX-P or Bluefire M1. R50 and R53 are the stiffer sheets for high-level loopers; R37 / R42 are the softer backhand answers.
Andro is not the same company as Tibhar. Specs on this site are never mixed between the two catalogues. If a coach in a German league says “put Rasanter on both wings, two degrees softer on the backhand”, they mean this brand page.
History of Andro
Andro has been a German table tennis brand since 1959. The modern Energy Cell / Rasanter numbering system (hardness in degrees) is the identity that replaced older poetic rubber names in European shops. Hexer remains the previous-generation grip tensor still in wide club use.
How Andro compares
Andro Rasanter is shopped by degree against Tibhar Evolution (MX/EL/FX names) and Gewo Nexxus EL Pro 48/50/53. Hexer Grip is the older dwell-oriented alternative. Synteliac fibre woods are aimed at Innerforce-class buyers. Andro is a separate German company from Tibhar — specs are never mixed on this site.
Signature lines
Series pages
Who Andro is for
Club attackers who specify sponge hardness in degrees, German-league players replacing Hexer, and tuners building a backhand a few degrees softer than the forehand.
Andro FAQ
- What does the Rasanter R-number mean?
- It is the sponge hardness in degrees. R47 is a mid-hard offensive tensor; R37 is softer and more flexible; R50/R53 are stiffer, faster sheets for high-level loopers.
- Is Andro the same company as Tibhar?
- No. They are separate German brands that compete in the same EU shop segment. Specs on this site are never mixed between the two catalogues.
- Andro Rasanter R47 vs R53 — which hardness?
- The number is sponge hardness in degrees. R47 is the common club offensive tensor; R50/R53 are stiffer and faster for high-level loopers; R37/R42 are softer. Pick the degree first, then the topsheet (R, C or related).
- Where is Andro table tennis made?
- Andro is a German brand. Tensors are typically Germany-specified Asian production; each product page lists the factory made-in country from the catalogue sheet.
- Andro Hexer vs Rasanter?
- Rasanter is the current Energy Cell family shopped by sponge degree. Hexer (Grip, Powergrip, HD) is the older grip-oriented tensor still widely stocked. Players who want more dwell than Rasanter often stay on Hexer Grip.
Andro rubbers and blades in this catalogue
Factory speed, spin, control and hardness below are Andro catalogue figures remapped onto TableTennisReview’s shared 0–100 index so a Andro sheet can sit next to Butterfly, DHS or Tibhar without mixing scales. Only ITTF-approved versions stocked in European shops are listed.
Andro rubbers · 64
Andro blades · 51
Andro is a trademark of andro GmbH. Logos identify products in this independent catalogue.