Corporate History
About Hönle: The Dr. Hönle AG, head of Hönle Group, is one of the world´s leading suppliers for industrial UV technology. The UV specialist, who is noted on the stock exchange, develops, manufactures and distributes UV systems, UV lamps and UV measurement equipment worldwide. The systems are used in the cross-linking of photo-reactive substances, for surface sterilisation and solar simulation.
Hönle products are used in manufacturing processes in electronics, microelectronics, precision engineering and the optical industry, and in the printing, automobile, aerospace, pharmaceutical and photovoltaic sectors.
For years the UV specialist Hönle has been very successful in the curing and coating technology. The innovative Hönle UV systems can be integrated easily into particular manufacturing processes where they achieve excellent results.
About the Hönle Group: In addition to the original parent company, UV systems specialist Dr. Hönle AG, the Hönle Group also comprises of the UV dryer specialists PrintConcept (rotary printing) and Eltosch (sheet-fed offset printing). Further subsidiaries are Aladin GmbH (UV lamps), UV-Technik Speziallampen GmbH (UV/IR lamps), the specialist for sun simulations plants and electronic power supply Mitronic GmbH as well as the adhesives specialist Panacol.
The German based Hönle Group has local subsidiaries in China, France, Spain, United Kingdom and the USA and a sales office in Italy. The Hönle Group also has an extensive worldwide network of experienced sales and service partners.
Dr. Hönle products are manufactured to ISO 9001 standards and carry the CE sign.
2011 | Hönle acqires a 51% stake in Mitronic GmbH, Wolfratshausen; |
2010 | Hönle acquires a 51% stake in UV-Technik Speziallampen GmbH, Wümbach, Ilmenau |
2009 | Foundation of Eltosch Inc., |
2008 | Acquisition of Panacol AG (adhesives), PrintConcept GmbH (UV technology) and Eltosch Torsten Schmidt GmbH (UV technology) |
2006 | Purchase of the customer base, trademarks and patents of Arccure Technologies GmbH, Lippstadt |
2002 | Move into the new premises, |
2001 | Foundation of Honle Spain S.A.U., |
2001 | Initial public offer / IPO (Neuer Markt segment) |
1999 | Foundation of Aladin GmbH, D-Rott am Inn |
1998 | Foundation of the subsidiary |
1995 | Foundation of the subsidiary Honle UV (UK) Ltd., |
1994 | Foundation of Honle UV America Inc., |
1992 | Foundation of Dr. K. Hönle Medizintechnik GmbH |
1991 | Foundation of Dr. K. Hönle Produktions GmbH |
1982 | First application of UV equipment for the curing of adhesives and plastics in the industry |
since 1980 | Development of the first UV equipment for industrial applications |
1977 | Transformation of the partnership Dr. Hönle into the private limited company Dr. K. Hönle GmbH |
1976 | Foundation of the partnership Dr. Hönle for the development, manufacturing and distribution of medical equipment |
