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;
Opening of sales office Italy, Pavia;
Change of corporate form of the Dr. Hönle Resident Representative Office in Shanghai into the Hoenle UV Technology (Shanghai) Trading Ltd

2010

Hönle acquires a 51% stake in UV-Technik Speziallampen GmbH, Wümbach, Ilmenau

2009

Foundation of Eltosch Inc.,
USA-Illinois

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,
D-Gräfelfing/Munich
Foundation of Wellomer GmbH (belongs to Panacol since 2009)
Opening of representative Office China, Shanghai

2001

Foundation of Honle Spain S.A.U.,
E-Barcelona

2001

Initial public offer / IPO (Neuer Markt segment)

1999

Foundation of Aladin GmbH, D-Rott am Inn
Selling of Dr. K. Hönle Medizintechnik GmbH
Transformation of Dr. K. Hönle GmbH into
Dr. Hönle AG

1998

Foundation of the subsidiary
Honle UV France S.a.r.l., F-Bron

1995

Foundation of the subsidiary Honle UV (UK) Ltd.,
GB-Luton

1994

Foundation of Honle UV America Inc.,
USA-Marlboro/Boston
Certification according to DIN ISO 9001

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
Founders: Prof. Dr. Karl Hönle and Dr. Günter Schmid †