Corporate History

About Hönle: The Hönle Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of industrial UV technology. The UV specialist, which is quoted on the stock exchange, manufactures and distributes UV systems, UV lamps and UV measuring technology throughout the world. The systems are used in the cross-linking of photoreactive substances, for surface sterilisation and solar simulation.

About the Hönle Group: In addition to consolidation parent and UV systems specialist Dr. Hönle AG, the Hönle Group comprises Aladin GmbH (UV lamps) and adhesives specialists Panacol. Further members are the dryer specialists PrintConcept (web offset printing) and Eltosch (sheet feed offset printing). Beside subsidiaries in France, Spain and the United Kingdom and a representative office in China Hönle has a dense worldwide network of sales partners.

Dr. Hönle products are manufactured to ISO 9001 standards and carry the CE sign. 

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 (since 2009 belongs to Panacol)
Opening of representative Office China, Shanghai

2001

Foundation of Honle Spain S.A.,
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

1993

Start of the co-operation with Grafix GmbH Zerstäubungstechnik in the sheet-fed offset business

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 for 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 †