Corporate History
About Hönle: Dr. Hönle AG, head of Hönle Group, is one of the world’s leading suppliers for industrial UV technology. The UV specialist, who is listed on the stock exchange, develops, manufactures and distributes UV/LED-UV systems, UV lamps and UV measuring equipment, worldwide. The systems are used for the cross-linking of photo-reactive substances, for surface disinfection, solar simulation and lighting.
Hönle products are used at manufacturing processes in electronics, microelectronics, precision engineering and the optical industry, as well as in the printing, coating, automobile, aerospace, pharmaceutical and photovoltaic sectors.
For almost 50 years, the UV specialist Hönle has been very successful in developing curing and coating technology. The innovative Hönle UV and LED-UV systems can be easily integrated into various manufacturing processes where they achieve excellent results.
For more than 30 years, Hönle has also been developing high-efficient UVC devices for the disinfection of surfaces but also of water and air.
Hönle is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified. Our products have the CE marking.
About the Hönle Group: In addition to the parent company UV systems specialist Dr. Hönle AG (UV / UV-LED units and systems, professional lighting technology), the Hönle Group comprises several subsidiaries. In the field printing/coating there are sheet-fed offset specialist Eltosch Grafix (UV/LED-UV/IR/hot air dryers and peripheral units, i.e. ink fixation and powder systems) and the UV specialist for web printing PrintConcept.
The company group’s glass division consists of quartz glass expert Raesch (customized quartz glass components) and uv-technik Speziallampen (IR and UV lamp manufacturing, power supplies, sensors).
In the field Life Science Engineering Sterilsystems develop UVC devices for air, water and surface disinfection.
A further subsidiary is the specialist for industrial adhesives Panacol.
The German based Hönle Group owns local subsidiaries in China, Korea, France, UK, Austria, Malta and the USA as well as a sales office in Italy. The company group has an extensive worldwide network of experienced sales and service partners.
2024 |
Dr. Hönle AG increased its stake in Sterixene SAS from 24,24% to 51,21% as of April 30th, 2024. Through the integration into the group, the product portfolio in the field of disinfection is completed by customer-oriented services for microbiological analyses. |
2022 |
Selling of Raesch Quarz Germany; |
2021 |
Move into the new company building in Gilching |
2020 |
Merger of Aladin GmbH into uv-technik Speziallampen GmbH; |
2018 |
Certified according to the environmental management standard ISO 14001 |
2017 |
Hönle opens new central warehouse outside Munich with 3.600 qm |
2016 |
Mitronic GmbH merges into Dr. Hönle AG |
2015 |
Two further subsidiaries are added to the company group: Panacol-Korea Co., Ltd. (Korea) and Panacol_USA Inc. (formerly called: Tangent Industries Inc.), (USA-Torrington) |
2014 |
Merger of Eltosch Torsten Schmidt GmbH and Grafix GmbH to Eltosch Grafix GmbH |
2013 |
New member of the Hönle Group: Grafix GmbH |
2012 |
Hönle acquires a majority stake in Raesch Quarz (Germany) GmbH, Ilmenau / OT Langewiesen, and in Raesch Quarz (Malta) Ltd. |
2011 |
Hönle acquires a majority stake in Mitronic GmbH, Wolfratshausen; |
2010 |
Hönle acquires a majority stake in uv-technik Speziallampen GmbH, Ilmenau/OT Wümbach |
2009 |
Foundation of Eltosch Inc.,USA-Illinois |
2008 |
Acquisition of Panacol (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 |
2001 |
Initial public offer / IPO (Neuer Markt segment) |
1999 |
Selling of Dr. K. Hönle Medizintechnik GmbH |
1998 |
Foundation of the subsidiary Honle UV France S.a.r.l., F-Bron |
1994 |
Foundation of Honle UV America Inc., USA-Marlboro/Boston |
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 |
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 |