Development and manufacturing of UV, LED-UV, IR and Excimer curing systems for printing and industry
IST METZ GmbH & Co. KG
Nürtingen (DE) · Apeldoorn (NL) · Viry-Chatillon (FR) · Triuggio (IT) · Bjuv/Vellinge (SE) · Cross Hills (GB) · Barcelona (ES) · Banbury (GB) · Shanghai (CN) · Bangkok (TH) · Shorewood, IL (US)New on Amplifa
About IST METZ
IST METZ GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Nürtingen, is an internationally active medium-sized mechanical engineering company that has been developing and manufacturing UV and LED-UV curing systems for the graphic arts industry and industrial applications since 1977. The systems cure inks, coatings, silicones, adhesives and resins within seconds; the portfolio includes water- and air-cooled UV lamp systems (BLK, MBS), LED-UV systems (LEDcure NX, SPOTcure, HANDcure), Excimer systems (EXIcure, 172 nm) and hot-air/infrared drying (THERMOcure). Core components such as UV lamps, reflectors, LED and Excimer lamps as well as electronic ballasts are manufactured within the METZ Group, in particular at the subsidiary eta plus electronic gmbh. Processes include inertization, FREEcure, swap4cure, raytracing and thermal simulation as well as optical functional coatings (PVD). Industries served include printing, converting, wood and floor coverings, automotive, electronics, pharma/medical and packaging. With more than 480 employees worldwide, an export share of over 95% and its own sales and service locations in Europe, Asia and the USA, the company supplies customers worldwide.
- Site
- Nürtingen
- Processes
- UV curing (UV curing), LED-UV curing, Infrared and hot-air drying (W/IR), Excimer technology (172 nm and 222 nm), UV direct crosslinking, swap4cure (modular curing platform UV, LED-UV, IR, hot air), UV curing with inertization, SMARTcure (UV power control)
- Materials
- Inks, Varnishes, Silicones, Adhesives, Resins, Composites, Plastics, Metal (coating)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001
- Founded
- 1977
- Employees
- >480 (Group; accordi
- Industries
- Printing industry (sheetfed offset, web printing, label printing,, Converting & silicone coating, Wood and floor coverings, Automotive, Electronics, Energy storage systems
- 01
Consulting and application analysis (IST Campus: application, process and
- 02
Optical raytracing and thermal simulation (reflector and system design)
- 03
In-house manufacturing of components (UV lamps, reflectors, LED and Excimer
- 04
PVD functional coatings (URS, CMK, aluminium) and machining
- 05
System assembly and laboratory tests
- 06
Worldwide installation, maintenance, repair and retrofit (approx. 50
Materials & Processes
Inks & Coatings
UV and LED-UV curing of printing inks and coatings within fractions of a second, e.g. in sheetfed offset, web and label printing.
Silicones
Crosslinking of silicone coatings, e.g. in converting and silicone coating processes.
Adhesives & Resins
Curing of adhesives and resins, a key application area of LED-UV technology.
Plastics & Composites
Coating and curing on plastics and fibre-reinforced materials, also on temperature-sensitive substrates via Excimer cold light.
Systems & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV curing (UV curing)Surface | – | – | – | – | Inks, Coatings, Silicones, Adhesives, Resins |
| LED-UV curingSurface | – | – | – | – | UV-reactive materials, Printing inks, Adhesives, Coatings |
| Infrared and hot-air drying (W/IR)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Excimer technology (172 nm and 222 nm)Surface | – | – | – | – | Inks, Varnishes, Silicones, Adhesives, Resins |
| UV direct crosslinkingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| swap4cure (modular curing platform UV, LED-UV, IR, hot air)Surface | – | – | – | – | Inks, Varnishes, Adhesives |
| UV curing with inertizationSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| SMARTcure (UV power control)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Raytracing technology (optimization of radiation distribution)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| FREEcure (photoinitiator-free or photoinitiator-reduced curing)Surface | – | – | – | – | Inks, Varnishes |
| Optical functional coating (coating service)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| UV measurement (UV Measurement)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Corona pretreatmentSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laboratory testing (UVC, UVA-LED, Hg, Fe, GaIn lamps, conveyor belt, drying oven)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Analytics (FTIR measurement, surface tension, 3D microscopy, photo-DSC, pressure and tensileTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Service, maintenance, repair and assembly of UV/LED-UV systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofit (upgrading) of LED and UV systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
13 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV system BLK (water-cooled) | IST METZ BLK | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| UV system BLK S (water-cooled) | IST METZ BLK S | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| UV system MBS C (air-cooled) | IST METZ MBS C | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| UV system MBS L (air-cooled) | IST METZ MBS L | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| UV system MBS Li (air-cooled) | IST METZ MBS Li | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| LED-UV system LEDcure NX (water-cooled) | IST METZ LEDcure NX | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| LED-UV portfolio IST INTECH | IST METZ IST INTECH | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| LED-UV handheld device | IST METZ HANDcure | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| LED-UV system SPOTcure | IST METZ SPOTcure | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| Excimer system | IST METZ EXIcure | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| Hot-air/infrared drying system | IST METZ THERMOcure | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| UV Analyzer | IST METZ UV Analyzer | – | – | – | Nürtingen |
| Laboratory system | IST METZ | – | – | – | Nürtingen (IST Campus) |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Quality management is certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. The IST Campus offers laboratory facilities (UVC, UVA-LED, Hg, Fe and GaIn lamps) as well as analytics such as FTIR measurement, surface tension measurement, 3D microscopy, photo-DSC and pressure/tensile testing; UV measurement is performed, among other things, with the UV Analyzer.
| Evidence | Nürtingen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 |
History
- 1977
Foundation of IST METZ by Gerhard Metz († 2014) in Nürtingen.
- 1988
Foundation of eta plus electronic gmbh for in-house manufacturing of all IST UV lamps.
Development from a family business in Nürtingen to a globally leading supplier of UV curing systems with over 45 years of experience.