Development and production of specialized industrial light sources from UV through visible light to infrared.
Ushio Europe B.V.
Oude Meer (NL) · Steinhöring (DE) · Düren (DE) · Błonie (PL) · Pontoise (FR) · London (GB)New on Amplifa
About Ushio Europe
Ushio Europe B.V. is the European branch of Ushio Inc., founded in 1964 by Jiro Ushio in Tokyo, and develops, produces and distributes specialized light sources for industrial applications. The portfolio includes UV lamps and UV-LED modules (UniJet), infrared lamps and IR modules for heating processes, excimer systems at 172 nm (Hyper V, SUE, ExciJet172) and 222 nm (Care222), xenon, halogen and halide lamps, NIR LEDs under the Epitex brand as well as laser diodes. HPS lamps (HORTURION) and ballasts for horticulture have been manufactured since 2017 in the company's own production plant in Błonie near Warsaw with 6,000 m² of floor space and a capacity of 1,000,000 lamps per year. Application areas range from surface cleaning and activation, UV curing and thermoplastic joining to disinfection, solar simulation and semiconductor manufacturing, through to metrology and projection. The Application Laboratories and R&D of Ushio Germany GmbH in Steinhöring develop customer-specific lamps and in-line modules up to process implementation; worldwide distribution runs through the distribution center in Germany.
- Site
- BC Oude Meer
- Processes
- IR heating / infrared lamps & modules (thermoforming, PET blow moulding, drying of paint and, UV-LED curing (UniJet) – curing of UV-reactive inks, varnishes, coatings, UV adhesives, Excimer 172 nm surface treatment (cleaning, activation, pretreatment for bonding processes,, VUV excimer joining (adhesive-free joining of amorphous thermoplastics through VUV surface, Care222 222 nm UV-C disinfection (surfaces and air), Production of HPS lamps (HORTURION) and ballasts, Laser displacement sensor technology / laser measurement (µm-accurate, non-contact), Application Laboratories (UV/Visible/IR) in Germany
- Materials
- PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate), ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), COC (cyclo-olefin copolymer), PET, Glass, Metals, Excimer technology (VUV), Care222 KrCl excimer
- Certificates
- DIN ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1964
- Employees
- > 6,000 (Ushio
- Industries
- Horticulture / Greenhouse, Semiconductors, Medical & Healthcare, Cinema / Projection, Automotive & Sensor Technology, Electronics
- 01
Application consulting / Application Labs
- 02
R&D and process development
- 03
Lamp and module manufacturing (Poland)
- 04
Distribution center Germany
- 05
Worldwide delivery and after-sales support
Materials & Processes
Excimer technology (VUV)
Surface cleaning, activation and pretreatment for joining processes on plastics, glass, metals and films, beam widths up to 2200 mm.
Care222 KrCl excimer
Filtered 222 nm Far UV-C radiation for microbial reduction on surfaces and in air, also in the presence of people within the limits.
PMMA (amorphous thermoplastic)
Adhesive-free VUV excimer joining through surface activation below the softening temperature.
ABS (amorphous thermoplastic)
Can be successfully activated and joined using VUV excimer radiation, investigated by SKZ.
COC (cyclo-olefin copolymer)
Amorphous thermoplastic for adhesive-free VUV excimer joining processes.
Infrared lamps & modules
Industrial heating processes such as thermoforming, PET blow molding, drying of paint and ink as well as soldering.
UniJet UV-LED modules
Curing of UV-reactive inks, varnishes, coatings, adhesives and encapsulants.
Epitex NIR LEDs (e.g. SMBB-850)
Illumination for ANPR cameras, solar simulators and sensor technology with wavelengths 365–1750 nm.
HORTURION HPS lamps
High-pressure sodium vapor lamps (400–1000 W) and ballasts for greenhouse lighting, produced in Poland.
Laser diodes (e.g. HL65311MG)
Red-band laser diodes for non-contact laser displacement sensors with µm precision, MOQ 10,000 pieces.
Locations
Oude Meer
NLHead Office Ushio Europe B.V., sales UV/IR/halogen/xenon/HPS/UV-LED
Steinhöring
DEUshio Germany GmbH: development/sales UV & IR, R&D, Application Labs, distribution center, branch offices Düren &
- Application Laboratories (UV/Visible/IR)
Düren
DEDelivery address EUV project (Willi-Bleicher-Str. 7)
Błonie
PLProduction plant Ushio Poland Sp. z o.o., HPS lamps & power supplies, 6,000 m²
- Lot size
- up to 1,000,000 lamps/year (full capacity)
- Materials
- HPS lamps, ballasts
- Hyper V / Hyper V-ST excimer in-line modules 172 nm
- SUE excimer modules 172 nm
Pontoise
FRSales office Ushio France S.A.R.L.
London
GBOffice Ushio U.K., Ltd.
Light Sources & Modules
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR heating / infrared lamps & modules (thermoforming, PET blow moulding, drying of paint andSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| UV-LED curing (UniJet) – curing of UV-reactive inks, varnishes, coatings, UV adhesivesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Excimer 172 nm surface treatment (cleaning, activation, pretreatment for bonding processes,Surface | – | 2200 mm (Hyper V series) | – | – | Plastics, Glass, Metals, Films |
| VUV excimer joining (adhesive-free joining of amorphous thermoplastics through VUV surfaceJoining | – | – | – | – | PMMA, ABS, COC (cyclo-olefin copolymer) |
| Care222 222 nm UV-C disinfection (surfaces and air)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of HPS lamps (HORTURION) and ballastsAssembly | – | – | – | 1,000,000 lamps/year (capacity) | – |
| Laser displacement sensor technology / laser measurement (µm-accurate, non-contact)Testing | – | – | – | 10,000 pcs/lot (MOQ laser diodes) | – |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excimer in-line module Hyper V / Hyper V-ST (172 nm) | Ushio Hyper V / Hyper V-ST Series | – | Beam width 300–2200 mm, intensity >170 mW/cm², power 600–6000 W | – | Poland (own production) |
| Excimer module for stationary irradiation SUE (172 nm) | Ushio SUE Series | – | Beam field □150–300 mm, intensity 10–50 mW/cm², power 300–1200 W | – | Poland |
| Excimer lab module ExciJet172 (172 nm) | Ushio ExciJet172 55-130 | – | Irradiation field 90 x 130 mm, dimensions 210*125*115 mm, >10 mW/cm², 80 W | – | – |
| Excimer lamp module (172 nm) with inverter for custom solutions | Ushio Excimer Lamps 172 nm | – | Radiation length 130 mm, >40 mW/cm², 30 W | – | – |
| UV-LED module UniJet | Ushio UniJet | – | – | – | – |
| Care222 filtered 222 nm Far UV-C disinfection lamps (KrCl excimer) | Ushio Care222 | – | – | – | – |
| Lamp production plant (HPS/IR/UV) | Ushio | 1 | 6000 m², capacity 1,000,000 lamps/year | – | Pass (Błonie), Poland |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Ushio Germany GmbH was the first lamp manufacturer worldwide to be certified to DIN ISO 9001; quality is lived across all processes from order intake to delivery. The Application Labs enable process-oriented testing of UV, visible and IR solutions.
| Evidence | Steinhöring |
|---|---|
| DIN ISO 9001 |
History
- 1964
Foundation of Ushio Inc. by Jiro Ushio in Tokyo; started with xenon short-arc lamps
- 1968
Start of Ushio Germany GmbH
- 1985
Establishment of Ushio Europe B.V. as head office in the Netherlands; start of European activities in the mid-1980s
- 2017
Centralization of HPS production in the company's own plant in Błonie (Poland)
- 2025
More than 6,000 employees worldwide in 46 country presences