Today, the Munich-based huber Group has become one of the world's leading manufacturers of printing inks, printing glosses, and printing-related ancillary products.
Its parent company, Michael Huber München GmbH, was founded in Munich in 1765 and is a family-run company. Today it is run by the ninth generation of the family and provides a good guarantee for the company's long-term healthy development and financial independence.
In 2005, the Huber Group acquired India's printing ink manufacturer Micro Inks Ltd., and now the group has 35 global subsidiaries. After completing the transaction, huber Group successfully climbed the throne of the world's fourth largest printing ink manufacturer.
Adhering to the company's strategic goal of “providing high-quality printing ink and auxiliary products for the global printing industryâ€, hubergroup decided to further expand its business in China through its subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai.
The huber Group launched the most important innovation in sheetfed offset printing at the 2008 drupa2008 (Booth Hall 3, C 68): ! NKREDIBLE.
! NKREDIBLE new generation of printing inks is an important achievement of the integration of pigments and resins by the Huber Group through the acquisition of MICRO INKS. Through in-depth knowledge exchange and sincere cooperation between the chemical and process engineers of the Huber Group worldwide, as well as innovative raw material synthesis and ink formulation methods, the Huber Group has developed the increasingly stringent quality requirements of the printing industry and the complex production processes of modern high-speed printing presses. Need a new generation of ink.
!NKREDIBLE's new generation of printing inks includes six major ink series - RESISTA®, RAPIDA®, REFLECTA®, IMPRESSION®, SURPRIZE®, and PERFEXION®. The formulation provides a variety of firmness and provides ideal products for various applications. Thermoset ink series REVOLUTION also uses the brand new !NKREDIBLE technology from huber Group. With its excellent stability and excellent drying performance in the production process, it sets a new standard for printing speed and productivity.
In addition, the Huber Group will also showcase a number of other innovative products:
ACRYLAC - Aqueous coating system for all sheetfed offset applications. The ACRYLAC product line is known for its excellent gloss, protective properties and excellent printability.
HYDRO-X- is specially used for printing water-based printing inks. The HYDRO-X ink system can cover a wide range of applications: HYDRO-WELL for post-printing of corrugated board; HYDRO-BAG for printing of various paper containers from plain paper bags to premium paper bags; and HYDRO-TOP for production. High-end packaging for food, candy, and raw materials.
GECKO - solvent based ink system for packaging printing. This ink system provides a solution for printing on various substrates such as paper, aluminum foil, plastic film, shrink wrap (PE, PVC, PET, OPS) to laminates (OPP, PE, PET, OPA).
MGA - A low-migration ink system for printing food-type packages that comply with relevant regulations. This system has no sensory effects and contains only non-toxic substances.
The huber Group also launched a new product line for the UV process, which will be marketed under the NewV name, which will further improve the huber Group's product portfolio.