As one of the world's leading suppliers we develop, manufacture and distribute drying & UV curing systems for the graphic arts and industrial applications using ultra violet light (UV), infra-red (IR) and warm air (WA).
The IST Metz group of companies, with head offices in Nürtingen (Germany), was founded by Gerhard Metz in 1977. With more than 550 employees and 13 subsidiaries we guarantee on-site customer support. The biannual in-house trade fair UV DAYS is the world's largest event on the topic of UV technology
We have our own sales and service companies in France, the UK, the USA, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, China and Thailand and also work with a world-wide network of distributors and partners. "eta plus electronic gmbh" develops and manufactures the UV lamps and electronic components for all IST UV systems. "S1 Optics" carries out the optical- and vacuum-coating of the reflectors.
The UV Transfer Center allows both new and experienced UV users to benefit from working with a supplier with fresh ideas and a desire to share its UV expertise, further demonstrating our commitment to our "more than UV" philosophy.
IST Metz is an international group consisting of 13 companies with more than 550 employees worldwide and a total group turnover of Euro 73 Million.
The Company operates from 21.800 m² of production area and office space, including also the UV Transfer Center with a seven color sheet-fed offset press for trainings and tests.
