{"id":4862,"date":"2022-06-28T21:48:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/company\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:34:11","slug":"company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/en\/company\/","title":{"rendered":"Company"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Company founder Dr. Horst Hansch
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In 1992, the company was founded with 9 employees and continued a tradition of more than 30 years in the production of glass feedthroughs. To date, this business unit has been constantly expanded as the core business for customer-specific applications in the fields of pressure sensor technology, humidity sensor technology and UV sensor technology, in line with market requirements. With the company’s new buildings in 2001\/2002, 2008\/2009 and 2014\/2015, the production conditions improved decisively and new technologies, such as a conveyor belt melting furnace for the effective production of pressure glass and adapted glass feedthroughs, a nickel-aluminium electroplating plant for the partial finishing of housing components, a dosing and pouring machine for the assembly of glass feedthroughs or a CNC automatic lathe for precision parts could be put into operation. New applications in the medical sector or in corrosive environments use titanium or Inconel as turned part materials in addition to stainless steel. In 2004 was a technology to produce ceramic feedthroughs for high-pressure applications was newly developed, followed in 2011 by the melting technology for titanium-aluminium alloys and in 2016 by a 3D printing technology for sintered glass bodies.<\/p>

Sensors, sensor modules and electronic devices are developed, manufactured and distributed in the UV Sensors and Moisture Sensors business units. Currently, a complete range of UV sensors, measuring windows, UV display and reference measuring devices is offered especially for UV disinfection of drinking water, service water and ballast water on ships. <\/p>

The company has demonstrated impressively that ideas can be organised: In a relatively short time, the company also made a name for itself internationally with customised solutions and gained high recognition among its customers and partners for expertise, creativity and product quality. Our joint work on research and development topics with renowned universities and scientific institutes underlines the innovative capacity of the almost 80-strong team of engineers and highly qualified specialists around the managing directors Dr.-Ing. Horst Hansch and Rolf Kirchhoff. The logical outcome of the last few years’ positive business development was the expansion of our production capacity, our infrastructure and the number of employees. The company has been certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 since 1996 and is a recognised training company.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 2024, we gained a reliable and innovative partner for turned and milled parts in LMB – Metallbearbeitung GmbH. This gives us a top supplier with expertise and many years of experience in the machining of high-temperature materials, stainless steels, steels, non-ferrous metals and plastics. We offer a wide range of technologies and services, from CNC contract manufacturing to surface finishing using glass bead blasting. <\/p>

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LMB Metalworking GmbH<\/h5>
In 2024, we gained a reliable and innovative partner for turned and milled parts in LMB - Metallbearbeitung GmbH. This gives us a top supplier with expertise and many years of experience in the machining of high-temperature materials, stainless steels, steels, non-ferrous metals and plastics. We offer a wide range of technologies and services, from CNC contract manufacturing to surface finishing using glass bead blasting. <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Change of managing director<\/h5>
With effect from May 1, 2023, there will be a long-prepared change of leadership at the top of IL Metronic. Dr. Horst Hansch and Rolf Kirchhoff are stepping down from their positions as Managing Directors after more than 30 years of very eventful and successful company history. However, they will continue to actively support the company. With Andreas and Christian Hansch, the second generation is now in charge. <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Our trainees are among the foxiest \u2013 The Southern Thuringia Chamber of Commerce and Industry honours best dual training graduates<\/h5>
IL Metronic Sensortechnik from Ilmenau came out on top as the \"best training company\". The company's high standard of training combined with an exemplary retention rate and a strong commitment to vocational orientation made for a winning combination. Another of the Chamber's fox-shaped awards, the first in the company's history, was handed out for the training occupation \"industrial mechanic\".\n\nhttps:\/\/www.suhl.ihk.de\/mediathek\/pressemitteilungen\/dezember-2020\/besten-im-beruf<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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On 5 October 2013, our Managing Director Dr Hansch accepted the award \"Gro\u00dfer Preis des Mittelstandes 2013\" from the Oskar Patzelt Foundation. IL Metronic Sensortechnik GmbH was nominated for the fourth time by the Ilm-Kreis district, the IHK S\u00fcdth\u00fcringen Suhl and the Elektronische Mess- und Ger\u00e4tetechnik Th\u00fcringen (ELMUG) e. G. for the competition. In 2012, it was a finalist.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Company of the Year<\/h5>
On 14 September 2010, IL Metronic Sensortechnik GmbH was voted South Thuringia's Company of the Year 2010 at the MuT awards ceremony (http:\/\/www.mut-unternehmerpreis.de).<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Entrepreneur of the Year<\/h5>
On 27 October 2009, the German Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW) awarded our Managing Director Dr Horst Hansch the prize for \"Thuringian Entrepreneur of the Year 2009<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Recognised internship company<\/h5>
The IHK S\u00fcdth\u00fcringen listed the company as a recognised traineeship company in the training occupations:\n