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top finishing of surfaces of your household appliances

Hübner-KTB Oberflächentechnik GmbH is your reliable partner for high-quality top-quality finishing of the surfaces of your household appliances. We place the highest value on quality and offer you a wide range of finishing options to give your appliances visual elegance and sophistication and to emphasize their functionality.

With our passion for quality and customized solutions, we set new standards in the industry:

Exquisite surface finishing.
With a wide range of exclusive color shades
Great expertise and years of experience

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take the aesthetics of your home appliances to a new level

Surface finishing from Hübner-KTB Oberflächentechnik GmbH is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also functional. It protects your household appliances from scratches, wear and tear, and other damage while providing a luxurious and elegant look. Whether it’s a kitchen appliance, refrigerator, or washing machine, we finish every household appliance with the same dedication and attention to detail. This is what we have stood for for years.

We especially want to appeal to home appliance manufacturers who want to add a touch of sophistication to their products. With our lace finishing, you can offer your customers unique and high-quality products that stand out from the competition. Our sophisticated and flexible color options allow you to give your products an individual touch and meet the needs of your target group.

production techniques

In application, galvanized plastic parts offer the opportunity to emphasize the value of your product with real metal and also enables excellent functional integration with low weight.

plastic injection molding

Hübner-KTB Oberflächentechnik GmbH produces customer-specific components using 1K, 2K and 3K plastic injection molding processes. After individual consultation, we offer you the best possible solution, taking into account economic and technical aspects.

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plastic electroplating

Electroplating of plastics guarantees a high quality finished surface and meets the requirements of our customers - high scratch resistance, better heat resistance, protection against the effects of UV light, etc.

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PVD

As a recognized surface coater, we offer the best of two technology processes. PVD and plastic electroplating provide the widest possible range of combinations to achieve a perfect, durable and visually brilliant surface.

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laser technology

In our laser production we process the components pre-treated in the electroplating process in such a way that no chrome or metal layer grows in specified symbols during the final coating. This makes it possible to create very fine symbols as well as lines and high-precision lettering that can be seen through in the night design.

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PLASTIC INJECTION MOULDING

We give loose granulate a functional shape.
Hübner-KTB Oberflächentechnik GmbH produces customer-specific components in the 1K, 2K and 3K plastic injection moulding process on more than 6,500 m² at two locations with more than 50 plastic injection moulding machines in the clamping force range up to 6,500 kN.

All systems are automated and in many cases equipped with camera systems for monitoring component quality.
Highly efficient CNC handling systems effectively increase the degree of automation.

Through injection moulding with up to three components, we are able to produce complex multifunctional components from various plastics. After individual consultation, we offer conversion, core-back or index technology for the 2K and 3K process, taking into account economic and technical aspects.

Granulate pre-drying, central granulate supply, tool maintenance by the company’s own mould making department as well as careful measurements for quantity and quality determination guarantee the required process reliability and almost constant machine running times.

3-shift operation
Constant product quality
in-process inspections
high degree of automation
over 50 plastic injection moulding machines
ABS material, ABS/PC material

PLASTIC ELECTROPLATING

Our modern plastic electroplating plants are used for the surface finishing of raw plastic parts made of ABS or ABS-PC. Hübner-KTB Oberflächentechnik GmbH has many years of extensive expertise in the electroplating of plastic parts for interior as well as exterior applications with various chrome surfaces (high gloss or matt in different degrees of gloss). Through electroplating, the metal layers give the surfaces a decorative appearance, high scratch resistance, a stiffer bond with better heat resistance and protection against static charging, electrical interference (shielding) and the effects of UV light. Due to the different geometries, requirements, surfaces, etc., a specific processing programme is stored in the control of the electroplating machine for each article.
As a member company of the Fachverband Galvanisierter Kunststoffe e.V. (FGK), we pay attention to the careful handling of all incoming and outgoing resources.

In our electroplating plants, all relevant process baths are extracted. This exhaust air is then completely cleaned in the exhaust air system, which is designed according to the latest technical and chemical findings. We prove the effectiveness in regular monitoring measurements.
In our modern water treatment plants, the waste water produced in rinses and process baths is turned back into pure water. In this process, each batch of water is analysed in the final control and only released if it meets our high requirements. All these analyses are subject to control by external laboratories and the relevant authorities.

Member of the Fachverband Galvanisierte Kunststoffe e.V.
Member of the Zentralverband Oberflächentechnik e.V.
Finishing with four- or six-layer structure
Air scrubbing capacity: 40,000 m³/h
Filtration capacity: 100,000 l/h
Environmentally friendly production

PVD

As a recognised surface coater, Hübner-KTB Oberflächentechnik GmbH offers the best of two technological processes. The “electro-chemical” process and the “physical vapour deposition” process.
PVD and plastic electroplating provide the greatest possible variety of combinations with all the decisive advantages for a perfect, durable and optically brilliant surface. The PVD process supports the direct coating of plastics.
Whether for germ- or allergen-free surfaces or for abrasion- and scratch-resistant as well as splinter-free surfaces; the PVD process improves the surface properties of your products.
The entire process service including comprehensive consultation, layer analysis and layer development as well as laser engraving guarantees for an extended range of colours and surface qualities through in-house PVD coatings without compromises.

We stand for the perfect finish of your high-quality products.
Interested? – We will be happy to send you our reference samples.

higher scratch protection
higher abrasion protection
environmentally friendly process
tissue compatible
biocompatible
antibacterial
REACH-compliant
plastic direct coating

LASER TECHNOLOGY

In our laser production, we process the components pre-treated in the electroplating process in such a way that no chrome or metal layer grows in specified symbols during the final coating. This makes it possible to create very fine symbols as well as lines and high-precision lettering. They are translucent in the night design. Another special feature is our hidden line process, which creates structures that are largely invisible in day design but can still be illuminated in the dark. Semi-automatic and fully automatic machines are used in this area and quality monitoring is carried out via camera inspection. Our marking fields go up to 600 mm x 600 mm. We manufacture on 5 laser systems, 2 precision lasers and 2 fully automatic machines. Various laser techniques and applications are protected by our own patent or utility model rights.

Camera inspection
High automation
Hidden-Line
High precision marking

ChromeTouch

Combining design and technology offers a variety of benefits that are relevant to both you as a business and your customers. When design and technology are combined, products and services can be designed to provide a seamless and cohesive user experience. The result is an intuitive, user-friendly, and engaging product that drives customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Benefits of combining design and technology:

Promoting innovation:
Integrating design and technology enables the development of innovative solutions that push previous boundaries. By working closely together, technology experts and designers can develop and implement new ideas together to create products that stand out from the competition.
Efficient development:
When design and technology work together from the beginning, potential conflicts and inconsistencies can be identified and resolved early. This leads to more efficient development and shorter development cycles, as less time is spent on subsequent rework.
Emotional connection to products:
Design can create strong emotional connections to products. When this emotional component is combined with good engineering, it creates deeper customer engagement and higher brand loyalty.
Aesthetic integration:
Technical devices or systems can be aesthetically integrated into the environment through well-designed design. This is especially important in the home appliance sector, where appearance plays a major role.
Differentiation in the market:
Products that are both technically convincing and have an attractive design have a better chance of standing out from competitors. Strong differentiation in the market can significantly increase the success of a product or brand.

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discover our multi-faceted color variations

Providing a wide range of color variations is critical to best meet customer needs and ensure a superior customer experience. Every customer has individual preferences and aesthetic tastes. The variety of color options allows us to cater to this uniqueness.

Shades Electroplating:

Precious Brass
Dark Grey
Light Grey
Grey
Stainless Steel
Nickel
Chrome

Shades PVD:

Precious brass
Dark Grey
Light Grey
Grey
Stainless Steel
Nickel
Chrome

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SUSTAINABILITY

Hübner-KTB Oberflächentechnik GmbH produces galvanised plastic parts. The chemical processes used for this are operated with particular responsibility and care. The professional qualification of the responsible employees is an essential building block for compliance with legal and internal requirements. Management systems for the environment, occupational safety, energy efficiency and incidents support the employees and management in this important task. Furthermore, KTB uses considerable resources to keep the environmental impact of production as low as possible.
Our goal is to minimise our ecological footprint, so as a company we pay attention to our actions!

responsible use of resources
continuous optimisation of our production processes
raising employee awareness of sustainability issues
own production of renewable electricity
sustainable supply chains
and much more.

company

Hübner-KTB Oberflächentechnik GmbH, with three locations in Kaufbeuren and Marktoberdorf, is your competent, reliable and certified development partner for high-quality surface-treated plastic products. With us, you get the complete value chain from a single source. Product development, toolmaking, injection molding, electroplating and assembly under one responsibility and with one personal contact person.

In application, electroplated plastic parts offer the possibility of underlining the value of a product with real metal and also enable excellent functional integration with low weight.

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for the sake of the environment!

We take responsibility for the environment and are committed to a sustainable future. By optimizing our processes, we minimize our environmental impact and contribute to the protection of our planet – for a greener and more livable future!

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