What Excelitas Noblelight does

Excelitas Noblelight (legally Excelitas Noblelight GmbH, formerly Heraeus Noblelight) is a Hanau, Germany-based specialty photonics manufacturer that develops lamp and emitter technologies spanning the ultraviolet to infrared spectrum for industrial, scientific, and medical applications. The company builds hardware for UV curing (printing inks, coatings, adhesives), infrared heating and drying, water/air/surface disinfection, composite processing, and analytical/spectroscopy light sources. Its portfolio is organized into five categories: UV lamps and systems (NNILight amalgam lamps, Amba curing lamps, medium/low-pressure lamps, Semray UV LED systems, BlueLight disinfection, LightHammer microwave-powered systems), infrared emitters and systems (Carbon Infrared, Golden 8, QRC nano-reflector emitters, Infradry dryers, M-series modules), analytical lamps (FiberLight UV-LED, deuterium, PID, hollow cathode), and arc/flash lamps (CW laser lamps, xenon flash, humm3 flash heating for automated fibre placement, Flexe3). The company operates roughly 501-1000 employees and claims nearly 50 years of UV curing industry experience.

The business monetizes primarily through one-time hardware sales of lamps, emitters, and integrated systems to industrial customers, with follow-on revenue from replacement parts and accessories; no subscription or recurring-software model is evidenced and pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is a direct enterprise field-sales motion built on regional application specialists covering defined postal-code territories in Germany and international markets, supplemented by key account managers for verticals such as 3DP & Printing and Transportation Applications. The company supports the sales cycle through Application Competence Centers in Germany, Gaithersburg (Maryland, USA), Japan, and China that provide testing, development, and rental/demo equipment. Customer segments are horizontal across industrial manufacturing, environmental/hygiene (water treatment, food processing), scientific/analytical instrumentation, and medical.

In 2024, US-based photonics specialist Excelitas Technologies Corp. acquired 100% of Heraeus Noblelight, which now operates as Excelitas Noblelight within the Excelitas Technologies organization. The German entity is led by four Managing Directors (Geschäftsführer): Roland Eckl, Ronald Keating, Benedict Stas, and Reinhold Zeiner. No venture or private equity funding rounds are evidenced; the company is a wholly-owned strategic subsidiary.

Name

Excelitas Noblelight

Legal name

Excelitas Noblelight GmbH

Website

https://noblelight.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Excelitas Noblelight is a German specialty photonics manufacturer producing UV, infrared, laser, and flash lamp technologies for curing, heating, disinfection, and analytical applications, serving industrial, environmental, scientific, and medical customers worldwide as a subsidiary of Excelitas Technologies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Industrial Lighting

NAICS

Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing (3351), Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132)

SIC

Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Task/Workstation Lighting (Inspection/task lights, cleanroom/food-grade, portable work lights) (IMAGAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Machine Vision & Inspection Lighting (Ring lights, bar lights, backlights, strobed illumination) (IMAGAIAG), Lighting Controls & Smart Lighting Systems (BPABAGAC)

Keywords

• Specialty UV lamps
• Infrared emitters
• UV curing systems
• Industrial photonics
• Analytical light sources

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Lighting Equipment Sales: Sale of UV lamps, UV systems, infrared emitters, arc and flash lamps, and analytical lamps. Products are sold directly to industrial customers for integration into manufacturing processes. Revenue is generated through one-time hardware sales with potential for replacement parts and accessories.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Excelitas Noblelight designs and manufactures specialty lighting products based on photonics technology spanning ultraviolet (UV) to infrared (IR) wavelengths. Its portfolio includes UV lamps and disinfection systems for water/air treatment, infrared emitters and dryers for industrial heating, analytical lamps for spectroscopy, and arc/flash lamp systems for composites manufacturing and laser pumping. The company sells directly to industrial, scientific, and medical customers with application engineering support.

Product overview

Excelitas Noblelight is a comprehensive photonics company offering specialty lighting solutions spanning UV to infrared wavelengths for industrial, scientific, and medical applications. The product portfolio is organized into five main categories: (1) UV Lamps & Systems encompassing NNILight amalgam lamps for water disinfection (800W-1500W), Amba UV curing lamps, medium and low-pressure UV lamps, UV amalgam lamps, and UV LED systems including the Semray UV LED portfolio (UV3004, UV PC6003, UV5000+); (2) UV Disinfection & Treatment Systems including BlueLight UV disinfection family (Flash Dairy, Flash Cap, Hygienic, Premium systems), microwave-powered curing systems (LightHammer, F Series), Air D System for exhaust air treatment, Steribelt conveyor belt disinfection, micro-photoreactors, and belt conveyor curing systems; (3) Infrared Emitters & Systems featuring carbon infrared emitters (CIR), Golden 8 twin-tube emitters, round tube emitters, QRC nano-reflector emitters, IP65-rated emitters, Infradry high-performance dryers, infrared boosters, modular systems including M-series, and IR control systems; (4) Analytical Lamps for spectroscopy including FiberLight broadband UV-LED family (L3, D2), PID lamps for VOC detection, deuterium lamps, and hollow cathode lamps; (5) Arc & Flash Lamps including CW laser lamps, flash lamps, xenon flash systems, humm3 intelligent heating for composites, and Flexe3 flexible systems. These products serve diverse industries including water treatment, food processing, aerospace composites, printing, plastics, glass, and analytical instrumentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NNI Light: UV amalgam lamps series for water disinfection with 800W, 1000W and 1500W variants
• Amba UV
• Semray
• BlueLight
• LightHammer
• humm3
• FiberLight
• Infradry
• Steribelt

Products and services

• NNILight Series Out-of-Arc amalgam lamps for water disinfection available in 800W, 1000W, and 1500W variants, offering higher UVC output and lower maintenance costs for drinking, waste, and industrial water treatment facilities.
• Amba UV Curing Lamps UV curing lamps for industrial coating and printing applications requiring rapid curing of inks, coatings, and adhesives.
• UV Medium-Pressure Lamps Medium-pressure UV lamps with broadband UV and visible light emission, suitable for water disinfection and industrial UV curing applications with power ranges from 400W to 60,000W.
• UV Low-Pressure Lamps Low-pressure UV lamps for disinfection and oxidation of pollutants in water and air treatment, available in standard, high-output, and amalgam variants.
• Semray UV LED Portfolio UV LED curing systems including UV3004, UV PC6003, and UV5000+ models offering mercury-free UV curing with low heat output for temperature-sensitive materials in industrial applications.
• BlueLight UV Disinfection Systems Complete family of UV systems for surface disinfection of packaging materials including Flash Dairy System, Flash Cap System, Hygienic System, and Premium System for food packaging applications.
• Microwave-Powered UV Lamp Systems Microwave-excited UV curing systems including LightHammer Series and F Series for optical fiber, cable, and wire applications.
• Air D System UV systems for industrial exhaust air treatment to eliminate odors, VOCs, and chemical pollutants through UV oxidation process.
• Steribelt Disinfection System UV systems for disinfection of conveyor belts in food processing and manufacturing environments with flat design for easy integration.
• Carbon Infrared Emitters Carbon infrared emitters (CIR) combining medium-wave radiation with very short response times for efficient industrial heating processes.
• Golden 8 Infrared Emitters Twin-tube infrared emitters providing Golden 8 medium-wave radiation for industrial heating applications.
• QRC Infrared Emitters Infrared emitters with nano-reflector technology for optimized heat direction and efficiency.
• Infradry Infrared Dryer High-performance infrared dryer module specifically designed for water-based inks and coatings with integrated air management.
• Infrared Modules Modular infrared heating systems for customized industrial process integration.
• FiberLight Product Family Broadband UV-LED lamps for spectroscopy applications including FiberLight L3 and FiberLight D2 models for analytical instrumentation.
• PID Lamps Photoionization detection lamps for gas measurement and VOC detection in environmental monitoring applications.
• Deuterium Lamps High-intensity deuterium light sources for spectroscopic analysis enabling extremely sensitive trace detection in water analysis.
• Flash Lamps Pulsed flash lamps for material processing, lighting, and medical applications.
• humm3 Intelligent Heating System Intelligent heating system using flash lamp technology for automated fiber placement and composite manufacturing, including discovery and enterprise variants, releasing energy within milliseconds.
• Flexe3 Flash Lamp System Flexible flash lamp system for industrial heating and processing applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Keimreduktion bis zu 99,9 Prozent – Fraunhofer-geprüft (Germ reduction up to 99.9% - Fraunhofer tested)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature13 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Excelitas Technologies (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Excelitas Technologies, a US-based photonics specialist, acquired 100% of Heraeus Noblelight. This acquisition expanded Excelitas Technologies' industrial technology offering with Noblelight's specialty lighting capabilities. The Noblelight business now operates under the Excelitas Technologies organization as Excelitas Noblelight.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Phoseon Technology: US-based specialist in UV LED curing systems for industrial printing, coating, and adhesive applications. Directly comparable as a UV LED-only competitor to Noblelight's Semray portfolio, with deep penetration in label, packaging, and electronics curing.
• IST METZ: German-headquartered manufacturer of UV curing systems and UV lamps for industrial printing, coating, and finishing applications. Directly comparable as a European UV system integrator competing in the same end markets as Excelitas Noblelight's UV curing portfolio.
• Hanovia (Halma plc): UK-based UV water treatment system manufacturer owned by Halma plc, specializing in UV disinfection for industrial, municipal, and aquaculture water. Comparable to Noblelight's NNILight water disinfection portfolio and BlueLight surface disinfection family.
• XENON Corporation: US manufacturer of pulsed light / flash lamp systems for material processing, sterilization, and industrial heating. Comparable to Noblelight's flash lamp and humm3 product families for high-intensity pulsed applications including composites and food sterilization.
• Atlantic Ultraviolet Corporation: US manufacturer of UV disinfection equipment and UV lamps for water, air, and surface applications. Comparable to Noblelight's UV low-pressure and medium-pressure lamp lines targeting industrial and municipal water/air disinfection customers.
• Hönle Group: German UV technology specialist offering UV lamps, UV LED systems, and IR/flash equipment for industrial curing applications. Comparable as a European mid-sized competitor with overlapping UV curing and IR product lines serving similar industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Signify (Philips Lighting): Global lighting leader offering UV-C disinfection luminaires, specialty industrial lighting, and horticulture lighting. Comparable as a broad incumbent entering UV disinfection with significant scale and channel advantages in water and surface treatment markets.
• ams-OSRAM: Global specialty lighting and sensor semiconductor company offering UV-C LEDs, IR emitters, and specialty light sources for industrial, automotive, and consumer applications. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping UV and IR product portfolios.
• Excelitas Technologies Corp. US-based parent company and global photonics specialist offering sensors, detectors, and lighting products across industrial, medical, and scientific markets. Comparable as the parent entity and as a broad incumbent offering overlapping photonic solutions from UV to IR.

Emerging players

• Hamamatsu Photonics: Japanese specialty photonics manufacturer producing deuterium lamps, xenon flash lamps, and analytical light sources for spectroscopy and scientific instrumentation. Comparable as an analytical lamp peer overlapping with Noblelight's FiberLight and deuterium lamp product lines for laboratory customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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