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YOU KNOW ABOUT US. Whenever you travel by bus, train or car, fly on holiday or visit the doctor, you will find HÜBNER products worldwide. Many of these products are inhouse developments. From the very beginning, the HÜBNER Group company history has been characterised by inventiveness and innovative strength. Every single employee backs this corporate culture. Because we know that quality products can only be created by highly qualified employees and through excellent processes. It is on this basis that we develop solutions that are tailormade to match your requirements. We invite you to discover the HÜBNER product world. You will be surprised by how long you have already known us. We hope you enjoy discovering our products. Ingolf Cedra Managing Director Helge Förster Managing Director Harald Ossendorff Managing Director
BUSES RAILWAY VEHICLES AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY PASSENGER CARS & COMMERCIAL VEHICLES LIFE QUALITY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY DISCOVER HÜBNER As a comprehensive system supplier, the HÜBNER Group manufactures key components for the transportation industry (for railway vehicles, buses, airport technology, passenger cars and commercial vehicles) as well as products for medical technology, life quality, terahertz-, photonics and high frequency technology. The range of products and services includes the design and production of folding bellows, vehicle articulation systems, flexible gangway systems, folding canopies, entrance systems, window systems, PUR molded foam components as well as products made of rubber and injection molded plastic. HÜBNER products impress through reliability and quality. This is based on more than 2,400 qualified employees worldwide. They are the driving force for top quality, efficiency and growth. Thinking globally, acting locally: with its international structure, the HÜBNER Group can maintain close contact with the market and its requirements. Our customers benefit from tailor-made solutions from development through the prototype stage to market maturity.
BUSES COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS The HÜBNER name is synonymous with continuously evolving technology. You can find HÜB- NER products in all kinds of buses throughout the world: from minibuses to city buses and longdistance buses, and even in single and double articulated buses with low-floor or high-floor design. From us, you can receive 1.60 m bus, including an articulation system, folding bellows, power connection, electronic articulation control and components for interior design. Entrance systems made by HÜBNER Transportation create freedom for people with limited mobility and meet the highest safety and quality requirements. Photo: VISEON Milestones in the bus sector 1952 Production of the first folding bellows for articulated buses 1995 First series production delivery of low-floor articulations 2001 Introduction of the first redundant articulation damping system in the world 2013 Introduction of the new articulation system family HNGK 19.5
RAILWAY VEHICLES COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS Photo: Bombardier HÜBNER develops and produces gangway systems for railway vehicles operating on tramways, metros, subways, suburban and mainline railways for regional, long-distance and high-speed transportation. The demands are high in this complex sector: increased flame retardancy, very good sound insulation, durability and a long service life under constant stress. For many years HÜBNER has been setting the standards in the railway industry worldwide. Milestones in the rail sector 1956 Production of the first soundinsulated gangways for the highspeed train TEE (Trans Europ Express) 1985 Folding bellows for low-floor trams: visible folding bellows begin to replace covered tube gangways 1989 Development and production of high-speed gangways for the train ICE (Intercity Express) 2010 Introduction of fairing systems for the aerodynamic optimisation of high-speed trains
AIRPORT TECHNOLOGY COMPONENTS & SYSTEMS Whether you re flying away on holiday or going on a business trip: when you board the plane at numerous airports throughout the world, you will be walking through a folding canopy from HÜBNER. The HÜBNER folding canopy can adapt to a wide range of different plane contours and offers passengers optimum protection from the weather. Our patented kinematic system makes it possible to dock the passenger boarding bridge precisely, and flexible bumpers guarantee a perfect seal between the canopy and the plane. Thanks to the modular system, the folding canopy can be customised exactly to your needs even in terms of appearance with translucent or coloured folding bellows materials. PASSENGER CARS & COMMERCIAL VEHICLES RUBBER, POLYURETHANE AND PLASTIC SOLUTIONS HÜBNER makes products from rubber, polyurethane and plastic for almost all automobile fields, such as body attachment parts, key housings including control buttons, centre consoles or modern lighting systems. Our technically mature solutions are created along the whole process chain from engineering to just-intime delivery. We support you during molded part development, during the trials phase and produce the tools for series production. Make the most of our know-how in the fields of engineering, assembly, automation, finishing and quality assurance.
LIFE QUALITY sensa LIFE IN PERFECT BALANCE. Be it children, elderly or handicapped people, patients in rehab or therapy, leisure time or top athletes we want people to move, and to move properly. This is why we provide you with innovative products for training and therapy. Our competencies and technologies plus direct interchange with users and experts were the basis of developing sensa by HÜBNER Group, a brand of products for therapeutic, sports and fitness applications. Our products are made to improve your quality of life. We are therefore committed to perfect quality made in Germany. Behind the product families terrasensa, variosensa and movisensa you find innovative products for sensorimotor training. Feel free to plough for more information at www.sensa-hubner.com. MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY RUBBER, POLYURETHANE AND PLASTIC SOLUTIONS HÜBNER produces control panel casings, housings, paneling, padded mats, protectors and silicone shaped parts for medical technology. You can expect reliable products whether your specialist field is the ward or the operating theater. HÜBNER supports doctors, nursing staff and hospital managers with numerous new developments and tried-and-trusted products. We use innovative methods and special machines in processoptimised production workflows to produce top-quality products from rubber, PUR foam or plastic in all batch sizes, quantities and dimensions.
IN OUR COMPANY, THERE ARE MANY FACES TO SUCCESS Every face, every single one of our more than 2,400 employees, shapes HÜBNER and contributes to our long-term growth. In return, it s important to us that every single employee shares in the company s success. The pleasant, creative working atmosphere throughout the international HÜBNER Group is conducive to this. Long years of employment and mutual consideration for others lead to close ties between the company and its employees. Offers such as free meals in the canteen, where all our employees and corporate management meet, boost the sense of community and promotes exchange between the different divisions. We continually support the development of our subsidiaries and branches abroad, at the same time integrating them in our special company framework. HÜBNER gives its employees peace of mind through companybased pension contributions and profit-sharing in the form of target agreements and incentive payments. As a company with a pronounced family structure, we work on the basis of mutual respect, tolerance, honesty and trust.
PRECISION CONSISTENCY RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT SAFETY FUNCTIONALITY Company founder Kurt Hübner with his wife Anne YOU CAN RELY ON HÜBNER You can always rely on HÜBNER one hundred per cent. In 1946, when Kurt Hübner founded the HÜBNER business with a great deal of inventiveness, commitment and skill, customers were quick to appreciate this reliability. And that is still the case in our family enterprise to this day. HÜBNER products stand out through safety, high-quality workmanship, outstanding comfort and convenience and their long service life. This is made possible by our production standards, which are valid worldwide. Most of our production is carried out by trained craftsmen in a workshop system. The combination of enormous specialist know-how and creativity with high-tech materials results in high-class workmanship for the most demanding of requirements. Numerous certificates and patents are proof of this. Our customers benefit from tailormade solutions for small products, complete systems and entire series. HÜBNER takes over the development and production for you, from prototypes to market maturity. HÜBNER provides impulses again and again for technical process, since research and development are firmly established in the corporate culture. In addition, we cooperate with universities, research institutes and other companies. We bring good ideas, commitment and perfect service to life every day.
BRAZIL CHINA FRANCE GERMANY HUNGARY INDIA ITALY MALAYSIA RUSSIA SOUTH AFRICA SWEDEN GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE WITH LOCAL PRESENCE We love being close to our customers. In addition to its headquarters in Kassel, HÜBNER has affiliates in Brazil, China, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Malaysia, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, UK and the USA. There are sales partners and commercial agencies available in more than 30 countries worldwide, with a rising trend. Because short distances and straightforward processes lead to the best possible result. Our local presence allows you to implement customised product solutions smoothly. We are continually expanding our services structures for you as well. In terms of both staff and technology. For us, being present also means being familiar with the special local conditions and requirements. We use this knowledge for the continual improvement of our products and processes worldwide. HÜBNER has already left its mark on transportation technology. The future will bring new challenges, such as increasing global traffic flows. We are developing new approaches and innovative solutions for this future. Make the most of our know-how for your success. UK USA
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