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HELL – the successful engraving industry brand

The HELL philosophy – innovation

HELL Gravure Systems – a Heliograph Holding company – is an innovation leader in the manufacture of prepress engraving systems. As an inventor of pioneering technologies, the company is continuously redefining international standards. With its numerous technical solutions, HELL leads the market in its many core areas of expertise – the electromechanical and direct laser engraving of gravure and embossing cylinders and the high-resolution direct engraving of elastomer printing forms for relief printing. The latest industry highlights are the HelioKlischograph K5, the AutoCon automated production line with one or more HelioKlischograph K500 systems, and the Cellaxy and PremiumSetter direct lasers.

In focus – quality, precision, efficiency, and durability

HELL has an ongoing mission to develop highly effective solutions to the day-to-day problems of its global customers. Every third highly qualified HELL employee thus works in research and development. HELL leads the way when it comes to optimizing products and processes, cutting production times, and improving reliability in production. Machines from HELL Gravure Systems are prized for their high quality and precision, while the HelioKlischograph’s durability is recognized throughout the industry.

Cradle of success – the HELL headquarters in Kiel

The headquarters in Kiel in northern Germany have been the hub and source of the pioneering developments by HELL Gravure Systems since 1947. Products are designed and manufactured in state-of-the-art production facilities at the company’s site, close to the Baltic coast. Highly efficient representatives ensure a global presence, offering extensive country-specific service and support and giving customers comprehensive know-how in the day-to-day use of HELL products on site when they need it.

Company headquarters in Kiel

Dr.-Ing. Rudolf Hell (*1901 – †2002)

Fax, scanner, electromechanical engraving

Over 85 years of impressive pioneering successes from HELL

The products and solutions from HELL Gravure Systems are shaped by the passion and pioneering spirit of founder Dr. Rudolf Hell. Starting with the founding of the company in 1929, his tremendous thirst for knowledge enriched the graphic arts industry with countless fundamental solutions that quickly became industry standards. One key development was the Klischograph (1951), the first electronically controlled engraving machine for letterpress blocks. Its subsequent development into the HelioKlischograph (1961), the first electromechanical scanner and engraver, represented a dramatic advance in gravure.

 

Further groundbreaking developments included in 1965 the Chromagraph DC 300 drum scanner, long one of the most successful professional scanners. At the same time, Dr. Rudolf Hell revolutionized typesetting by publicly unveiling electronic typesetting with digital storage. His inventive spirit also raised the bar in telegraphy. As early as 1929, he invented a highly robust teleprinter – the celebrated Hell-Writer. This was developed into the first KF 108 fax machine, produced in large quantities by Siemens. At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, the press used the first transportable wirephoto equipment from HELL.

 

To this day, HELL continues to develop pioneering solutions in the engraving industry such as offset-gravure conversion (1981), TIFF direct engraving (1997), the most successful engraving machine of all time, the HelioKlischograph K500 (2000), direct laser engraving for gravure and embossing with Cellaxy (2005), direct laser engraving for letterpress printing with the PremiumSetter (2006), and the HelioSprint III 12 kHz high-performance engraving system (2008).

ABOUT HELL

HELL Gravure Systems – a Heliograph Holding company – is an innovation leader in the manufacture of prepress engraving systems. With its numerous technical solutions, HELL is continuously redefining international standards in its many core areas of expertise – the electromechanical and direct laser engraving of gravure and embossing cylinders and the high-resolution direct engraving of elastomer printing forms for relief printing.

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HELL Gravure Systems GmbH & Co. KG
Philipp-Reis-Weg 5
24148 Kiel
Phone: +49 (431) 2377 0
info[at]hell-gravure-systems.com


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