HUBER Diffraction and Positioning Equipment
Corporate brand
UnclaimedGerman specialist engineering company founded in 1950 that designs and manufactures precision positioning systems and instruments for X-ray diffraction and related applications.
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
HUBER Diffraction and Positioning Equipment traces its origins to a specialist engineering company founded on May 1, 1950 by Robert Huber in Rimsting am Chiemsee under the name "Robert Huber, Instrumente und Maschinen". The company became known for the precision of its instruments, moved into X-ray cameras and accessories for X-ray fine structural analysis in the 1970s, and later developed and produced high-precision positioning systems primarily used for X-ray diffraction in laboratories and at synchrotron beam sources. It was converted into a GmbH in 1979, acquired PP-Elektronik in Anzing in 1998, and in 2002 changed its legal form to Huber Diffraktiontechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Its product range is organized into components, systems, control and accessories, including vacuum-compatible products.
History
On May 1, 1950, Robert Huber founded a specialist engineering company in Rimsting am Chiemsee under the name "Robert Huber, Instrumente und Maschinen". With a small number of employees he began producing precision machines and tools for companies in the surrounding area. In the following years the company "Robert Huber" became renowned beyond the surrounding region for the exceptional precision of its instruments. In the seventies the company started to become involved in the design and production of X-ray cameras and accessories for X-ray fine structural analysis. The exceptional precision and reliability of the instruments produced by Huber ensured that the name became common in laboratories and research centers around the world. Success led to company growth, which resulted in the formation of a GmbH in 1979. After this, Huber began more and more to develop and produce high-precision positioning systems primarily used for X-ray diffraction in laboratories and at synchrotron beam sources. Other application fields were diffraction experiments with neutrons, laser technology, astronomy and precise measurement technology. In the nineties the production facilities were extended in order to provide the floor space required for modern production plants. The acquisition of the company PP-Elektronik in Anzing in the year 1998 ensured the continuous development and production of control systems and software for the positioning systems and measurement instruments built by Huber. In the year 2002 the legal transition was made, changing the company to Huber Diffraktiontechnik GmbH & Co. KG. This was done to pave the way for the handover of the company to the next generation.
Products and positioning
Precision engineering: customer-specific designed and manufactured products that are vacuum compatible, radiation resistant, non-magnetic and clean room compatible.
Components
Systems
Control
Accessories
Vacuum products
Precision rotation- and translation stages
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