Built on expertise.
Focused on customer success.

For decades, XSYS has combined technology, expertise and global support to help customers navigate an increasingly demanding industry. Today, everything we do is guided by one objective: helping our customers achieve better outcomes through quality, productivity and operational excellence.

800+ Employees
5 Production sites
3 Technical centers
20 Warehouses
29 Sales & marketing offices

A global company
with local expertise.

XSYS supports customers across the global flexographic printing industry through a network of production sites, technical centers, warehouses, service teams and sales offices spanning Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

With production facilities in Germany, Belgium and the United States, regional hubs across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, and dedicated technical and R&D centers supporting customers worldwide, XSYS combines global capabilities with local expertise.

Whether helping customers improve print quality, increase productivity, implement new technologies or solve complex production challenges, our teams work closely with customers wherever they operate.

What sets XSYS apart.

01

Expertise that goes beyond products.

Technology alone does not solve production challenges. Our teams combine decades of flexographic experience with deep application knowledge to help customers optimize processes, troubleshoot issues and achieve consistent, reliable results.

02

One industry. Multiple solutions.

Unlike many suppliers focused on a single product category, XSYS brings together printing plates, sleeves and adapters, equipment, software and technical services within one organization — supporting customers across multiple stages of the flexographic printing process with solutions that work together.

03

Global capabilities. Local support.

With teams across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Africa, XSYS combines global resources with local expertise. Our customers benefit from direct access to technical specialists, service teams and industry experts who understand both regional requirements and global best practices.

04

Innovation with purpose.

Innovation only matters when it creates value. Every solution we develop is designed to help customers improve quality, increase productivity, reduce complexity and operate more efficiently in an increasingly demanding market.

Shaped by our history.
Ready for what's next.

The history of XSYS is a story of transformation and continuous evolution.

Our company combines technologies, expertise and teams that have developed over decades within some of the most recognized names in the industry, including BASF, Flint Group and, today, XSYS. Through acquisitions, integrations and carve-outs, different businesses, technologies and cultures have come together to create the company we are today.

Rather than following a single path, XSYS has continuously evolved alongside the flexographic printing industry itself. Each stage of this journey has added new capabilities, perspectives and expertise, helping us build one of the industry’s most comprehensive portfolios of flexographic solutions.

Today, XSYS brings together printing plates, sleeves and adapters, equipment, software and technical services within one global organization, helping customers improve quality, productivity and operational performance around the world.

1978

BASF begins producing flexographic printing plates

Marking the beginning of the flexographic plate expertise and innovation that continues to shape XSYS today.

1990

Foundation of rotec® Hülsensysteme

rotec® Hülsensysteme is founded in Ahaus, Germany, establishing a specialist provider of sleeves and adapters for flexographic printing.

2004

Creation of XSYS Print Solutions

BASF Printing Systems and ANI Printing Inks are brought together in the XSYS Print Solutions joint venture, creating a leading player in printing and prepress technologies.

2005

Formation of Flint Group

The merger of XSYS Print Solutions and Flint Ink creates Flint Group, combining technologies, expertise and global capabilities under one organization.

2006

Flint Group acquires rotec® Hülsensysteme

The addition of sleeves and adapters further strengthens Flint Group’s offering for the flexographic printing industry.

2021

Formation of XSYS

Flint Group combines its flexographic and prepress businesses under the XSYS brand and initiates the carve-out process that will establish XSYS as a standalone organization.

2022

XSYS becomes an independent company

Following the completion of the carve-out, XSYS begins its next chapter as a standalone organization dedicated exclusively to flexographic printing solutions.

2025

MacDermid Graphics Solutions joins XSYS

The integration of MacDermid Graphics Solutions further expands XSYS' technologies, expertise and global capabilities, creating one of the industry's most comprehensive portfolios of flexographic solutions.

TODAY

Global expertise. Local support.

Serving customers worldwide through production sites, technical centers, warehouses and sales offices across Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Africa.

Leadership Team.

Executive Leadership
Dr. Alexander Unterschütz Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Johannes Klein Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Timo Schwickart Chief Commercial Officer
Dr. Dirk van den Hurk Chief Human Resources Officer
Dr. Martin Vollmer Chief Technology Officer
Torben Frenk Chief Transformation Officer
Business Leadership
Alexandra Kindle VP Operations Plates
Andreas Koch General Manager Sleeves & Adapters
Steven Vandevoorde General Manager Prepress Equipment