Engineered for Your Press.
Built for Performance.
The rotec® Core X Adapter family is engineered around the dynamic characteristics of modern flexographic presses, helping converters achieve greater print stability, improved print quality and higher productivity.
Why Performance Adapters Matter
At today's production speeds, the adapter is an integral part of the rotating dynamic system that directly influences vibration behavior, contact stability, ink transfer consistency, print quality and overall press productivity.
Introducing the rotec® Core X Adapter Family
The Core X high-performance adapter combines machine-specific engineering, advanced carbon architecture and proven rotec® technology to improve print stability, quality and productivity across modern flexographic press platforms.
The Core X Adapter Family was developed through extensive research, testing and collaboration with leading OEM press manufacturers and industry experts. By combining machine-tuned engineering, advanced carbon architecture and innovative vibration control technologies, Core X adapters become active performance components within the press system, helping flexographic printers achieve greater stability, improved print quality and higher productivity.
rotec® Core X Adapters
Andreas Koch
General Manager Sleeves & Adapters
"With the Core X Adapter Series, XSYS has established a new benchmark for flexographic adapter technology, combining advanced engineering with press-specific performance optimization."
Designed for Stability, Quality and Productivity
Reduced Bounce
Minimizes vibration-related print instability and supports smoother operation at high production speeds
Advanced carbon architecture and machine-tuned structural design work together to reduce vibration sensitivity and minimize bounce, resulting in improved print stability at demanding production speeds.
Improved Print Quality
Promotes consistent ink transfer and stable print results across demanding print applications.
Supports consistent print reproduction and uniform ink laydown across demanding applications, helping maintain reliable print quality throughout the production run.
Higher Productivity
Supports faster press speeds, improved efficiency and more reliable production performance.
Machine-tuned adapter designs support stable operation at higher press speeds, while Eco Xtra technology enables faster sleeve changes and significantly reduced compressed air consumption.
Experience press-specific engineering in action.
See how the Core X Adapter Series translates advanced engineering and real-world validation into measurable printing performance. Discover why optimal results are achieved not through a single design parameter, but through the right balance of stiffness, damping behaviour and dynamic stability.
Our experts will guide you through the technology, explain the principles behind the Core X platform and answer any questions about your specific press environment.
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The Numbers Behind the Performance.
| Technical characteristics | rotec® Core X Ultra Adapter Series | rotec® Core X Pro Adapter |
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| Engineered Adapter Solutions | Top Performance Adapters, versions specific to press type | High Performance Adapter |
| Key Materials | Ultra-High / High Modulus (UHM/HM) carbon with patented eco Xtra technology |
High Modulus (HM) carbon with integrated anti-bounce system |
| Optimal Press Speeds | Tested on speeds up to 800 m/min | |
| Wall Thickness | From 15.9 mm to 125 mm Additional sizes available upon request |
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| Tolerances | Outer diameter tolerance + / - 0.02 mm TIR (Total indicated runout) ≤ 0.02 mm measured on an air cylinder at TIR < 0.005 mm Face length tolerance according to DIN ISO 2768 1c |
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| Air supply | Airo: external air source on press gear-side Unifit: standard air source from air cylinder on operator-side |
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| Proven rotec® construction | Durable & reworkable protective polyurethane surface (Shore D 70) Proven rotec® compressible, conductive base |
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| Best practices | See rotec® Users Advice for recommended best practices | |
Uwe Müller
Quality & Product Development Manager
"Core X was developed around a simple principle: optimal performance comes from balancing stiffness, damping behaviour and dynamic stability for each press platform."
Ready to Unlock Your Press Performance?
Learn how the rotec® Core X Adapter family can improve print stability, quality and productivity on your specific press platform. Contact our experts for more information.
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Oliver Wenning
Sr. Product Manager Sleeves Global
"Our tests showed that adapters deserve the same level of optimization as sleeves, plates, inks, and press settings. Core X represents a shift from one-size-fits-all solutions to press-specific performance engineering.”
The rotec® Core X Adapter Family
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