GEW

Name

GEW

Legal name

GEW (EC) Limited

Website

https://gewuv.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Crawley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. UV Curing Systems (Hardware): Sale of UV LED curing systems and UV mercury arc lamp curing systems for printing, coating and converting applications. Products include AeroLED2, LeoLED2, E2C, E4C, NUVA2 lampheads and complete systems.
2. Customization Options and Accessories: Sale of customization options including UV LED modules, substrate cooling systems, inert gas curing, quartz windows, wire guards, UV monitoring, infrared cassettes, ozone filters, and power supplies.
3. Service and Spares: Service support, spare parts, and global repair services for installed GEW UV curing systems.
4. UV Laboratory Units: Stand-alone UV laboratory units for research and development facilities or press room ink proofing.
5. Retrofit Services: UV curing system retrofits for existing printing presses, enabling printers to upgrade older equipment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GEW (EC) Limited designs, manufactures, and services UV curing systems for industrial printing, coating, and converting applications. Its portfolio spans UV LED curing systems (AeroLED2 air-cooled and LeoLED2 water-cooled), mercury arc UV lamp systems (E2C, E4C, NUVA2 lampheads), Excimer UV systems, UV laboratory units, and the patented ArcLED hybrid platform that lets operators interchange arc and LED curing on a single press. The systems are sold direct, via subsidiaries in the US and Germany, and through a worldwide distributor network to commercial printers, label converters, packaging converters, and industrial coating operations.

Product overview

GEW (EC) Limited designs and manufactures Arc and UV LED curing systems for printing, coating and converting applications. The product portfolio consists of UV LED curing systems (AeroLED2 air-cooled and LeoLED2 water-cooled), UV lamp curing systems (E2C, E2C HP, E4C, NUVA2, NUVA2 HP lampheads), Excimer systems (ExciRay System), UV laboratory units (DoseGuard Laboratory Unit, Conveyor Laboratory Unit, UV lamp lab unit, UV LED lab unit), UV retrofits, and customization options including UV LED modules, substrate cooling, inert gas curing, quartz window, wire guard, DoseGuard UV monitoring, OxyGuard oxygen control, cooling systems, RHINO control systems, and RHINO power supplies. The systems serve applications including flexographic printing, label converting, sheetfed offset printing, commercial printing, wood coating, metal decorating, package converting, industrial coating, converting and finishing, UV hot melt, direct product decoration, and specialist UV systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GEW Specialist UV (SUV): Dedicated division for specialist UV systems, featuring heavily customised integration work for large UV installations to suit customer machines and processes.

Products and services

• AeroLED2 UV LED curing system Next-generation air-cooled UV LED curing system that removes the need for a separate chiller and is available for wider web widths, used by label, packaging and commercial printers on narrow and mid-web presses.
• LeoLED2 UV LED curing system Water-cooled UV LED curing system offered with two power-level options (regular and high-power), delivering high irradiance and dose for demanding label, packaging and industrial applications while remaining backward compatible with the original LeoLED.
• E2C mercury arc UV lamphead Mercury arc UV lamp curing system lamphead for industrial printing and coating applications, typically used as part of the ArcLED hybrid configuration.
• E2C HP mercury arc UV lamphead High-power variant of the E2C mercury arc UV lamp curing system, intended for higher-output industrial printing and coating lines.
• E4C mercury arc UV lamphead Mercury arc UV lamp curing system lamphead offering enhanced performance specifications for industrial printing and coating applications.
• NUVA2 mercury arc UV lamphead Mercury arc UV lamp curing system lamphead designed for demanding industrial printing, coating and converting applications.
• NUVA2 HP mercury arc UV lamphead High-power variant of the NUVA2 mercury arc UV lamp curing system for the most demanding industrial curing applications.
• ExciRay excimer UV system Excimer UV system that produces vacuum ultraviolet radiation for mattifying and specialty surface treatments, integrable onto machinery up to 2.55m wide.
• UV laboratory units Stand-alone UV laboratory units including the DoseGuard Laboratory Unit, Conveyor Laboratory Unit, UV lamp lab unit, and UV LED lab unit for R&D and press-room ink proofing.
• UV retrofit service Service offering that retrofits GEW UV (Arc, LED or ArcLED) curing systems onto any active press, allowing printers to upgrade older equipment with modern UV curing technology.
• Service, spares and global repair services After-sales service, spare parts, lamp warranty handling, and global repair services for installed GEW UV curing systems, delivered via subsidiaries and authorized distributors.
• GEW Specialist UV (SUV) custom integration Dedicated division for heavily customised integration of UV systems for large or unusual installations, designing UV systems to suit specific customer machines and processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 62% saving in electrical cost - Coleus switching from mercury Arc to LeoLED
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Komori KomcanminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2025GEW's sponsorship of the Komori Canada (Komcan inc.) race team began in 2025. The team races across Canada and now in Europe. Brad Ranson is VP Sales and General Manager at Komcan. Co-sponsored by GMH UV.
• NilpetercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEW partners with Nilpeter for flexible packaging applications. At Nilpeter's Open House events, GEW showcases UV curing technology on Nilpeter FA-Line series presses. Kevin Kollman of Prime Packaging delivered keynote at Nilpeter Cincinnati event featuring GEW technology.
• GMH UVcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGMH UV is GEW's exclusive distributor for all sheetfed offset business in USA and Canada. Michael Bates and Grieg Heimbuch lead GMH UV. The partnership enables GEW to serve the North American sheetfed market with dedicated local support. GMH UV co-sponsors the Komori Komcan race team.
• Press Systems GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPress Systems Group (PSG) and GEW celebrated 10 years of partnership. Jane Tan represents PSG in the partnership. PSG serves as key distributor for GEW products.
• CS GraphicscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCS Graphics became exclusive distributor for GEW in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ region), taking over from long-standing distributor Aldus Graphics.
• RMGT (Ryobi Graphic Technology)coreTechnology or IntegrationRMGT is a key press manufacturer partner for GEW. GEW's UV LED systems are available as factory-fitted options on RMGT presses. RMGT announced UV LED partnership with GEW, affirming GEW's position as leading global supplier of UV curing systems.
• KomoricoreTechnology or IntegrationGEW partners with Komori for UV curing systems on Komori presses globally. Komori Europe works closely with GEW on UV curing technology. Komcan is exclusive Komori distributor for Canada.
• CNI TiskminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGEW appointed CNI Tisk servis spol. s r.o. as official distributor for Czech Republic and Slovakia. Jan Krigl, Robert Maršíček and Jiří Novák of CNI Tisk, with Bernd Prattl of GEW D-A-CH.
• Fornietic srlminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFornietic srl represents GEW in Italy. Milan-based company with dedicated team for GEW products.
• DigitalEtiqminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDigitalEtiq represents GEW across France, marking a new partnership for the French market.
• GNG (Gestión de Negocios Gráficos)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGNG begins new era as exclusive distributor for GEW in Spain and Portugal for sales and service.
• MaquinariumminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaquinarium appointed by GEW for Brazil, representing Label and Narrow Web business across Brazil.
• DANVAVminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDANVAV appointed as official distributor for Mexico with immediate effect. Daniel Garcia and team provide maintenance services and spare parts.
• IGT (Industry General Trading)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIGT to represent GEW in Tunisia and Algeria. Founded by Ahmed Driss in 2009 in Tunis-Carthage, Tunisia.
• IPS (International Printing Services)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIPS appointed by GEW for Northeast Africa including Egypt, Libya and other markets. Ramy George is General Manager of IPS.
• SArepco Pty LtdminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSArepco appointed as key distributor in South Africa. Jacques Koekemoer of SArepco carries out UV LED system retrofits.
• Next GraphicsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNext Graphics appointed as exclusive distributor in Pakistan for sales, spares and service support. Gauhar Hameed is Founder and CEO.
• Print StoreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrint Store to represent GEW in Kazakhstan region including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Arman Zhumagaliyev is owner.
• PM TradingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPM Trading represents GEW for sales and service in South Korea through long-established RMGT relationship.
• Premere Graphics and Cecmik TradingminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAppointed distributors for northern Europe to reinforce GEW's presence in the region.
• RadTech InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJennifer Heathcote, GEW Business Development Manager, elected as Board Member to RadTech International's board - the association for UV/EB curing technology.
• ACTEGA, Multi-Plastics, KarlvilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner companies presenting alongside GEW at Nilpeter Open House events for flexible packaging and food safety seminar.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Heraeus Noblelight: Specialty lighting division of Heraeus Group producing UV lamps and UV LED systems for industrial curing, water treatment, and disinfection. Direct competitor in UV arc and LED curing, with deeper corporate resources and broader industrial reach.
• Baldwin Technology: US-based supplier of UV/LED curing, cleaning, and related technologies for the printing and packaging industry. Long-standing direct competitor to GEW in UV curing for commercial and packaging printing presses.
• IST Metz: German manufacturer of UV curing systems (mercury arc and LED) for printing, label, packaging and industrial coating. Closest geographic and product competitor to GEW, with overlapping DACH customer base and similar technology portfolio.
• Excelitas Technologies: US-based industrial technology company with UV curing systems portfolio including former Lumen Dynamics/OmniCure products. Direct peer offering UV LED curing for printing, coating, and assembly applications globally.
• Dr. Hönle AG: German UV technology specialist offering UV lamps, UV LED, and IR/IR+ systems for printing, coating, and adhesives. Direct peer with comparable product breadth across arc and LED curing for industrial applications.
• Air Motion Systems (AMS Spectral UV): US-based UV LED curing specialist serving printing, coating, and converting markets. Direct peer competing with GEW in narrow web and industrial LED curing systems.
• Dymax Corporation: US manufacturer of UV/LED light-curing systems, adhesives, and dispense equipment for industrial assembly and coating applications. Direct peer with overlapping UV LED curing product line and industrial customer base.
• Phoseon Technology: US-based pure-play UV LED curing systems manufacturer serving printing, coating, and converting applications. Directly comparable to GEW's UV LED product line (AeroLED2, LeoLED2) with overlapping customer base in label and narrow web printing.

Broad incumbents

• Nordson Corporation: US-listed diversified industrial manufacturer with a UV curing product line within its broader precision dispensing and coating equipment portfolio. Larger incumbent with overlapping UV curing capability but broader industrial focus beyond printing.
• Panasonic Industrial Solutions (UV LED): Industrial division of Panasonic offering UV LED curing modules and systems for printing and electronics manufacturing. Larger incumbent leveraging semiconductor and electronics capabilities to compete in industrial UV LED curing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gew-ec-limited

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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